The Community Memorialization Project is an archive of 320 village histories and life stories of individuals and groups, collected and archived to memorialize the experiences of violence and conflict in three Sri Lankan districts. Using the archive, the project creates opportunities for dialogue within and between communities on our country's past, and the future we as citizens want to create for it and the next generation of Sri Lankans.
The story of the family that lost their father.
A mother from Dandeniya speaks about hardships her family faced during the JVP insurrection…
A brother shares about the conflict occurred between the communities who lived peacefully.
A mother from Samanthurai speaks about her most painful experience, the abduction…
Prasanna from Akuressa relates the tale of his life so far with poverty, and love…
A gentleman from Sarvodhayapuram speaks about the brutalities the Muslim community…
The story of a woman who lost her life in ethnic conflict.
A woman shares the tragic story of how she lost members of her family due to the…
Community Memorialization Project
186/5, 1/1 Havelock Road
Colombo 05
