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The Centre for Gender Studies of the University of Kelaniya (CGUSK) in collaboration with CARE international has organised a one-day workshop on Preventing Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Universities next week, on Thursday 16 January at the Taj Samudra. Academics from all universities are invited to attend the inaugural sessions in the morning, and to participate in the subsequent workshop session (the workshop session is limited to 30 participants). Please register by calling the RSVP number on the invitation below.The inauguaral sessions are as follows:The Law and SGBV – Implementation, Lapses and Reformswith Particular Reference to UniversitiesProfessor Camena Guneratne (Dean Faculty of Humanities – Open University of Sri Lanka)Presentation of the CARE Sri Lanka Report on Sexual and Gender-based Violence- Professor Neloufer de Mel (Senior Professor - University of Colombo) and Mr. Pradeep Pieris (Senior Researcher -Social Scientists’ Association)Addressing Sexual and Gender-based Violence in UniversitiesProfessor Jennifer Perera (Professor - University of Colombo)Institutional Mechanisms for the Prevention and Redress of Sexual and Gender-based ViolenceDr. Mahesan Ganesan (Consultant Psychiatrist - National Institute of Mental Health)