Today, the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) delegation visited the FPA Sri Lanka Head Office and Clinic.⁣

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During their visit, the delegation met with our senior management team and staff. The Executive Director provided an overview of FPA Sri Lanka’s scope of work and key activities. Representatives from our partners, the National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) and the Health Promotion Bureau, also shared insights into their national-level initiatives. The delegation also heard from the community-based organization Heart to Heart, which plays a vital role in our HIV prevention efforts. In addition, a project team member presented an overview of the Period Poverty initiative, supported by the French Embassy. A Q&A session followed, allowing for an open exchange of perspectives, questions, and ideas.⁣

⁣The visit fostered meaningful dialogue on policy, partnerships, and lived experiences, reinforcing the importance of community-driven action in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and strengthening cross-country collaboration for long-term impact.⁣

⁣President of the Board of Directors of FPA Sri Lanka, Ms. Aruni Marcelline, said:⁣

“𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘍𝘗𝘈 𝘚𝘳𝘪 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰u𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 t𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘗𝘍 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘳𝘪 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘙𝘏𝘙.”⁣

⁣This high-level delegation includes:⁣

Pia Maria Wieninger (MP, Austria), Celia Groothedde (Senator, Belgium), Fatima Lamarti (MP, Belgium), Jeppe Søe (MP, Denmark), Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus (MEP, European Parliament), Krzysztof Jan Śmiszek (MEP, European Parliament), Eva-Johanna Eloranta (MP, Finland), Hanna Leena Kosonen (MP, Finland), Anne Cecile Violland (MP, France), Helena Vilhelmsson (MP, Sweden) and Apsana Begum (MP, The United Kingdom).