National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka

Established in 1952, the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL) is a faith-based organization working in the area of social transformation. For the past 3 decades, the NCEASL has implemented projects on social cohesion, with a specific focus on the freedom of religion or belief. Here, the NCEASL has engaged in research, advocacy, training and education and worked closely with other civil society partners and state actors as well. The NCEASL is also a national organisation with a ground presence in 6 provinces of the country. Moreover, the organisation is also widely recognised by the diplomatic community and international human rights organisations as the leading organisation working in the area of religious freedom advocacy and documentation in Sri Lanka. Internationally, the NCEASL has worked closely with the UN, including the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and the US State Department. Locally, the NCEASL partners with organisations such as UNDP, and USAID and diplomatic missions such as the US Embassy in Colombo and the British High Commission in Sri Lanka. The NCEASL also possesses significant experience and capacities working on ethno-religious issues engaging in the training of youth and women from minority communities, CSOs, as well as advocacy to amplify marginalised voices to promote human rights. This includes previous work supported by the UNDP in Sri Lanka with social media content creators through the organisation’s MinorMatters campaign to counter extremism and promote inter-communal harmony. Here, the NCEASL has worked with social media influencers as well as young artists to push back against OGBV and hate speech. Apart from this, the NCEASL also continues to work with partners such as USAID, ABA ROLI, Minority Rights Group, and National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to support marginalised communities and promote human rights in Sri Lanka. One of NCEA