• Llerena Searle, a research student from USA, supported MC by sharing her findings on why foreign investment is taking place in the realty sector in India. She also volunteered to leaf through reams and reams of records to help us estimate the scale of construction activity in Delhi, in the run up to the CW Games in 2010. Her work was critical in building up the information base for dialoguing with the government on the rights of construction workers in Delhi.

"What this centre (Vatika Construction Site, Gurgaon, Haryana) has accomplished in just 6 months is extraordinary. Asha and her team are able to give large groups of children a head start in life and a fair shot at an education. They also provide good, solid meals, a necessary foundation for learning. I am impressed."