About

RPSL Consortium is a company limited by guarantee. Originally, RPSL was created as a free structured platform, known as Regain Peace Sri Lanka in April 2019. Its primary purpose is to provide a platform for the Muslim community in Sri Lanka, which felt a void following the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019. The Consortium was established to unite intellectuals, professionals and community leaders and bring together inter and intra-community stakeholders to work towards regaining the peace that was lost due to the tragic event. The organization aims to reposition the Muslim community in the national context and ensure ethnic harmony, which has been endorsed by more than 1000 years of history of the Muslims in Sri Lanka. The Consortium consists of a significant number of intellectual and professional communities from diverse fields, who have come together to discuss community-related issues.

Initially, the consortium observed and discussed these issues under the “Vision-2030 Envisioning Sustainable Future” program. The Consortium convened several meetings to create a conceptual map and develop working strategies, focusing on the “Love to See” approach in 2030 for the Muslim community and the country. To achieve its objectives, the Consortium has established several sectoral committees, such as Youth Empowerment, Law and Order, Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding, Women Empowerment, and Education and Awareness. Each committee has its own mandate and terms of reference, aimed at identifying significant issues and taking collective action for community development.

The Consortium’s membership comprises of retired judges of superior courts of Sri Lanka, former ambassadors, ministers, sportsmen, medical practitioners, president’s counsels, academia, engineers, accountants, attorneys-at-law, businessmen, and other highly qualified professionals. The advisory panel members provide guidance and advice to the sectoral committees to achieve their goals. The overall aim of the Consortium is to empower community members and create stronger and more connected communities.

To achieve the mission of the RPSL Consortium, the primary objectives are defined in its Article of Association as follows;

1. To assist and empower communities to better understand each other;
2. To acknowledge, promote and appreciate plurality, diversity and cohesive living;
3. To guide, educate and empower youth to develop their potential to contribute to national growth;
4. To create effective mechanisms to promote a peaceful environment that eliminates communal tensions, violence, hate speech and misconceptions of religious beliefs, practices and cultures;
5. To develop effective intra and/or inter-community dialogues to promote values of peace, coexistence, and social integration, strengthen ethnic harmony and national reconciliation;
6. To facilitate and encourage research-related activities on economic progress, social integration and environmental conservation for sustainable development;
7. To guide and encourage religious, community, and faith-based leaders/organisations to involve in productive discussions and activities to better inter-community network;
8. To engage in open dialogue with relevant authorities to build trust and understanding between communities;
9. To propose, support, assist and corporate with Government initiatives in peacebuilding and rehabilitation to foster more inclusive environments to achieve set goals and targets;
10. To strengthen international collaboration and diplomatic relations to enhance the national economy and nation-building