Duminda Kumara Rajakaruna

• MA , BA (Hons) special , Dip in Agri
• Managing Director at The Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka

Introduction & Background: Established in 1953, FPA Sri Lanka stands as a pioneering non-governmental organization committed to advancing family planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and welfare in Sri Lanka. Over its 70-year journey, FPA Sri Lanka has played a pivotal role in shaping the country's health landscape, working in tandem with the g...

Background: In Sri Lanka, the Emergency Contraceptive Pill (ECP) is categorized as a Schedule 2A medication, allowing it to be purchased over-the-counter without a prescription, but exclusively from licensed pharmacists. It is estimated that around 3 million ECPs are consumed by Sri Lankan women each year. This study aims to assess the knowledge a...

In Sri Lanka, the occurrence of unsafe abortions remains a significant issue although the country only allows abortions when a woman's life is at risk. The Female Factory Workers (FFWs are among the groups particularly susceptible to unsafe abortions. The objective of this research is to investigate the knowledge and practices of FFWs regarding uni...

Established in 1953, The Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka (FPA Sri Lanka) serves as the leading nongovernmental organization (NGO) which promotes universal access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) as a human right in Sri Lanka. FPA Sri Lanka is an accredited member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Having comp...

Unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions are important causes of sexual and reproductive ill-health in many countries, including Sri Lanka. The reported prevalence of unplanned pregnancies in Sri Lanka varies from 23 to 46%. A significant portion of unintended pregnancies ends up as unsafe abortions. Abortion is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka e...

Abortion is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka except when performed to save the life of the mother. Any person performing an illegal abortion is liable to be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend up to 3 years or with a fine or with both. In case of the death of such women, the person performing an illegal abort...

This Guideline for GBV Screening and Services is compiled and presented by the Monitoring and Evaluation division of The Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka and I am very pleased to send in a message as its foreword. Sri Lanka despite its impressive track record in health indices, falls short in certain areas of Gender Equality and Women’s Rig...

FOREWORD It gives me great pleasure to convey my thoughts on the occasion of the launch of the M & E Roadmap for the period of 2020 – 2024 for FPA Sri Lanka. Monitoring and Evaluation is a key function of an organization involved in development work as it is about turning the searchlight inward. If identifying strategic directions and devising pla...

This paper present the impact estimation of contraception and safe abortion programmes conducted by the member associations of IPPF South Asian Region during past 10 years. By considering the unique perspective of an individual service delivery organization (i.e. member associations), Impact 2 helps organisations think about who they are reaching,...

CSE assessment has been commissioned in FPASL in the month of January 2020. Thus, IPPF’s inside & Out tool was administered to review and assess the CSE programme in FPASL. The review applied the methodologies described in the tool includes desk review, filling up the tool and validation of the data with FPSAL key members. In addition to this, this...

This paper present the results of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Capacity Assessment conducted by the South Asian Regional Office, International Planned Parenthood Federation among its member associations. This assessment was conducted using a standard tool adopted from existing M&E system strengthening tools of various development partners. T...

The evolution of the current Monitoring and Evaluation process of FPA Sri Lanka had been a long journey strewn with challenges. With each step taken in the past, we have refined this process to make it an exemplary system for our partners and stakeholders. At the same time, we have striven to create a culture within our organization that is M & E f...

Background: Happylife (HL) contact Centre was established in 2009 to provide reliable SRH information/counselling to the public. The service is provided by trained doctors/counselors in languages familiar to the community using Multiple ICTs - calls, short messages (SMS), interactive voice calls, and web based chat/email. In 2013 and 2014 HL servic...

Abstract :- Background- GFATM round 09 project was implemented in Sri Lanka for prevention of HIV among most at risk populations (MARP). The project reached 6000 Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) with a basic HIV prevention service package using MSM peer educators (PE). The entire monitoring structure of the project was depended on the PEs progress r...

මෙෙ සහචර දැනුවත් කරන්නන් පුහුණු කිරීමේ අත් ම ොත නිර්ොණය කරන ලද්මද් ම ෝලීය අරමුදල යටමත් ශ්රීක ලංකාව තුල ක්රිැයාත්ෙක වන ් .අයි.වී./ඒඩ්ස් නිවාරණ වයා ියේමඉ කලක ක ත අ අවදානේ ජන මකොටස් සඳහා ් .අයි.වී. නිවාරණ ැමක ජය (HIV preventipn package) හදුන්වා දී ඔවුන් තුල ් .අයි.වී. වයාප්තියේය අවෙ කිරීෙ සඳහායි

The Service Statistic Manual that is presented herewith is a response to a long felt need of FPA Sri Lanka. As a Global Organization working in diverse settings, International Planned Parenthood Federation is faced with the herculean task of achieving consistency in service data that stream into its offices from all parts of the world. Having over...

The Service Statistic Manual that is presented herewith is a response to a long felt need of FPA Sri Lanka. As a Global Organization working in diverse settings, International Planned Parenthood Federation is faced with the herculean task of achieving consistency in service data that stream into its offices from all parts of the world. Having over...

Realizing the importance of monitoring and evaluation of programs in ensuring quality, smooth operation and capturing results, The Family Planing Association of Sri Lanka (FPA Sri Lanka) developed a Monitoring and Evaluation Policy, which aligned with the organizational Vision, Mission and core values. The monitoring and evaluation policy of the or...

Sri Lanka Family planning Association, which is commonly known as FPA Sri Lanka, is well recognized nongovernmental organization, which was established on 1953, and operating with the vision of, to be the pioneer in providing sexual and reproductive health as a right for all. Under this vision Sri Lanka family planning Association is conducting its...

FPA Sri Lanka is the pioneer institution to spearhead sexual and reproductive health services in the county that had made an enormous contribution to the advancement of this sector over the last sixty years. In keeping with its strategic focal areas of HIV/AIDS prevention and access to health services, FPA Sri Lanka is implementing the GFATM HIV pr...