Ivy Nallammah Josiah is a teacher and activist in Malaysia.
[1][2] Her parents were originally from Jaffna in Sri Lanka but her father came to Malaysia to work for the colonial government.
[3] Through her contributions, Josiah has been described as helping to "put domestic violence on the national agenda".
"[4] She was introduced to WAO through Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, a lawyer and human rights advocate who was her friend in Convent Bukit Nanas.
[6] In 2016, Josiah was also planning on embarking on a creative project with Five Arts Centre founder Marion D'Cruz, a dancer and choreographer, and Mac Chan, a lighting designer.