Trilini Basnayake

Visiting Scholar

 

Room 3660
trilini92@gmail.com

 

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Main research interests

International Relations
Development Studies
 
Program Funded by the EU through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Staff Exchange grant


Education

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka: Master's in Development Studies (2020-2021)
University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka: BA (Hons) in International Studies (2013-2017)
Sri Lanka Library Association - SLLA: Higher National Diploma in Library and Information Science (2013-2019)
Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation: Certificate in Project Management (2024)
British Council: Researcher Connect Program (Jan 2025)


Professional Experience

Centre for Women's Research (CENWOR): Chief Operations Officer (2024-present)
Royal Institute-Colombo, Sri Lanka: Assistant Librarian (2018-2020)
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment: Intern (2015)

Research and Projects

UNDP Projects (2023-2025)

• Strengthening Justice Cahin Stakeholders to Adress SGBV - Project Coordinator
• Bridging Women Entrepreneurs to Markets - Associate Project Manager
• Workshops on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence - Coordinator

GAC Projects (2025-2026)

• Empowering Women Through Gender-Responsive Microfinance: Strengthening Grassroots Practices in Sri Lanka - Communications Officer

Other Activities

• Workshops and Volunteering with UNDP, IOM, and WFP (2017-2021)

  

Selected Publications

Women Entrepreneurs and Poverty Alleviation in Floriculture of Colombo District in Sri Lanka, Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research 7, no. 1-2 (2023): 84–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cjmr.v7i1-2.71