Shirin Ebadi 

 "People have to question their governments and   the decisions their leaders make. If enough        people want change, it will happen. But they        cannot just expect it to happen. They must be
                           active in their own futures..."   [Read More] 

 Clotilde Aniouvi Medegan Nougbode  

  "The language of the law needs to be presented     in a way that the poor can understand.  Our         new young government is giving strong signs       of supporting good governance and of reaching     out to the poor. The poor must be given their        rights..."     [Read More]     
                       

  Erik Solheim 

  "The Norwegian government found that time         had come for taking an initiative on how to           work with informality as a hindrance and              obstacle to sustainable development.  As a           major donor country, Norway has seen                 informality in developing countries as                                           something that was often talked of, but                                       seldom attacked...''     [Read More]