Sirini Jayasooriya, a 17-year-old ICDL candidate from Gateway Kids School of Computing, Kurunegala, was selected as one of the regional winners of the ICDL Impacts Lives’ Award 2005, held by the ECDL Foundation. The other winners were from New Zealand, Brunei and Vietnam. The panel of judges from Europe selected her story because they thought that this candidate has been genuinely moved by ICDL and believes that everyone should try ICDL.

Her winning entry said; “100 words are not enough to describe the way ICDL impacted me. It’s about the victory I got because of ICDL.
It happened soon after I finished the ICDL course, some schools in our region organised an interschool competition about using software in our daily lives. So I participated in the competition.
Can you believe what happened?
Yes, I WON.
Tears came out of my eyes, I had the self confidence. So I faced it fearlessly and bravely because ICDL completed my life. ICDL gave me everything I wanted; everything I wanted to fulfil my present; my future.
I won because of ICDL because ICDL showed me the way to success and it will always show anyone who wants to gain success.
It is unlimited to everyone, to rich and poor; to high class and low class. Everyone should try ICDL and watch yourselves crying like me”.

Last modified: 12 September 2008