S.H.O.W. You Care Report

 

 

Starting Monday, June 25th, hundreds of young men boarded buses according to a previously formulated strategic plan. During the course of the campaign which lasted one week, over one thousand buses were covered, reaching over thirty thousand commuters in Colombo. The young men, apologized to women in the buses for any harassment they have encountered in the past, providing them with information on legal recourse available to them if they experience such treatment in the future. Next they charged the men to take the responsibility to safeguard this right and the negative reflection on them, if they fail. The response from the commuters on buses was astounding. Passengers on the buses, both male and female, were very responsive to the campaign. Many encouraged the efforts of the young men, asked for more information about the campaign and Sri Lanka Unites. The passengers were eager to engage in conversations regarding the issue of harassment on public transportation and were heartened by the efforts of the young men to attempt to resolve this problem in the city of Colombo.

 

The following is a summary of the routes covered:

Monday, June 25^th 2012

Number of Buses covered:  83

Routes covered: 

 

·         138A (Fort – Nugegoda)

 

·         125 (Fort – Nugegoda)

 

·         120 (Fort – Nugegoda)

 

·         122 (Fort – Nugegoda)

 

·         112 (Kotahena – Nugegoda)

 

·         136 (Fort – Nugegoda)

 

 Tuesday, June 26^th 2012

Number of Buses covered: 359
Routes covered:

 

·         100 (Fort – Wellawatta)

·         101 (Fort – Wellawatta)

·         102 (Kotahena – Wellawatta)

·         177 (Kollupitiya – Battaramulla)

·         175 (Kollupitiya – Kohilwatta)

·         140 (Kollupitiya – Wellampitiya

Wednesday, June 27^th 2012

Number of buses covered: 289
Routes covered:

 

·         187 (Fort-New Bridge)

·         188 (Fort-New Bridge)

·         180 (Fort-New Bridge)

·         200 (Fort-New Bridge)

·         224 (Fort-New Bridge)

·         228 (Fort-New Bridge)

·         230 (Fort-New Bridge)

·         234 (Fort-New Bridge)

·         235 (Fort-New Bridge)

·         138B (Fort-New Bridge)

·         356 (Fort-New Bridge)

·         240 (Fort – Thotalanga)

·         260 (Fort – Thotalanga)

·         261 (Fort – Thotalanga)

·         262 (Fort – Thotalanga)

·         265 (Fort – Thotalanga)

·         107 (Fort – Thotalanga)

·         273 (Fort – Thotalanga)

·         275 (Fort – Thotalanga)

Thursday, June 28^th 2012

Number of Buses Covered: 260
Routes Covered:

• 176 (Dehiwela –Hettiyawatta)
• 141 (Wellawatte – Narahenpitiya
• 155 (Wellawatte – Mattakkuliya)
• 145 (Mattakkuliya – Gangaramaya)
• 164 (Town Hall – Dematagoda)
• 193 (Town Hall- New Bridge)
• 174 (Borella- Battaramulla)
• 186 (Borella – Battaramulla)

 

Friday, June 29^th 2012
Number of Buses Covered: 234
Routes Covered: 

• 154 (Wellawatta – New Bridge)
• 135 (Kohuwela – New Bridge)
• 104 (Bambalapitiya – Thotalanga)
• 178 (Narahenpita – Mattakkuliya)
• 153 (Borella – SJP Hospital)
• 167 (Thotalanga – Dehiwela)
• 163 (Dehiwela – Battaramulla)
• 183 (Dehiwela – Nugegoda)
• 119 (Dehiwela – Nugegoda)
• 168 (Nugegoda – Kotahena)