Teen Activism

Teen activists change the world and the people in it everyday. Teen activism is kids, or teenagers who are trying to help solve a worldly cause. To become an activist, you need determination, courage, and percerverience to solve your problem. Some activists solve problems that are important, but not so huge, but people like Craig Kielburger, Alex Libby, and Malala Yousafzai are people who solve gaint problems in the world.

Craig Kielburger One activist that changed the world is Craig Kielburger. Craig was born on December 17 1982 in Thornhill Canada. When he was middle schooler, Craig was reading an article about Iqbal Masih who wanted to stop child labor, right then and there he had a dream of stopping child labor. One trait Craig has that makes him so unique is that he is hardworking. A way that Craig is hardworking is that he built 650 schools for places who didn’t have schools to help stop child labor. Now that Craig made a statement in the world, he was awarded $319,000 to help him with his legal costs and

Malala was born on July 12 1997 in Mingora, in northwest Pakistan. When Malala's school for girls closed down, she began to fight for all children and especially girls to be educated. One way that makes Malala such a great teen activist is that she determined. She is determined because even though she stands for what she believes, but she won’t stop fighting until a change has been made. But one day, she was going home from school and she was caught by the Taliban and shot down the left side of her face. Luckily, she survived and while she was in the hospital, she quoted, “I want every girl, every child to be educated.” Later, Malala started a fund called “The Malala Fund” which raised money to educate every child. Malala fights for what is right, and that is how she changes the world. An awesome way to find more information is on the website, “Malala Yousafzai-Women’s