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About Lakshila Wanigasinghe

Lakshila Wanigasinghe is a Research Assistant at IPS with research interests in poverty, social welfare, development, education, and health. She holds an MSc in Economics with a concentration in Development Economics and a BA in Economics with concentrations in International, Financial and Law and Economics from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), US.

Ed-tech Landscape and Challenges in Asia and MENA

By Nisha Arunatilake, Lakshila Wanigasinghe, Himani Vithanage and Binura Seneviratne2024-02-08T09:11:29+00:00November 27, 2023|

This study aims to provide an overview of the diverse programmes, policies and interventions (PPIs) in Ed-tech that [...]

Recent crises have underlined the need to redesign food systems

By Lakshila Wanigasinghe2023-08-21T17:04:56+00:00August 21, 2023|

Millions of people around the world go to bed hungry every night - and this has only worsened due to disruptions to global supply chains caused by climate change, the pandemic, conflict, and related food-price spikes.

Are Sri Lankan Women Abandoned in Digital Transformation?

By Lakshila Wanigasinghe2023-06-28T02:28:42+00:00March 15, 2023|

This article explores the factors hindering Sri Lankan women’s access to technology and discusses ways to overcome them.

Food Fight: Sri Lanka’s Battle for Food Security

By Lakshila Wanigasinghe2022-10-20T16:04:50+00:00October 24, 2022|

The article examines Sri Lanka’s struggle to safeguard food and nutrition security amidst the ongoing economic crisis and outlines policy steps to tackle the challenge.

Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Sri Lanka

By Lakshila Wanigasinghe2022-04-25T07:22:31+00:00April 25, 2022|

This article explores the gender disparities in Sri Lankan policymaking and outlines actionable steps to increase the share of women in politics.