by sofia ahmed
Craig kielburger
Who Is This Activist?
Craig Kielburger was born on December 17, 1982 in Markham, Canada. In 1995, he was flipping through the pages of the Toronto Star. He was in search of the comics section when he saw this article. The article was about a boy his age named Iqbal. Iqbal was forced into child labor at a very young age. Iqbal lost his life speaking up for himself and for other kids forced into child labor. Craig immediately wanted to help.
What are they fighting for?
Craig Kielburger is fighting for child labor. He created the Free the Children organization to support his cause. Free the Children is an international charity and an educational partner. They adopt villages, create many campaigns, and collect donations. There are 2.3 million youth involved in their innovative education and development programs.
What makes this person special or unique?
Craig Kielburgers Free the Children has 55,000 kids in school everyday. That is a lot of kids. There are 1 million people with clean water, healthcare, and sanitation. Craig was only 12 when he started the Free the Children organization.
Craig Kielburger was born on December 17, 1982 in Markham, Canada. In 1995, he was flipping through the pages of the Toronto Star. He was in search of the comics section when he saw this article. The article was about a boy his age named Iqbal. Iqbal was forced into child labor at a very young age. Iqbal lost his life speaking up for himself and for other kids forced into child labor. Craig immediately wanted to help.
What are they fighting for?
Craig Kielburger is fighting for child labor. He created the Free the Children organization to support his cause. Free the Children is an international charity and an educational partner. They adopt villages, create many campaigns, and collect donations. There are 2.3 million youth involved in their innovative education and development programs.
What makes this person special or unique?
Craig Kielburgers Free the Children has 55,000 kids in school everyday. That is a lot of kids. There are 1 million people with clean water, healthcare, and sanitation. Craig was only 12 when he started the Free the Children organization.
alex lin
Who Is This Activist?
Alex Lin was born somewhere around 1994. He is from Westerly, Rhode Island. In 2004, Alex Lin read an article from the Wall Street Journal about the problem of e-waste. The article of an e-waste tsunami to come. Alex Lin wanted to help.
What is this person fighting for?
Alex Lin is supporting the e-waste problem. E-waste, or electronic waste, is the fastest growing section of the United States trash stream. In 2007, Americans discarded more than 112,000 computers daily according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Unfortunately, just 18% of discarded e-waste was collected for recycling. To help this problem, Alex Lin created the Westerly Innovations Network or WIN.
What makes this person special or unique?
Alex Lin was very persistent in his work. When he went to the State House, his bill did not pass. But he didn’t give up to solve the problem. The legislation finally passed in 2008. E-waste is a problem that not many people know about. Once Alex Lin found out about e-waste, he wanted to help.
Alex Lin was born somewhere around 1994. He is from Westerly, Rhode Island. In 2004, Alex Lin read an article from the Wall Street Journal about the problem of e-waste. The article of an e-waste tsunami to come. Alex Lin wanted to help.
What is this person fighting for?
Alex Lin is supporting the e-waste problem. E-waste, or electronic waste, is the fastest growing section of the United States trash stream. In 2007, Americans discarded more than 112,000 computers daily according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Unfortunately, just 18% of discarded e-waste was collected for recycling. To help this problem, Alex Lin created the Westerly Innovations Network or WIN.
What makes this person special or unique?
Alex Lin was very persistent in his work. When he went to the State House, his bill did not pass. But he didn’t give up to solve the problem. The legislation finally passed in 2008. E-waste is a problem that not many people know about. Once Alex Lin found out about e-waste, he wanted to help.