a whirlwind on the social scene, Milinda, 24, first joined the Family planning association of Sri lanka as a peer educator in 2004. he received training, and then went out to meet young people in 16 districts to reveal all about sexual and reproductive health and rights. Milinda was hooked: he saw the need for information and services and made it a personal mission to raise awareness of young people’s issues. Since then, Milinda spearheaded the development of the national youth policy, he has become the convenor of a national civil society forum, and he founded reach, Sri lanka’s first.
