Meet the new regional network coordinators in the U.S. and Canada!



Want to change the world?
Adopt a Village this fall!



Students travel from Toronto to Kenya to build a new school.




What does it take to change someone’s life forever?

Back to School, Back to Basics

Welcome back! It’s a brand new school year, and now that the hallways are busy, it’s time to gather up your friends because we’ve got some cool new tools and tricks featured in this issue to help you change the world.

Our first issue of Voices International is packed with inspirational stories from the schoolbuilding students of St. Andrew’s College, an inspiring real-life Me to We story and information about our new YouthZone Groups feature—a cool new web tool for you to organize your Free The Children activities and connect with new friends all around the world.

Welcome to a new year—a year of fun, friends and social change!

With happiness and hope for the future,

The Youth Programming Team




Our new web feature, YouthZone Groups, enables passionate youth around the world to connect with each other online.

You can join the Free The Children online community by creating your own group website! >>


Free The Children is the largest network of children helping children through education in the world, with more than one million youth involved in our innovative education and development programs in 45 countries. Founded by international child rights activist Craig Kielburger, Free The Children has an established track-record of success, with three nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize and partnerships with the United Nations and Oprah’s Angel Network.



‘Call it Generation AIDS,’ writes our Global Voices Junior Journalist Sharon Ng on thestar.com. ‘More than 24 million people infected with HIV/AIDS live in Africa.’




Nearly 800 million adults in the world are illiterate. International Literacy Day, on September 8, is a reminder to ask why and to take action.

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