Princy Mangalika
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Princy Mangalika | |
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| Born | Ragama, Sri Lanka |
| Occupations | entrepreneur, art educator |
| Organization | Positive Women's Network |
| Awards | Red Ribbon Award |
Princy Mangalika is a Sri Lankan social activist and a HIV/AIDS victim who is also well known for her efforts in fighting AIDS infection in Sri Lanka.[1] She is the founder of Positive Women's Network, a NGO which helps people who are infected by the AIDS virus.[2] In March 2019, she was acknowledged as one of twelve female change-makers in Sri Lanka by the parliament, coinciding with International Women's Day.[3][4]
Princy was born and raised up in Ragama, Western Province of Sri Lanka. In 2003, she was found to have diagnosed with HIV positive which she had contracted from her husband.[5] She was discriminated in the society ever since becoming a victim to the disease and it inspired her to lay the foundation to the Positive Women's Network. Her husband was infected with the disease while he was working in a hotel in abroad. Her husband committed suicide due to the infection and her family was chased away by the villagers.[6]