19 February 2022 12:00 am Views - 619
Sri Lanka Barometer, an independent initiative of several local and foreign bodies including European Union and German Foreign Office, has revealed that eight people out of ten demand reconciliation of all communities.
The survey was designed to represent important issues in the context of reconciliation and has therefore been designed to capture the diverse views held by Sri Lankans. It recognises that reconciliation is multi-faceted and explores critical issues relevant in the context of achieving reconciliation.
The Barometer findings are based on perceptions of Sri Lankan men and women over eighteen years of age collected by administering a questionnaire at face-to-face interviews with 3,819 people. This sample mirrors the Sri Lankan population statistically - the participants were selected using a random sampling methodology, with a result of a 2% margin of error at the national level. The survey was conducted in November 2020 by Survey Research Lanka Pvt Ltd - a company specialised in research organisation in Sri Lanka. The Barometer is more than the annual survey - it also includes research studies and discussion papers that are related to reconciliation and social cohesion.
The research studies explore trust between people and groups, trust in institutions, Buddhist monks and reconciliation, livelihoods of Muslim women returnees, using cooperative societies in the North, to mention a few.