Free the Children

Free The Children is the world's largest network of children helping children through education, with more than one million youth involved in our innovative education and development programs in 45 countries. Founded in 1995 by international child rights activist Craig Kielburger, Free The Children has a proven track record of success. The organization has received the World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child (also known as the Children's Nobel Prize), the Human Rights Award from the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations, and has formed successful partnerships with leading school boards and Oprah's Angel Network. Through domestic empowerment programs and leadership training, Free The Children inspires young people to develop as socially conscious global citizens and become agents of change for their peers around the world. Free The Children’s domestic programs provide North American youth with the confidence and leadership skills they need to take action on social issues in their communities and overseas. Our motto for these programs is to “educate, engage and empower,” a three step process that helps young people develop into socially-conscious global citizens. The goals of Free The Children are to free children from poverty and exploitation and free young people from the notion that they are powerless to affect positive change in the world. To make this happen at an international level, we’ve set in place our innovative Adopt a Village model. Through this multi-faceted approach to development, children and their families are truly empowered to break out of poverty.