About Us
About Ginnoruwa Social Forum
GSF is a community collective, founded in November 2018 by Dr. Upul Wickramasinghe during his doctoral fieldwork, with the support of villagers and several external supporters. Its main goal is to work on matters pertaining to the village community such as issues around water, farming, children’s education, women’s issues and other cultural affairs.
Australia awards small grant
Assessment of rainwater as an alternative drinking water source in the dry zone Sri Lanka
Featured Research
Rainwater Harvesting
This recent paper published in Water Security explores the potential of community-based rainwater harvesting as a safe, affordable, and sustainable alternative to RO-filtered water in Sri Lanka’s dry zone. Discover how our community in Ginnoruwa is playing an active role in this research.
