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Les jeunes oubliés…

horea — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:08:47 -0500

J'ai ecris cet article pour le journal canadien "L'express etudiant". C'etait nominee pour un prix au Gala de l'express. Je trouve que et sujet est tres important et je le tient tres proche au coeur. (sorry about my French today is not my day)
Encore aujourd’hui, des enfants sont lancés dans l'esclavage pour que leur famille rembourse des dettes. Une fois vendus, les enfants appartiennent à leur nouveau propriétaire. Ils sont maltraités, mal nourris et souvent, ils meurent. read more »

Contest Extension

directors of change — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:32:08 -0500

It is not too late to speak out against children's rights abuses around the world! The Directors of Change Break The Silence Contest has now been extended until Monday, February 15, 2010. Make an impact by sharing your videos, music, poems, or artwork. Highlight issues that are being ignored, propose concrete changes that can improve lives, or share your vision of a better world. We want to hear from you!

Submit your entries here and win prizes!

Break the Silence Contest Now Offered to All Youth Under 25

directors of change — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:57:49 -0500

Great news! The Directors of Change Break the Silence Contest is now being offered to youth under the age of fourteen as well. In response to interest from youth across Canada, we are expanding the contest to include all those under 25 who have a message to share about the state of children’s rights around the world. All you have to do if you are under 14 is have your parent or legal guardian fill in this form and fax it back to Free The Children. Once this is done, enter to win! Those who are fourteen or over do not have to complete the form to enter. Good luck!

CHANGE: The Beginning

swiss1miss — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:19:33 -0500

Everybody in the world has something negative to say about the world. Honestly, the world is a beautiful place. Gorgeous landforms, plants, and animals of all kinds. Cycles to endure life and to make life another natural process.

With the world itself being perfect, there is something that makes the world the worst place to live - PEOPLE.

People, humans, homo sapiens.. whatever you choose to call them, is what makes life on earth (safe to say) suck.

They destroy the earth and they destroy each other. They're selfish, rude, arrogant and *nasty* considering we as humans produce the most waste than any other animal. read more »

Break the Silence Contest

directors of change — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:02:54 -0500

DIRECTORS OF CHANGE BREAK THE SILENCE CONTEST

The Directors of Change Break the Silence Contest is challenging you to explore the issue of children’s rights. November 20, 2009 marks the twentieth anniversary of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Beginning November 13th, Directors of Change website will be accepting entries from individuals ages 14-24 that answer one of the following questions:

Olympic Torch Film Project

directors of change — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:12:19 -0500

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FTC Visit

orourke.emily — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:31:33 -0500

Today I had the opportunity of visiting the Free the Children head office in Toronto. I visited with my school's Halloween for Hunger executive team. We got a tour of the buildings and actually got to talk to a number of the employees to find out about the organization and how it works. Among the people we were fortunate enough to spend time with was Craig and Marc Kielburger, Michel and Spencer (motivational speakers) and many more. We volunteered aroudn the office wherever they needed us. read more »

Directors of Change Filmmaker Julie Paquette Featured on the Cover of Authentik

directors of change — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:14:22 -0400

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The Youngest Headmaster in the World

directors of change — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:36:15 -0400

Around the world millions of children are not getting a proper education because their families are too poor to afford to send them to school. In India, one schoolboy is trying to change that. In the first report in the BBC's Hunger to Learn series, Damian Grammaticas meets Babar Ali, whose remarkable education project is transforming the lives of hundreds of poor children.

At 16 years old, Babar Ali must be the youngest headmaster in the world. He's a teenager who is in charge of teaching hundreds of students in his family's backyard, where he runs classes for poor children from his village. read more »

'Growing Up in India' Win at the YoungCut Film Festival

directors of change — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:09:36 -0400

Congratulations to everyone involved in the making of the latest Directors of Change documentary, Growing Up in India, for winning 'Best Teen Film' at the YoungCuts Film Festival in Montreal on September 30.The documentary was filmed in Rajasthan, India last spring by a team of Canadian high school students. Along with a group of local Indian youth filmmakers, they explored the lives of four remarkable youth and their struggle to make the best of their respective situations. read more »