Free the Children

Craig Kielburger, the 12-year old Mastermind, started this organization. Photo from:

Craig learned about child labour and wanted to help. Photos from:

 Problems:  Families too poor to send children to school  Need money for food so children must work  Need children to fetch water so they can’t attend school Goal: To get rid of child labour by changing the cycle of poverty. Photos from:

Free the Children helps parents work so their children can go to school. Photo from:

If children go to school, they can get better jobs and earn more money. Photo from:

This brings them out of the poverty cycle. Graphic from:

 Spread the word to young people through We Day conventions across the developed world  Businesses can sponsor these events and receive advertising in return  Students raise money in local projects (bake sales, dances, car washes, etc.)  Money goes to specific village projects in specific locations Fundraising Plan

 Money in each village goes to the five pillars of sustainability:  Education  Clean water and sanitation  Health care  Jobs  Agriculture and food security Villages Photo from: freethechildren.com

Free the Children knows that change must start small to make an impact. One village at a time…