Caught in the Web

The "Caught in the Web" project in Sri Lanka commenced with inception activities in September 2021. By March 2022, progress included developing project strategies, training staff, conducting stakeholder meetings, and hosting webinars on Gendered Online Hate Speech (GOHS) and Cyber Sexual and Gender-Based Violence CSGBV in with respective representatives of the digital space. Key milestones achieved included finalizing inception reports and training 20 consortium staff members.

PERSONAL AGENCY POLARIZATION INSTITUTIONAL LEGITIMACY INVESTMENTS VIOLENCE

Peace Impact Framework

Outcomes of this project relate largely to Institutional Legitimacy (how institutions maintain trust from the people they are meant to serve) and Personal Agency (whether people believe they have the power to positively change their societies) themes in the Peace Impact Framework.

Project Location

Kururunaga, Puttalam, Colombo, Jaffna and Other part of Sri Lanka

Project start & end date

08/27/2021 - 03/31/2025

Objectives

  1. Build a robust monitoring system on gendered online hate speech and cyber-SGBV that will provide evidence-based learnings to inform and promote responses among other actors.
  2. Increase capacity of civil society and state institutions to implement or scale up existing responses effectively for gendered online hate speech and cyber-SGBV to provide better support towards affected groups.
  3. Use lessons learnt and best practices to advocate with policy makers within the country as well as with Big Tech to improve GOHS and cyber SGBV response mechanisms.

Peace Impact Framework Pillars

  • Lived Experience
  • Aligned Measures

Lived Experience

300

people from the community were consulted

Aligned Measures & Project Indicators

Institutional Legitimacy

% of the population that are satisfied with services they seek from authorities.

Personal Agency

% of the population that believes they can make a positive difference in the area where they live.
% % of policy makers and Big Tech reports with examples of actions/measures taken to improve the response mechanism for GOHS and CSGBV based on lessons learned and best practices
% % of youth, LGBTQIA and women in local government who report feeling confident to address and counter the gendered online hate speech and cyber-sexual gender-based violence with core production creation
% % of youth, LGBTQIA and women in local government attested that they have safe and inclusive cyberspace to discuss their issues

Violence

% % of participating stakeholders reports that evidence-based products support them to effectively address GOHS and CSGBV
% % of stakeholders/groups that can provide an example of how the evidence-based product facilitates the shift towards effectively responding to GOHS and CSGBV
# No. of positive examples/cases on complaints received by civil society/government institutions such as CERT about GOHS and CSGBV that were addressed with the provision of solutions as a result of participating in the project
% % of civil society groups and state institutions reports their capacity and skills have increased on how to respond effectively against GOHS and CSGBV
Indicates Aligned Measures