They harnessed the thunder, directing attention to people who are usually not seen or heard – compelling the nation to take a long, hard look at itself. Why, in normal times, are so many children hungry, women abused, people drunk, and youth locked out of the digital revolution? Then they showed how different things can be. They found answers to some of the country’s tough questions. Their call to government and the private sector is to embrace civil society and the solutions it can offer.