Rupika Damayanthi De Silva is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n peace and

women's rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...

activist. She is the founder of the

non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...

Saviya Development Foundation which supports peace building, and women and children's rights. She has worked to unify Sinhala women in the north part of the Philippines with

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

women in the south. In 2004 De Silva worked to help women affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. In 2012 De Silva was the recipient of the N-Peace Award as a role model for peace. She is a member of the

Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) is an international organisation that provides research training, career development and networking opportunities for women scientists throughout the developing world at diffe ...

(OWSD).

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Rupika de Silva wins the N-Peace Award 2012: Sri Lanka
video {{DEFAULTSORT:De Silva, Rupika Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Sri Lankan women 21st-century Sri Lankan women Sri Lankan women activists