Sri Lanka is famous for its tea and tea plantations. Thé Kahata is a photography exhibition that captures the lives of the workers of these plantations through the lens of their own youths. The exhibition features over 100 images from 40 photographers across four plantation estates in the Central Province and gives viewers the chance to experience their world as they see it and share their hope for a different future.
Thé Kahata is an initiative supported by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) with the Uva Shakti Foundation, in partnership with Strengthening Reconciliation Processes in Sri Lanka (SRP) and co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Foreign Office. SRP is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the British Council, in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka. SRP takes a holistic approach to peacebuilding, working with actors at government, NGO (nongovernmental organisation), and grassroots level in different sectors that play key roles in national reconciliation processes.