tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87508701756872157502024-03-05T12:38:23.276-08:00The Concerned for Working ChildrenThe Concerned for Working Children (CWC) is a not-for-profit organisation based in India. Known locally and internationally for their work in empowering children in becoming the key protagonists in solving their own problems. In recognition of their work and impact, CWC has been nominated to the Nobel Peace Prize 2012 by three Norwegian Parliamentarians.The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-85537692731305304482012-05-27T23:25:00.002-07:002012-05-27T23:29:33.958-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vijay Chandru, <span style="line-height: 115%;">Chairman & CEO, Strand Life
Sciences and </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">High Panel for Science &
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been
associated with Concerned for Working Children since 1989 when CARD was
launched, initially simply as a kindred spirit and admirer of the sincerity of
the people at CWC and their dedicated and creative work with street children in
Bangalore City. As the years went by, I became more involved and joined the
executive council as a member. The experiments with child participation in
democracy in Kundapur and particularly with the Makkala Panchayats was one of the most imaginative and inspired developments I have witnessed
in India in the field of development in the last two decades. The question I
have often asked myself is why this is not replicated across the nation as a
transformational programme. I hope the recognition of the work at CWC implicit
in the Nobel nomination by the Norwegian Parliamentary Committee will provide
the impetus for wider adoption of child participation as a fundamental
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US"><i>Mauricio Tolosa, </i></span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 12px;">Director <span class="at" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">at </span>THOT and </i><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 12px;">President <span class="at" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">at </span>Fundacion de la Comunicologia, Chile</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Joy, deep joy, for you, and for all the working children in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Joy because somewhere the good boys and girls are still fighting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Gratitude for sharing with me this beautiful news.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Gratitude for having invited me to be a little part of your project/reality. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">My article is at: </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: blue;"><a href="http://sitiocero.net/2012/un-brillo-cargado-de-esperanza-2/" style="background-color: #fefdfa;">http://sitiocero.net/2012/un-brillo-cargado-de-esperanza-2/</a></span></span></div>
</div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-39966982939065701712012-04-19T00:38:00.008-07:002012-03-20T22:02:11.756-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkmVNJDXFzeLMKWQG3LUYvp6ClYluXpvl-pG86VQFLpJdKQdR0-IjVUknuSHggmk-DHTX8pepr-gDA74r20rjev-3RkBrUtPPSPupGcNvezc_wjOKXqKY93gzm6ZMQ8i2_zTz2Z1Ub8OK/s1600/1234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></a></div><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></i><br />
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</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.48cm;">The nomination is not a surprise to me because I know how much hard work you have put in promoting child participation not only in India but also around the world in many countries. Our special thanks to the children of Bhima Sangha for their effective modeling in practicing participation.</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.48cm;"> </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.48cm;">I honestly tell people that CWC’s association and guidance have lifted us to the state arena and further to the national discourses on child participation.</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.48cm;"> </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.48cm;">I can go to the extent of saying that CWC not only breathes Child Participation but it is so much embedded in the senses of its team members. I am extremely proud for being associated with CWC and for being a contemporary to its existence.</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.48cm;"> </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.48cm;">Our special thanks to the children of Bhima Sangha for their effective modeling in practicing participation.</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.48cm;"> </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.48cm;">The courage of the Bhima Sangha children have been a source of inspiration in our work among children from socially excluded communities including street children...</span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://concernedforworkingchildren.blogspot.in/p/cjim-jesudoss.html" target="_blank">more </a></span></span></span></div></div></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-7065784372374441142012-03-15T22:44:00.005-07:002012-03-30T05:22:52.380-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QTmt8ua3k4F2WI1-XfrGnq831vFA_y2sDeIi9hkefkY81YYMMNMwQV1d-YqMe19SlzFSZACU0VxL3MBYrdMwC9G3wz-M3_1OEe0XImMz0bMH1aLIUXeyVlWAbufmP5TgX9XmDTTCcGpv/s1600/Gurucharn+Virdee.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QTmt8ua3k4F2WI1-XfrGnq831vFA_y2sDeIi9hkefkY81YYMMNMwQV1d-YqMe19SlzFSZACU0VxL3MBYrdMwC9G3wz-M3_1OEe0XImMz0bMH1aLIUXeyVlWAbufmP5TgX9XmDTTCcGpv/s1600/Gurucharn+Virdee.png" /></a></div><h1><span class="n fn" id="name"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span class="full-name" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="given-name"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></h1><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Gurucharn Virdee - </i>Inter Agency Standing Community GenCap Gender Adviser in Afghanistan</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB">Yes, CWC provides a platform for children and young people to participate but gives them much more as this process comes from the heart. Truly, the work of CWC is transformational...</span><a href="http://concernedforworkingchildren.blogspot.in/p/gurucharn-virdee.html" target="_blank">more</a></span></div></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-12037272463616240082012-03-14T06:32:00.009-07:002012-03-21T01:28:07.602-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwcY2qP5DGGEMyWVyeRDSQVfdrjnWYY5tKl8rCv-PWzsnR6vT3rhHrKdR3b50z9ggIcRR16SgAXP7nWcoQOzH1pg8ty-3I5ViABlPQMikDGcRzM9fNFcMil8hFXafb9FJFnbKhS0hlR2Q/s1600/Vicky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwcY2qP5DGGEMyWVyeRDSQVfdrjnWYY5tKl8rCv-PWzsnR6vT3rhHrKdR3b50z9ggIcRR16SgAXP7nWcoQOzH1pg8ty-3I5ViABlPQMikDGcRzM9fNFcMil8hFXafb9FJFnbKhS0hlR2Q/s1600/Vicky.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Dr. Vicky Johnson - Head of Partnerships and Programmes, ChildHope <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region></i></span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;">Recently I had the honor of meeting some of the children in Bhima Sanghas in Bangalore. We had an inspiring and energetic time being educated by the working children and understanding how CWC had empowered them to change their own situation for the better. I wish to say how much CWC has influenced me personally and how proud we are at ChildHope to be their partners...</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://concernedforworkingchildren.blogspot.in/p/dr-vicky-johnson.html" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">more</a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-78124016796512476202012-03-13T21:46:00.008-07:002012-03-26T23:48:34.229-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe68-dy1WZ6QUhJ57rI3mdJtHJoc72HO_hbDdQbKG0FQPa2LkNvgxaA_CK9JvTQbgXax9gmDEDjRZ2NysXA9a2JhMBN5Taeds9vQoOfOfheRiNnx1S0aBAybmewqpJN5w2D2tT-iFNcUzR/s1600/SecyMOLnE010911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe68-dy1WZ6QUhJ57rI3mdJtHJoc72HO_hbDdQbKG0FQPa2LkNvgxaA_CK9JvTQbgXax9gmDEDjRZ2NysXA9a2JhMBN5Taeds9vQoOfOfheRiNnx1S0aBAybmewqpJN5w2D2tT-iFNcUzR/s200/SecyMOLnE010911.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Dr. Mrutyunjay Sarangi - I.A.S, Secretary To Gov</span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;">t. </span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;">of India, </span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;">Ministry of Labour & Employment</span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;">, Shram Shakti Bhavan, India</span></i></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you for your letter dated 28<sup>th</sup> February, 2012. I am delighted to learn that your organization “The Concerned for Working Children” has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Parliamentary Committee. I feel this is the recognition for your hard work and dedication for the upliftment of marginalized and working children. Please accept my heartfelt congratulations to you on this great occasion. </span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-72244475154015175842012-03-12T20:49:00.005-07:002012-03-20T22:17:06.215-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_SdaWWKPXSSBPquicm-CwSNHVJoj5KEBwXiNyM1yPzFofmfOeGJsYHkTlIEi9TdkZAkdYVoWII5crbLg3OKhut_-8VLldaOQtvmARu5U21XveFRliWEgj1UcyixALu89cGLgMVsYHL4K/s1600/ak+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_SdaWWKPXSSBPquicm-CwSNHVJoj5KEBwXiNyM1yPzFofmfOeGJsYHkTlIEi9TdkZAkdYVoWII5crbLg3OKhut_-8VLldaOQtvmARu5U21XveFRliWEgj1UcyixALu89cGLgMVsYHL4K/s200/ak+pic.jpg" width="120" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>Dr. Arun Kumar - Director, Training, Research and Alternative Communication at Committed Communities Development Trust, India</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 0.48cm;">CWC is a pioneer institution working with children and their rights. Its work on child labor is path-breaking, as it dared to dream and travel beyond the official and the mundane posturing and sloganeering of what appeared politically correct. Child Participation remains the most difficult of all rights to ensure as it demands nothing less than a complete democratization of social spaces in every sense of the term. CWC’s relentless work in this field in recent years is inspiring several fellow-travelers to question one’s engagements with children ever more critically and seek ways in which the subjectivity and agency of the child could be encouraged and celebrated...</span><a href="http://concernedforworkingchildren.blogspot.in/p/dr-arun-kumar.html" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">more</a></span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-62339550929531397932012-03-11T23:43:00.006-07:002012-03-20T22:21:34.765-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPZPFVtOSf72SnjFj121n0o5Z2oqDpAjKVNAXcR8He4eJ2iqyyQDfhHOxKplPC4E5v-x310XI3TwH9jbqnYXEGE4Sqr1iYlxwiyZud8s9eYb3ANGFIvFgh-ILaS7FJaAsGgQdXYhxr_LA/s1600/Michael+Bourdillon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPZPFVtOSf72SnjFj121n0o5Z2oqDpAjKVNAXcR8He4eJ2iqyyQDfhHOxKplPC4E5v-x310XI3TwH9jbqnYXEGE4Sqr1iYlxwiyZud8s9eYb3ANGFIvFgh-ILaS7FJaAsGgQdXYhxr_LA/s200/Michael+Bourdillon.jpg" width="151" /></a><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;">Professor Michael Bourdillon taught in the University of Zimbabwe for over 25 years, before retiring to focus on street and working children, </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Zimbabwe</span></i><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;">The lessons I learned from CWC about child-centred approaches and the importance of child participation shaped my involvement with working children in Zimbabwe, and have remained central to much of my writing and research about working children and child protection since. I have also been able to use this knowledge and experience to involve children in other research projects, and in advising other child support programmes. Their recognition by the Norwegian Parliament is well deserved and should encourage others to follow their example in empowering children to help themselves...</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://concernedforworkingchildren.blogspot.in/p/michael-bourdillon.html" target="_blank">more</a></span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-57120269599843856022012-03-10T23:55:00.004-08:002012-03-20T22:24:27.191-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Brian Milne - f</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">reelance social anthropologist working as research consultant specialising in work with children/childhood, United Kingdom</span></span></i><i style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">I have known the Concerned for Working Children for many years. When I heard of the nomination </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222;">for the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Parliamentary Committee I must say how much it touched me emotionally. I thought of not only CWC but all of the other organisations whose child and adult members and activists worldwide of which this one organisation is but a part. However, as ever in this world and especially when we are looking at such things as the Nobel Peace Prize there must always be individuals and organisations set aside as representative recipients of such accolades. As I know CWC, they will never hold back from adding the same sentiment that this is for the world’s children. This is, of course, only nomination. That is a major achievement in itself. Should the actual Peace Prize go to CWC then it will raise the banner of the cause for all children that much higher than ever before and, at least, I hope inject us with renewed vigour for the many years and struggles still before us all to get a world that is truly fit for children.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222;">CWC and all others now supporting and endorsing this nomination my heart and soul are with you all the way. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.survivefrance.com/profiles/blogs/just-want-to-share-this" target="_blank">See related blog post</a></u></span></span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-52362872583985650172012-03-09T06:33:00.007-08:002012-03-20T23:33:07.848-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">When most organisations were just starting on the path to making a reality of children’s right to be heard CWC was not only practicing, but taking the time to share, to demonstrate and to constructively engage with others to achieve change for children. As an organisation I remember them for having achieved a real partnership with the children of Karnataka, for their innovative research, and for their proactive engagement with progressing children’s rights not just locally but internationally. I think I’ve probably made reference to some learning from CWC’s work in just about every course I’ve delivered. Of all of the very many NGOs I have met over the years CWC stands out and its very appropriate to hear that they have been nominated for the Peace Prize.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">...</span><a href="http://concernedforworkingchildren.blogspot.in/p/peter-dixon.html" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span">more</span></span></span></a></span></div></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-2924966886196357152012-03-08T07:10:00.012-08:002012-03-20T23:36:48.877-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuptv9qmBbccxCCD8lAkechMD44I4UiRiaSOtpcWvycfGK7ii1DC4qJBuRlqis47IGDIutKw0BwvNWx4fc2pVC77KGOXe8pTowaQEHgK3132gkfj37KuKA6DOuEdMGeo9UnuXevO9hFlf/s1600/Doug+Springate.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuptv9qmBbccxCCD8lAkechMD44I4UiRiaSOtpcWvycfGK7ii1DC4qJBuRlqis47IGDIutKw0BwvNWx4fc2pVC77KGOXe8pTowaQEHgK3132gkfj37KuKA6DOuEdMGeo9UnuXevO9hFlf/s200/Doug+Springate.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>Douglas Springate - retired from the University of Greenwich, </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span><i>United Kingdom</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i> </i></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">A major issue for children doing research is that of dissemination, of getting change agents and those responsible for making decisions about children’s lives to listen to their research and then make changes to lives and environments of children. CWC been actively training many children as researchers, who had then achieved some extensive information which politicians had listened to and acted on. The voice of the child is not only heard but responded to. The region of that CWC is situated in has much to teach the world about children’s voice and participation...</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://concernedforworkingchildren.blogspot.in/p/douglas-springate.html" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">more</a></span></span></b></span></span></div></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-29055564683874902272012-03-07T23:41:00.013-08:002012-03-23T02:39:08.459-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLTmqF3mujcCQyBtJPxefJGgrsXPHA6fEM1UhoeIxgjubJnB9nXiZ_Bg3kO7i5F_NaUEeZvW9ZmPHFpqh1R09DKHoae0DBIIGAH8-BzQcK3lcjinZJkx00_L4MP1AoDn1dmvVoJrTkcVu/s1600/david.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLTmqF3mujcCQyBtJPxefJGgrsXPHA6fEM1UhoeIxgjubJnB9nXiZ_Bg3kO7i5F_NaUEeZvW9ZmPHFpqh1R09DKHoae0DBIIGAH8-BzQcK3lcjinZJkx00_L4MP1AoDn1dmvVoJrTkcVu/s1600/david.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;">David Gribble – teacher, writer, member of the editorial board of <span style="text-decoration: none;">Other Education</span>, Co-ordinator of the <span style="text-decoration: none;">International Democratic Education Network (IDEN</span>)</span><b>, </b>United Kingdom</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 0.48cm;">What I find astonishing when I read about CWC is the degree of trust in the knowledge and awareness of young people, and the way these young people have been enabled to influence and assist local government. This shames </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 0.48cm;">Britain</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 0.48cm;">, where children often have no influence in their own schools, let alone in their local communities. I very much hope that the influence of CWC will soon spread over the entire world...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://concernedforworkingchildren.blogspot.in/p/david-gribble.html">more</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span> </span></div></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-86177422080731079832012-03-06T23:38:00.009-08:002012-03-27T01:25:05.239-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWv8w4zKCH6y45wMd6oF_qYocFXeGqBjxRfpLEmCOGP_cQ6ZU_WtKkNS68V5GrT9Wfwh5ZKKdloM36vflGGvjxFr0fDrDdLjFiGE144qYkBGEBJC3-p4pUOBdejM0WXAmlkUuEoLmeh2G/s1600/priyanthi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWv8w4zKCH6y45wMd6oF_qYocFXeGqBjxRfpLEmCOGP_cQ6ZU_WtKkNS68V5GrT9Wfwh5ZKKdloM36vflGGvjxFr0fDrDdLjFiGE144qYkBGEBJC3-p4pUOBdejM0WXAmlkUuEoLmeh2G/s1600/priyanthi.jpg" /></a></div><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">Priyanthi Fernando,</span></i></span></span></i><i id="yui_3_2_0_1_13310046863731325" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_13310046863731324" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="yiv1654934172Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_2_0_1_13310046863731323"><span class="yiv1654934172Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_2_0_1_13310046863731322" style="font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><i id="yui_3_2_0_1_13310046863731321"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_13310046863731320" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="yiv1654934172Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_2_0_1_13310046863731319"> Executive Director, Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), Colombo, Sri Lanka </span></span></i></span></span></span></i><br />
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</i></span></div></div><div class="yiv1057970156msonormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">We think in communion with CWC and Bhima Sangha, that the popular education and the identity and world view of the field is very important. And the children organization from below is the street to change, as the positive experience of Bhima Sangha “children syndicate”, speaks to all humanity. It’s urgent to build up a new network, a new alliance with social movements, university, policy makers in the worlds that promotes children participation and a new paradigm of child citizenship. The United Nations don’t understand the Economic-Social-Cultural Children rights and we, as civil society, have to open their eyes…</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://concernedforworkingchildren.blogspot.in/p/cristiano-morsolin.html">more</a></span></b></span></div><div class="yiv1057970156msonormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We are very proud that the CWC has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. You and your team of colleagues and more importantly, all your children have worked hard and well, really participating in development, that you really deserve the recognition. </span></div><div class="yiv1291199339MsoNormal" style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="yiv1291199339MsoNormal" style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The world-wide recognition is welcome as it gives you a greater opportunity to bring into greater focus on what you have held important for all times - Child Participation in decisions regarding them and recognition of the difference between Child work and child’s exploitative labour. This gives CWC an opportunity to awaken the whole world that children should be given an opportunity to participate and that they must be heard...<a href="http://concernedforworkingchildren.blogspot.in/p/dr-n-rathna-and-mrs-premalatha-rathna.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">more</span></a></span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-58243976259955664212012-03-03T06:25:00.001-08:002012-03-26T22:07:59.937-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxWm2Yd9rX_akRgwKn8cz194_Sin7ECZ92F2-n5uf-oeoyjwbYyeg-fucuQ4BjAhH1K_tayidyVY67AwdNVte939Py62UJQSLTFMM71_NC0LZaf7ZmGNeAMi8mmWEuIUA1194EQjG9UqC/s1600/consultants.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxWm2Yd9rX_akRgwKn8cz194_Sin7ECZ92F2-n5uf-oeoyjwbYyeg-fucuQ4BjAhH1K_tayidyVY67AwdNVte939Py62UJQSLTFMM71_NC0LZaf7ZmGNeAMi8mmWEuIUA1194EQjG9UqC/s1600/consultants.bmp" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Consultants for MIAN – Micro Insurance Association Netherlands</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> An important eye-opener for us was seeing how CWC is taking the children serious, listen to their needs and truly hear them. We often do not really listen to what a child has to say as a result of which we are finding solutions for non-existing problems and do not discuss the real issues the children have...<a href="http://concernedforworkingchildren.blogspot.in/p/maartje-aarts-ger-haan-lia-van-hooff.html" target="_blank">more</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am in receipt of your letter dated on 8th March 2012. Please accept Congratulations on this achievement. I convey my Best wishes for your success.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is great news! And certainly well deserved! I congratulate you with this nomination and wish you the very best of luck in the final selection procedure.</span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-68784872398927166712012-02-29T06:27:00.006-08:002012-03-21T00:06:13.332-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeANbAydF1QR6-BaBf98sl4M87TN_beTgAr5KiGWfSb2NTNnZZV7qkvpfoMU924Xjjmho6pRDcwRNf0DagU9mKxcuvNyVoTEbbR-rh8axn3jXORIikkvEvb9UAFtQmnSvLgonc4T2sZL6G/s1600/andaldamodaran2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeANbAydF1QR6-BaBf98sl4M87TN_beTgAr5KiGWfSb2NTNnZZV7qkvpfoMU924Xjjmho6pRDcwRNf0DagU9mKxcuvNyVoTEbbR-rh8axn3jXORIikkvEvb9UAFtQmnSvLgonc4T2sZL6G/s1600/andaldamodaran2.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Andal Damodaran - Vice-President of Indian Council for Child Welfare, Tamil Nadu, India</i></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wonderful news! Congratulations to all at CWC!</span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-9985147135144023762012-02-28T06:26:00.005-08:002012-03-27T01:43:29.329-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>B. David - State Programme Manager, Centre for Advocacy and Research, Bangalore, India </i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Congratulations, it's great news! Happy that all the good work is being recognized. Keep it up and all the best for the selection.</span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-62094672228414223522012-02-27T06:26:00.004-08:002012-03-21T00:20:40.539-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSDHyQ1LH8qYKoSlLVX3En3naPnOR-4xblip6-7rwSaU_F0YoodxFruMGMPe5N5i830Txo_AZgYFcJG2ZA9DpOMXc1GmjKjqQUmTBXg5aHApyVXnvv_rA4s95U16mj6VGfYvjCAWjQg6M/s1600/kanchan_profile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSDHyQ1LH8qYKoSlLVX3En3naPnOR-4xblip6-7rwSaU_F0YoodxFruMGMPe5N5i830Txo_AZgYFcJG2ZA9DpOMXc1GmjKjqQUmTBXg5aHApyVXnvv_rA4s95U16mj6VGfYvjCAWjQg6M/s200/kanchan_profile.jpg" width="158" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Kanchan Kaur - Dean of The Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bangalore, India</i></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Congratulations! Hard work and dedication does pay off!</span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-54267127843674437262012-02-26T06:26:00.003-08:002012-03-27T01:48:05.813-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Berit Knudsen - Regional Coordinator, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Cambodia</st1:country-region>, Lao PDR, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Sri Lanka</st1:country-region>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Zambia</st1:country-region></st1:place> at Redd Barna, Norway</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;">Congratulation, this is fantastic news. I will spread the news here in Save the Children Norway. </span><span style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;">You have always been a great organization and you and the children deserve this.</span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-47299335732149201492012-02-25T06:25:00.003-08:002012-03-21T01:25:52.671-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ILTM0idVISwBc6yw2nfWw7mtqcNofwWxvQl1QwXEbVD3ZsNJ_aDtOgX1oxnw5N-oq6lGC9w3p9w7J_5ooS2dX74shFPvB8qT5AQdPLWZeQ3JCz9Q-v-eYX7vSSWQQDjCJnhrQoBJy3jL/s1600/victor+karunan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ILTM0idVISwBc6yw2nfWw7mtqcNofwWxvQl1QwXEbVD3ZsNJ_aDtOgX1oxnw5N-oq6lGC9w3p9w7J_5ooS2dX74shFPvB8qT5AQdPLWZeQ3JCz9Q-v-eYX7vSSWQQDjCJnhrQoBJy3jL/s320/victor+karunan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Dr. Victor P. Karunan - Deputy Representative & Representative, UNICEF <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Malaysia</st1:country-region></st1:place></i></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is wonderful news...wishing you all the very best. </span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-23253284160554698792012-02-24T06:26:00.006-08:002012-03-27T01:57:55.826-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Raghunandan Hegde - Member of NGO, Swagath Education and Community Action, India</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Very warm congratulations to the entire team for the Nobel Peace Prize nomination. As governance is getting increasingly corporatised, and capitalist forces seek to dictate the global political agenda, if anything will save our world from complete destruction, our children are going to play a critical role in it. The realisation of their right to participation is the first, and undoubtedly the most important step of this process. In this regard, it's wonderful to see CWC's efforts. Here's wishing the CWC team lots of strength, enthusiasm and energy for the years ahead!</span></div></div>The Concerned for Working Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696330981444879357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750870175687215750.post-85017102382506302652012-02-23T06:29:00.000-08:002012-04-02T21:18:56.908-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>Sai Prakash - President of Erin Foundation <st1:city w:st="on">Bangalore</st1:city>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place></i></span></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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