Project for Awesome - Free the Children

Iqbal Masih was an awesome little kid who proved you don't have to have to be rich, or a pop star, or even be over 4ft tall, to rock people's world view. He escaped from the carpet factory where he had slaved for years and was murdered on easter sunday of 1995 for speaking out about child labour, BUT he inspired a lot of other unstoppable kids on his journey.

Craig Kielburger was also twelve at the time, but instead of just getting sad like i did, he and his friends started Free the Children.

www.freethechildren.com

This is a great little video about him, about another group of younglings who were inspired by Iqbal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0D6K18wq8A

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Project for Awesome
• p4a
• project
• awesome
• Iqbal Masih
• free the children
• child slavery
• poetry
• money culture is retarded
• wee earthlings

[Cherdoy]

Thank you Emma:)

[weeearthlings]

@Cherdoy :D

[dahe04]

Thank you. I will use this video in my teaching about the rigths of the child. I teach 6:th grade in Sweden.

[weeearthlings]

@dahe04

that makes me so so grateful, dahe04, thank you. i hope your kids are real touched by Ikbal's story.

[GoldenFinchFellow]

Weeea! is it ok if I call you weeea? this was so amazing I got chills a few times and the end was just pure powerful honest truth felt right through me!

power to the weeearthlings! wee's the people!

[weeearthlings]

@GoldenFinchFellow

you sure can! oh my goodliness. was so worried it was all too jumpy and full on.

thank ye kind sir!!

[SuperSarahSan]

This is very insightful and sad because it is truthful. I'm going on the website asap! <(")

[fromsoiltosoul]

that's first time those words, "the real world" have ever made sense to me! you are a genius and i trust loved by the earth herself.

[thefilthypoliticians]

stunning.

[Cordogan]

Best

Project for Awesome video

Ever

[shanguelei]

get a job, dude



[TheSunShan]

I love how once you learn the truth, you can never EVER go back...

Thank you for speaking the truth, so beautifully! = )