Free the Childrenwww.freethechildren.com

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

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Craig learned about child labour and wanted to help.

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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.

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Free the Children helps parents work so their children can go to

school.

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

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This brings them out of the poverty cycle.

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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

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Free the Children knows that change must start small to make an impact.

One village at a time…