There's a trend that I've found in most child and grown-up activists: They have either been in the circumstance they are fighting for or have been exposed to it for a long time.
Ex. Om Prakash, winner of 2006 International Children's Peace Prize, working to combat child labor and slavery, was a former child slave himself.
However, Craig bucks that trend. A typical middle-class Canadian boy, he read an article one day about a boy named Iqbal Masih who had been brutally murdered for speaking about his experiences as a former child laborer. Craig was inspired and formed a group in his school, the beginnings of Free the Children.
In 1995, Craig toured the slums of India, finding child labor, slavery, and lack of education present all throughout. Camera in hand, Craig got back and publicized his video, shooting him to fame. In partner with the Oprah Winfrey Network, Free the Children has now become the much-touted "largest organization of children helping children around the world." That's pretty impressive.
Craig has received numerous awards and accolades, but he keeps modest all the time. He gets his hands dirty in building schools for children, administers vaccines and clean water/sanitation to children himself, and does so much more ground work. I admire him and hope to help the world as he has done someday.
Please check out the website and their numerous campaigns and ways to get involved:
freethechildren.com
Ex. Om Prakash, winner of 2006 International Children's Peace Prize, working to combat child labor and slavery, was a former child slave himself.
In 1995, Craig toured the slums of India, finding child labor, slavery, and lack of education present all throughout. Camera in hand, Craig got back and publicized his video, shooting him to fame. In partner with the Oprah Winfrey Network, Free the Children has now become the much-touted "largest organization of children helping children around the world." That's pretty impressive.
Craig has received numerous awards and accolades, but he keeps modest all the time. He gets his hands dirty in building schools for children, administers vaccines and clean water/sanitation to children himself, and does so much more ground work. I admire him and hope to help the world as he has done someday.
Please check out the website and their numerous campaigns and ways to get involved:
freethechildren.com
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