Thavachsri Charles Vijayaratnam

Thavachsri Charles Vijayaratnam is a Sri Lankan social activist and women's rights activist. She is the co-founder of the Kilinochchi District Women's Development Federation, an NGO providing psychosocial support and social integration programmes for service users. She is well known for rendering community service for over three decades. In October 2013, she won the Role Models for Peace Award.

Biography She was born and raised up in a remote village in Kilinochchi. Her family endured extreme poverty and famines during her childhood and also spent most of her childhood life amid the Sri Lankan Civil War.