Teens who have made a difference
Craig Kielburger is a Canadian author and activist for the rights of children. When he was 13 he started "Free the Children" with his brother Marc Kielburger. They are in charge of a an international development and youth empowerment organization called Me to We and We Day, an annual youth empowerment event. For more on Craig see this site's page- http://changemakers-sd71.weebly.com/local--global-connections-blog
me to we
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P51LSxIfB4
me to we
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P51LSxIfB4
Susanna and Linda Manziaris strongly believe that if you educate a girl, you can transform her community. After travelling to Kenya, Susanna (18 yrs.) says she noticed a stark difference between girls who go to school and girls who don't. "The girls who were going to school all wanted to become journalists and teachers, while the other girls were stuck in a life of poverty and they didn't have the ability to see what was out there," she said.
Susanna launched awareness and fundraising campaigns, and sought out corporate donations for her cause. Linda (15 years) donated $15,000 from her jewelry business to GirlsHelpingGirls, and to date, they've raised over $100,000 for educational projects around the world.
See Linda & Susanne talk about GirlsHelpingGirls, see http://www.bttoronto.ca/videos/2968255151001/
Susanna launched awareness and fundraising campaigns, and sought out corporate donations for her cause. Linda (15 years) donated $15,000 from her jewelry business to GirlsHelpingGirls, and to date, they've raised over $100,000 for educational projects around the world.
See Linda & Susanne talk about GirlsHelpingGirls, see http://www.bttoronto.ca/videos/2968255151001/
As a young girl, Malala Yousafzai defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012, but survived and went on to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
For more about Malala see:
https://www.malala.org/malalas-story
Here is a link to a video about her:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIqOhxQ0-H8
For more about Malala see:
https://www.malala.org/malalas-story
Here is a link to a video about her:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIqOhxQ0-H8
At age 9, Severn Suzuki started the Environmental Children’s Organization, a group of friends committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues. They were successful in several small projects, and finally organized and fundraised to attend the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, where 12-year-old Severn delivered a powerful speech that garnered worldwide attention.
This speech is still having an impact today, as citizens worldwide can watch it on YouTube. (click on picture on left) for more on Severn and her work see:
http://severncullissuzuki.com/
This speech is still having an impact today, as citizens worldwide can watch it on YouTube. (click on picture on left) for more on Severn and her work see:
http://severncullissuzuki.com/
15 year old singer and First Nations activist Ta’Kaiya Blaney. She has spent the past several years performing and speaking about indigenous issues and climate change. Her first video "Shallow Waters" which was produced when she was 10 years old raised awareness of the preservation of marine and coastal wildlife. www.takaiyablaney.com/
To view a trailer of her latest song "Earth Revolution" see this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogeDw9URUvk
To view a trailer of her latest song "Earth Revolution" see this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogeDw9URUvk
18-year-old Boyan Slat combined environmentalism, entrepreneurism and technology to tackle global issues of sustainability.
After diving in Greece, and coming across more plastic bags than fish, he wondered; "why can't we clean this up?" He developed a system that could clean up the plastic pollution in the ocean. See http://boyanslat.com/ |
Brother's Tristan Kelley, 11, and Jackson Kelley, 13, started an organization, Backpacks for New Beginnings, in 2009 after they decided they wanted to do something to help children, besides donating to a charity every Christmas.
Their organization fundraises and delivers hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies to kids in need each summer.
Check out their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/BackpacksforNewBeginnings/
Hannah Taylor has raised both awareness and money for the homeless by speaking to thousands of people across Canada. In 2004, at age 8, she founded The Ladybug Foundation Inc.,
For more about Hannah see this site's blog page. changemakers-sd71.weebly.com/homeless-blog
http://www.ladybugfoundation.ca/how-you-can-help/how-kids-can-help/
For more about Hannah see this site's blog page. changemakers-sd71.weebly.com/homeless-blog
http://www.ladybugfoundation.ca/how-you-can-help/how-kids-can-help/