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Craig Kielburger is a Canadian author, activist, columnist, public speaker, humanitarian, and children’s rights activist. He co-founded the charitable organization “Free the Children” as a young teen along with his brother, Marc Kielburger, and school friends.
Craig’s passion for the protection of children began when he was only twelve years old when he read a news story about the death of Iqbal Masih, a Pakistani boy the same age who escaped from child labour. It’s suspected the young man was murdered for speaking out against the practice of child labour. The incident had such an impact on Craig that he presented a speech in class and recruited his fellow classmates to form an organization called “Free the Children.” The organization’s goal was to face several initiatives for saving innocent children from the dark reality of slavery and labour.
Free the Children would eventually become WE Charity, but the organization saw success before changing its name. When the organization was still headquartered in the Kielburger family home, Craig and his brother sent a petition to have Kailash Satyarthi released from imprisonment.
Kailash Satyarthi was a child labor activist in India. The petition was signed by thousands of people and sent to the Indian prime minister. This action resulted in the release of Kailash Satyarthi, who went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
“We work in regions that have some of the highest incidences of human trafficking and child labour – but we actually get to prevent it from happening in the first place.” https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2019/03/11/cfp-we-charity.cnn
“We wanted to do more. We wanted to create a culture that addresses some of the biggest problems of our time in a tangible way. Poverty, child labour, and lack of access to clean water are all massive problems in the world; problems that require solutions of equal scale… So we started the WE… Continue reading “We wanted to do more. We wanted to create a culture that addresses some of the biggest problems of our time in a tangible way. Poverty, child labour…” Read More
“We have to raise a generation of people in every country, in every corner of this world who are standing up, and who are saying no. We will not let children be bought and sold. And only when that basic sense of justice and also injustice is in the heart of every young person, we… Continue reading “We have to raise a generation of people in every country, in every corner of this world who are standing up, and who are saying no…” Read More
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