On 17 April 2026, LightUp Lanka hosted a one-day Tool-Piloting Workshop on Human Rights in Business and Responsible Business Conduct in Vavuniya District, jointly implemented with Chrysalis and the Civil Society Organizations Forum (CSOF) Vavuniya with funding from the European Union in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Thirty-nine participants representing small and medium enterprises (SMEs/MSMEs), human rights defenders and civil society organizations took part in the training facilitated by Ms. Dinoja Navarathnarajah, Ms. Subha Kajan and Mr. Thangesh.
Officials from the National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA), Small Enterprises Development Department (SED), Manpower Department and Industrial Development Board (IDB) contributed to discussions connecting responsible business conduct with local enterprise support.