What is a teen activist? That question is on your mind. Malala, Craig, Alex, and Faye show you what it is to be a teen activist. First, teen activists believe in something enough to fight for it. Often they also are problem solvers, they face challenges, and lastly they may start an organization or they help and organization.
Teen Activists believe in something enough to fight for it. Thirty-two million girls are not in school. Who will stand up for them? Malala! She fights for girls to go to school because her school got taken away. That made her realized how important school was. Human rights needs standing up for. Craig Kielburger stood up. He saw in a newspaper that a boy his age, Iqubal, stood up for human right and he was killed so he took his place to continue the fight against child labor. There are media centers that recycle electronics around the world because Alex Lin recycles old broken computers. Faye Carey helped dozens of abandoned dogs get a second chance.
Teen Activists are problem solvers and they face challenges. For example, Malala stood up for girls. The Taliban wanted her to stop so …show more content…
First of all, Malala started the Malala fund to open schools for girls around the world. Second, Craig Kielburger started Free The Children WE Villagers to get the five key pillars for different countries who don't have the axis. The are 1.Education 2.Clean Water and Sanitation 3.Heath Care 4.Food Security 5.Alternative Income. Finally, Alex Lin helps Metech International. In the texts Alex Lin, Teenage Activist it says, “He's overseen the recycling of 300,000 pounds of e-waste. He's successfully lobbied the Rhode Island state legislature to ban the dumping of electronics. He's used refurbished computers to create media centers in developing countries like Cameroon and Sri Lanka to foster computer literacy.” These organizations wouldn’t be started or have teen help without these
Teen Activists believe in something enough to fight for it. Thirty-two million girls are not in school. Who will stand up for them? Malala! She fights for girls to go to school because her school got taken away. That made her realized how important school was. Human rights needs standing up for. Craig Kielburger stood up. He saw in a newspaper that a boy his age, Iqubal, stood up for human right and he was killed so he took his place to continue the fight against child labor. There are media centers that recycle electronics around the world because Alex Lin recycles old broken computers. Faye Carey helped dozens of abandoned dogs get a second chance.
Teen Activists are problem solvers and they face challenges. For example, Malala stood up for girls. The Taliban wanted her to stop so …show more content…
First of all, Malala started the Malala fund to open schools for girls around the world. Second, Craig Kielburger started Free The Children WE Villagers to get the five key pillars for different countries who don't have the axis. The are 1.Education 2.Clean Water and Sanitation 3.Heath Care 4.Food Security 5.Alternative Income. Finally, Alex Lin helps Metech International. In the texts Alex Lin, Teenage Activist it says, “He's overseen the recycling of 300,000 pounds of e-waste. He's successfully lobbied the Rhode Island state legislature to ban the dumping of electronics. He's used refurbished computers to create media centers in developing countries like Cameroon and Sri Lanka to foster computer literacy.” These organizations wouldn’t be started or have teen help without these