| Our partners aren't just financial supporters. They're hands-on champions of Free The Children -- our mentors, advisors, cheerleaders and friends. |
| Our partners aren't just financial supporters. They're hands-on champions of Free The Children -- our mentors, advisors, cheerleaders and friends. |
Through partnerships with exceptional public, private and humanitarian organizations and the support of forward-thinking foundations, Free The Children is enhancing its impact around the world. We are grateful for support from the following:
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Air Canada Kids’ Horizons community outreach program helps children and their families by partnering with organizations that focus on children’s health, alleviating child poverty and fulfilling the special wishes of sick kids. As Canada’s flag carrier, Air Canada is proud to support a like-minded organization such as Free The Children by providing air transportation to help meet their goals and raise awareness everywhere Air Canada flies throughout the world. Click here to donate your aeroplan miles to Kids’ Horizons. |
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B. is a brand-new brand of toys from family-run, Montreal-based manufacturer Battat, Inc., that believes all children of the world deserve a chance at childhood. How perfect that a toy bought for a child on this end of the planet can help a child far away, who by mere stroke of fate is substantially less fortunate. Free The Children’s model of empowering children to help other children parallels B.’s beliefs completely––that children are powerful beyond measure, that all their voices should be heard (justb-byou.com/quotes). To that end, Free The Children receives 10¢ from every B. toy purchased. May not sound like a lot, but as dimes add up they change the world. |
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One of the largest and fastest-growing virtual worlds for children, Club Penguin is known as a trusted provider of safe, family fun. The virtual world of Club Penguin contains no third-party advertising and is free to use and enjoy, however a subscription membership provides access to additional features. Club Penguin works hard to foster a culture of giving, and part of the proceeds from each membership purchase supports efforts to improve the lives of children and families around the world. |
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CTV (Canada's largest private broadcaster) is the Official Broadcast Partner of Free The Children’s signature event, We Day. Since 2007, CTV has broadcast highlights from We Day and last year streamed the entire event live in its entirety on CTV.ca. We Day reinforces CTV’s commitment to socially relevant programming fostering change. |
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National Bank, one of the top banks and investment firms in Canada and the undisputed leader in Quebec, is the founding partner of Enfants Entraide and the primary supporter of Enfants Entraide operations and youth programming in Quebec. National Bank’s multi-year partnership with Free The Children is part of their vision of empowering young Canadians to become engaged in their communities. Their special partnership with Free The Children includes a national title sponsorship for We Day, speaking and leadership tours, and awards programs. |
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Investors Group takes its responsibilities as a corporate citizen to heart. As founding member of Imagine Canada and as one of Imagine’s “Caring Companies”, the efforts of Investors Group consultants, employees and retirees in supporting volunteerism exhibits their strong corporate culture of caring for communities across Canada. Since August 2007 Investors Group has supported the Summer Leadership Academies and Speaking tours reaching thousands of youth across Canada. |
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KPMG in Canada provides Audit, Tax, and Advisory services and is a member firm of KPMG International. Our relationship with Free The Children is a commitment to international development and our local communities. As part of our firm’s Community Leader Strategy, we have embarked on a four-year partnership to contribute our skills to help Free The Children advance, support the first three Millennium Development Goals, and support youth engagement in our local communities. With Free The Children, our people will have the opportunity to participate in international volunteer activities, engage their children in social issues, and learn how to make a difference in communities. |
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Me to We is a new kind of social enterprise for people who want to help change the world with their daily choices. Through inspiring books, music, socially responsible clothing, and volunteer travel, all of Me to We's entities work to support Free The Children's international development and youth engagement programs. Read more about Me to We's support and the relationship with Free The Children. |
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OMERS is enhancing its global footprint under the OMERS Worldwide brand to showcase the intellectual capital of its investment entities. OMERS Worldwide was inspired to partner with Free The Children following the success of its Volunteer Days initiative to engage employees and make a positive impact in the community. They have made the amazing commitment of being a national co-title sponsor of We Day for the next three years, as well as implementing fundraising initiatives with their employees. |
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The Government of Ontario is Ontarians’ link to their provincial ministries and agencies. With a Ministry of Education that is committed to providing Ontario students with the best publicly funded education in the world, the ministry seeks to energize Ontario's publicly funded education system through stronger partnerships. Through high levels of achievement and engagement, students will develop the skills, gain the knowledge and opportunities to attain their potential, to pursue lifelong learning, and to contribute to a prosperous, cohesive society. The Government of Ontario is a valued partner of Free The Children in both the successful implementation of We Day as well as in follow-up engagement of schools through the We Schools in Action Program. |
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Oprah's Angel Network works around the globe to give people the chance to live their best lives. The Angel Network is a public charity that awards grants to organizations that are improving access to education, protecting basic rights, creating communities of support and developing the leaders of tomorrow. Oprah's Angel Network has funded Free The Children to build and outfit 58 schools in 12 countries. In 2007, Free The Children and Oprah's Angel Network launched O Ambassadors, a school-based program for students in the United States and Canada. |
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Research In Motion® (RIM®), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry® solution in 1999. Now, together with Free The Children, RIM is helping to revolutionize the future for youth all over the world. Transformation will be driven through programs like We Day and the We Schools in Action Program, Adopt a Village and the RIM Build A Village Award, an annual program that will send 50 deserving students from the Waterloo Region to volunteer with Free The Children’s projects overseas. RIM’s unique partnership with Free The Children will help change young lives one at a time, from Waterloo, Ontario to Udaipur, India. |
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The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems. The Skoll Foundation invests in social entrepreneurs through the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship, a three-year award supporting the continuation, replication or extension of programs that have proved successful in addressing a broad array of critical social issues. Since receiving the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2007, Free The Children has been able to increase our organizational presence in the United States and form 800 additional school groups in the country. |
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The Keg Spirit Foundation proudly supports the work of Free The Children in a variety of ways. As a sponsor for We Day since 2007, the Keg has been the official book sponsor for the last four years and has extended their support of curriculum development, sponsoring the We Schools in Action Educator Resource Guide, as well as a community overseas in Kenya. |
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Through their community investment program known as - We give where we live - TELUS is committed to making a meaningful difference in communities across Canada. Their efforts focus on arts and culture, education, and sport and health and well-being in the environment. Since 2007, TELUS has been a We Day sponsor providing live streaming of text messages, engaging hundreds of thousands of youth both at the event and online. |
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The Toronto Star is Canada's largest daily newspaper, with the largest readership in the country. By donating weekly space for the Global Voices column, as well as providing sponsorship for the We Day event, the newspaper is helping to engage young Canadians in leadership and community involvement. |
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Virgin Atlantic’s active sustainability program, ‘Change is in the Air’ focuses on both environmental and social justice issues. Virgin Atlantic is passionate about supporting sustainable community development in the communities to which they fly and is extremely proud to be working with Free The Children to support long-term sustainable change in their destinations. This partnership will not only create tangible change in international communities, but will also allow Virgin Atlantic staff and passengers to learn more about some big global challenges. |
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