Priyanthi Fernando, Executive Director, Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), Colombo, Sri Lanka 

CWC is special for lots of reasons - its goals, its commitment, its achievements, its organisational culture, its people! What I admire most, is the fact that it uncompromisingly walks the talk, sticks to what it believes in, and maintains its principles in everything it does. I witnessed how adults in CWC worked with children with no hint of patronising them, and how the children responded with much enthusiasm and creativity. I congratulate CWC on this well-deserved nomination, the world has a lot to learn from them...more