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Our contexts are always changing & being an #innovation lab means we keep iterating our own approaches to adapt accordingly. So, staying true to our mantra of being agile, the team is brainstorming new ways to dive deeper into #lka's dev challenges. More updates coming soon!

It was pleasure to meet the UN-Habitat Regional Advisor (LNOB), Parul Sharma, to discuss our ongoing #designthinking and #HCD support to the conceptualisation of the 'National Road Map on Disability Inclusive Development through Social Empowerment'!

#tb to 4yrs ago when we celebrated Citra’s 1st year of operations as #lka's first social #innovation lab. A lot has changed, but our commitment & passion to innovate, iterate & find new ways to address sticky #development challenges continues to grow! UN Development #lka

Almost a year on from the onset of #lka's economic crisis, our team is taking a closer look at the impacts felt by households through a national survey. Tap on the 🔗 to read more about how we dove into this process & what to expect👇🏼 bit.ly/3xWsqRN @SURGE_UNDP

Is it too much to hope for a #WomensDay that is free of kitchen appliance gifts/deals, free of statements that base the need to respect women based on parallels to mothers and sisters and that does not come couched in pink 🙃

Our latest blog with LIRNEasia explores how social welfare benefit schemes in #lka might be altered to be inclusive & responsive to rapid contextual changes to meet the needs of newly vulnerable groups. Tap 🔗 rb.gy/3v1lhl to read! UNDP in Sri Lanka

Citra 3.0 in the making... Couldn't have wished for a better team to take this step. Let's do this! Thank you to our close friends Juara & Yasmin of NeOOne Associates Malaysia for the support and inspiration as always! Citra Lab UNDP in Sri Lanka

In this day & age of unlimited choices, There’s something extremely peaceful about being forced to listen to a full CD when your road trip vehicle only has a CD player & a broken screen so you can’t skip songs. Nice to be forced to be patient & get rid of instant gratification

What is a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index? Stay tuned for the new UN Development #SriLanka & OPHI policy report. Coming soon... #MVISriLanka

Historically, much of the gender gap in earnings could be explained by differences in education and occupational choices. However, this year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin has shown that the bulk of this earnings difference is now between men and women in the same

Starting Day 0 of the #CitraFellowship Executive Programme for snr #GOSL staff unpacking AAA-Governance. #innovation #AAAG #FutureGov #projectvision #Digital

"It only needs 3.5% of the population to drive an evolution" - @piacandrews The journey has begun... Citra Lab UNDP in Sri Lanka President's Media Division of Sri Lanka - PMD Prime Minister's Office

.Azusa Kubota 久保田あずさ kickstarting the formal proceedings of the #CitraFellowship #AAAG #innovation #digital bootcamp along with Secretary Prime Minister's Office Ad Sec President's Media Division of Sri Lanka - PMD Michael Appleton NZ High Commission Sri Lanka, Bangladesh&Maldives Iain Rennie #innovation UN Development UNDP in Sri Lanka Citra Lab

Something I learned from my parents - my father, who spent most of his career on road safety, and my mother, who spent most of hers as a nurse and a midwife - is that one of the marks of a successful society is the existence of dedicated, empowered and effective public servants.

Kicking off a new chapter of the public sec modernization work of Citra w/ the brilliant minds of senior public sec officials at the #CitraFellowship Executive Programme! 🚀Here's a recap of the Prep day. UNDP in Asia and the Pacific UN in Sri Lanka UNDP in Sri Lanka UNDP Accelerator Labs

The Asia-Pacific region pioneered export-led growth. In a turbulent era of economic headwinds and changing patterns of globalization we chart new policy directions for the region in our latest Human Development Report. #APacHDR2024 Key Findings here: undp.org/asia-pacific/r…

Read our latest blog post on what exactly the MVI is and how data insights from the MVI drive targeted interventions. #MVI #DataInsights UNDP in Sri Lanka OPHI @ricap_undp Prime Minister's Office citralablk.medium.com/capturing-data…

.UNDP in Sri Lanka launched the District Profiles: District-Specific Overviews of the Socio-Economic Context & Multidimensional Vulnerability in #SriLanka earlier this week, handing over the official first copy to Hon. Shehan Semasinghe, State Minister of Finance. #MVI #DataAnalytics

We believe that empowering women isn't just a goal, it's our responsibility & a part of everything we do. Through our initiatives, we empower women to thrive, lead & shape the world around them. Together, we build a more inclusive & equitable tomorrow for all. Happy #WomensDay 🥳