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SAILA ITHAYARAJ (Sri Lanka)

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A widow’s daughter who is herself a widow, Saila Ithayaraj has made it her life’s mission to help others in her situation, battling inbred cultural prejudices. A widow’s daughter who is herself a widow, Saila Ithayaraj’s life changed when she came into contact in 2002 with an organization called Shantiham, which works for the well-being […]

WIMALEE KARUNARETNA (Sri Lanka)

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In a country ripped by ethnic conflict, Wimalee runs preschools where Sinhala and Tamil children play and study together, cutting through the prejudices and stereotypes that divide their elders. Poverty and the trauma of war have not stopped Wimalee Karunaretna (born 1961) from making common cause with thousands of poor families in her district, and […]