Campaigning for world leaders to act on climate change since she was 15 years old.
When Jack was 11 years old, he saw a video about the drought in Australia and the horrible effect it had on farmers. Jack wanted to do something to help. He spent one evening scratching his head, thinking of different fundraising ideas. Eventually he decided that everyone loves a dress up day and came up with the idea of ‘A fiver for a farmer.’
The idea behind ‘A fiver for a farmer’ was that children would come to school dressed up as farmers and bring in $5 (about £3.50) to give to a farmer. Jack sent an email to EVERYONE he knew to get the word out – his friends, their parents, his teachers, newspapers, you name it! He also hung posters around the school and spoke in assemblies.
The day was a huge success and Jack raised a whopping $20,000 (about £15,000). Since then, Jack has continued to raise awareness and money and has reached 1.7million dollars (about £1,250,000)! Jack encourages young people to do the same, saying, ‘Be bold, be brave, go out there on a mission, and tell people what you want to do.’
Campaigning for access to clean water for Canada’s indigenous communities since she was 8 years old.
Raising awareness of the effects of the Syrian civil war and calling for peace since she was 6 years old.
Challenging the representation of girls and women in society since she was 11 years old.
Running a marathon in 10 days to raise money for homeless people when he was 7 years old.
Inspiring girls to learn about and aspire to work in science and technology subjects since she was 16 years old.
Creating and growing a bank that helps children save money by recycling since he was 12 years old.
Designing technology to supply electricity and water without emitting greenhouse gases since he was 15 years old.
Campaigning for the banning of plastic bags in Bali since they were 10 and 12 years old.
Designing a solar powered ironing cart to reduce charcoal burning in India since she was 12 years old.
Petitioning for schools to give children reusable water bottles since he was 7 years old.
Campaigning for people and businesses to stop using single-use plastics since they were 10 and 12 years old.
Set up organisations supporting cancer patients, people in poverty, and promoting golf in young black girls, since she was 10 years old.
Saving the lives of hundreds of hedgehogs in the UK since they were 9 years old.
Campaigning to promote proper battery disposal and recycling since he was 10 years old.
Campaigning for people and businesses to stop using single-use plastics since they were 10 and 12 years old.
The world’s youngest sustainability advocate – working to make the world a better place since she was 3 years old.
Solving the problem of water contamination using science and technology since she was 11 years old.
