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	Craig Kielburger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Craig Kielburger (December 17, 1982-) is a Canadian humanitarian and activist for children's rights, with child labor in particular, most famous for forming a non-profit organization, Free the Children at the age of 12, with two of his friends.
		The CBC News "Top 100 Canadians" distinction incorrectly suggests that Kielburger was born in 1984.
		Craig has also started several international organizations with his brother Marc, one of which include Leaders Today, a leadership training and networking organization helping to educate youth to the injustices in the world, and empowering them to become leaders to make progress to stop the hatred.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Craig_Kielburger (235 words)

	Free the Children: - the story of Craig Kielburger
		Craig Kielburger was searching through a Toronto newspaper for the comics when a photo of Iqbal caught his eye.
		Kielburger met with children who had grown up on a brick kiln in West Bengal, who had lung diseases from breathing in the dust from the carpets they wove in Varanasi sweat shops, who sold their bodies on streets in the Philippines under the watchful eyes of their adult pimps.
		Kielburger responded that ChrÃ©tien had said he was too busy to meet with him, Asmita, and most importantly, the exploited street children.
	www.futurenet.org /article.asp?ID=294 (2340 words)

	Kielburger
		Craig Kielburger is the founder of the human rights group Free the Children in 1995.
		Craig is an inspired, driven and dynamic child rights activist whose mission is to be an ambassador of hope for children everywhere.
		Craig Kielburger is also one of three finalists nominated for the World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child.
	www.hrpao.org /conf2006/Schedule/sessioncluster/Kielburger.htm (231 words)

	Kielburger
		Through the efforts of Craig and the volunteers active with Free the Children projects, 300 schools are being built where children have extremely limited access to education.
		Craig is a relentless lobbyist of both the Canadian and U.S. governments to bring the challenge of child labor to the forefront as an issue for policy makers.
		Craig is seeking the commitment of world leaders to make education and protection of children a worldwide priority.
	www.worldofchildren.org /2002/Kielburger.htm (673 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Child crusader wins suit
		Kielburger estimates he will be left with about $ 120,000 after paying the lawyer's fees, and he would donate the money to his movement, Free the Children.
		Kielburger told reporters that the article "attacked the good intentions of myself and many other young people'' involved in what is now an international movement called Free the Children.
		Kielburger began his career when he stumbled onto a headline about Ibql Masih a 12-year-old Pakistani child sold into slavery in a carpet factory who was murdered because he rebelled against the working conditions there.
	in.rediff.com /news/2000/jan/24us4.htm (492 words)

	Peel District School Board - Student Stuff
		Craig first became a spokesperson for children's rights when he was 12 years old and read about the murder of a young boy from Pakistan who was sold into bondage as a carpet weaver and murdered for speaking out against child labor.
		Craig gathered a group of friends and founded the organization (Kids can) Free the Children which is now the world's largest network of children helping children with over 100,000 active youth in 27 countries around the world.
		Craig's first book Free The Children which outlines his journey from the suburbs of Toronto, through the slums and sweatshops of South Asia, to the world stage of international human rights, has won critical acclaim and has been translated into seven languages.
	www.peel.edu.on.ca /student/model/ckbio.htm (463 words)

	Free The Children - Craig Kielburger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Craig Kielburger is an accomplished child rights advocate and leadership specialist, an award-winning author and a popular speaker.
		Craig has received the Nelson Mandela Human Rights Award, the World Economic Forum GLT Award, the honorary Top 20 Under 20 Award, the Roosevelt Freedom Medal, the Governor General's Medal of Meritorious Service and the State of the World Forum Award.
		Craig is also the recipient of an honorary doctorate of education from Nipissing University for his work in leadership development.
	www.freethechildren.com /aboutus/craigmarc/craigkielburger.htm (521 words)

	Craig Kielburger
		Craig first became a spokesperson for children's rights when he was 12 years old.
		Seven years later, Craig, now 19 years of age, has traveled to more than 40 countries visiting street and working children and speaking out in defense of children's rights.
		Craig’s work has been featured on major television programs in North and South America and Europe, including CNN, the Oprah Winfrey Show and 60 Minutes.
	www.worldofchildren.org /Honorees/Kielburger_2002.htm (188 words)

	CRAIG KIELBURGER - 12 YEAR OLD LOBBYIST
		Craig got the idea to form such a group after reading a newspaper article earlier this year.
		Craig will have that very opportunity, when he departs shortly for a six-week trip to Asia.
		He says he may be interested in a political career when he is older ("Either that or a doctor who visits war-torn or poverty-stricken nations"), and would like to ultimately work at a federal level of government.
	www.angelfire.com /on/pasternakpublishing/craigkielburger.html (597 words)

	Hill Connections: Contemplation -Inspirational People (Craig Kielburger)
		Craig turned to his mother, Theresa, to ask "What exactly is child labor?" Not knowing anything more than he knew, she suggested that he "try the library at school." No information there.
		Craig soon learned how to share her story and many others at a Free the Children press conference for the local media, at which two child laborers shared their stories.
		Craig's innate desires and abilities to connect with others, to learn, and to be proactive propelled him into his future, one that he had never dreamed of before.
	hillconnections.org /ri/kielburger1ap.htm (1545 words)

	Tolerance.ca
		Craig and his classmates founded Free the Children, an organization dedicated to creating awareness of forced child labour, defending children's rights, and working cooperatively with children around the world.
		Kielburger is presently in his third year of a four-year undergraduate program called Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto.
		Kielburger is especially proud of the efforts of Free the Children to educate young people about social justice and empower them with the skills to effect change.
	www.tolerance.ca /GrandesFigures09.asp?Langue=2 (1446 words)

	Time for Kids \| Magazines \| Let Kids Live Free!
		Craig Kielburger of Thornhill, Canada, is a superhero.
		Craig began to study about how kids are forced to do dangerous, backbreaking work in some countries.
		Craig said no: "I should be working for my peers and not for the government." One thing he knows for sure: "Kids can make a difference."
	www.timeforkids.com /TFK/magazines/story/0,6277,95546,00.html (302 words)

	Free Children Keiburger MNM
		Craig Kielburger is the founder of Free the Children, a student-driven initiative to end child servitude.
		Craig Kielburger: Over a year ago, I read in the paper about the murder of Iqbal Masih, the Pakistani child labor activist.
		Kielburger: We've done letter writing campaigns and petitions to governments and businesses asking governments to live up to their promises that were made at the 1990 World Summit on Children.
	www.thirdworldtraveler.com /Life_Death_ThirdWorld/FreeChildren_MNM.html (1754 words)

	The My Hero Project - Craig Kielburger
		Kielburger set out to educate himself about human rights, and became so passionate about it that his parents reluctantly allowed him to accompany Alam Rahman, a Canadian human rights worker, on a trip through South Asia.
		Craig Kielburger is very excited to open Peace Centers in Kenya and Ecuador, "where young people from around the world, especially from post-conflict zones, can go through this intensive training to become Ambassadors of Peace." Jane Goodall says, "Leaders Today is a shining example of the power young people possess to change the world."
		Kielburger's personal goal is to attend college and work in the field of peace and conflict studies.
	myhero.com /hero.asp?hero=c_Kielburger (1567 words)

	One World, Many Rights Article 5:Child Slavery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Craig Kielburger, a 15 year old from Toronto, Ontario Canada, is a strong believer in this right.
		Craig, who was 12 at the time, was absolutely stunned at the differences in their lives and went right into action.
		Craig's campaign was brought to the attention of the Prime Minister of Canada.
	www.occdsb.on.ca /~sel/rights/craig.htm (254 words)

	McMaster Daily News
		While searching for the comics in his local newspaper one day, Craig Kielburger came across the story of a young boy who had been sold into slavery as a carpet weaver, escaped, and was murdered when he tried to speak out against child labour.
		The story so shocked Kielburger, who was 12 at the time, that he relayed the story to his friends the next day at school, and began a campaign to advocate for the rights of children.
		Since 1999, the Kielburgers have travelled to schools, businesses and church groups with their Leaders Today program, instructing children how to be active participants in fighting child labour and poverty.
	dailynews.mcmaster.ca /story.cfm?id=2818 (557 words)

	13-Year-Old Fights Child Labor Injustices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		To really appreciate how much Craig Kielburger has accomplished, you should know this first: He is 13 years old and has struggled with a speech impediment for years.
		Craig lives in a two-story home with a swimming pool and tennis courts in a suburb of Toronto.
		Craig was spurred to do research, getting in touch with child-labor organizations across the world and compiling a small library of articles.
	www.udel.edu /educ/socstuds/CK960428.htm (940 words)

	Craig Keilburger and classmates organize Free The Children (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Craig and his schoolmates signed petitions and faxed world leaders, including their own prime minister in Canada.
		He accompanied police on a raid to free children in a factory, and he went with the police when those children were returned to their parents.
		Craig and Free The Children began to focus on a pair of goals, to ensure that Canada would investigate the process of labeling imported rugs to identify those not made by children, and to change the law so police can criminally charge Canadians who use child prostitutes in foreign countries.
	www.peaceheroes.com /CraigKielburger/craigkielburgerbio2.htm (202 words)

	A Youthful Voice for Justice, Sojourners Magazine/May-June 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		CRAIG, IQBAL, AND I were born in the same year, though in unimaginably different situations: Craig in a Canadian suburb, I in the heart of the U.S. capital, and Iqbal in a poor village in Pakistan.
		Kielburger’s words form a clear picture of an area where children as young as 7 or 8 are forced to sell their bodies.
		Kielburger is not a novelist, but there is no reason he should be expected to produce a deeply moving, dramatic bestseller.
	www.sojo.net /index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj9905&article=990532a (751 words)

	Craig Kielburger- Free the Children (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Craig first became a spokesperson for children's rights at the age of 12.
		Craig was absolutely stunned at the differences in their lives and Craig went into action.
		Craig Kielburger went into a rug factory in India.
	www.occdsb.on.ca /~sel/cahero/craigkielburger.htm (247 words)

	Humanists of Idaho - Newsletter Article
		At 12, Craig Kielburger read an article about Iqbal Masih, a freed child laborer from Pakistan who had been murdered because he spoke out against child labor and brought international attention to the problem.
		Craig wanted to know more about the issue but found very little information at the library on the subject.
		At the age of 13, Craig Kielburger traveled to India and Thailand to meet children working as laborers in appalling conditions, and others that had escaped bondage.
	humanists.net /idaho/articles/childrensrights.html (607 words)

	2005 Community of Christ International Peace Award Recipient
		Craig asserts that the phenomenal growth of Free the Children has proved that young people want to be involved in social issues and have the necessary skills and talents to affect positive change.
		Kielburger: We’re a very tight-knit family who gets everyone around the table—grandparents, cousins My parents are retired teachers and my brother Marc also works at Free the Children.
		Kielburger: Interestingly, it was the result of a promise I made.
	www.cofchrist.org /peaceaward/kielburger-intvw2005.asp (1188 words)

	kielburger
		Kielburger was named a Global Leader of Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and he serves Ambassador of the First Children's Embassy in Sarajevo.
		Kielburger's book, Free The Children, which outlines his journey from the suburbs of Toronto, through the slums and sweatshops of South Asia, to the world stage of human rights, has been translated into seven languages.
		Kielburger's free, public lecture is sponsored by the BC Global Justice Project and the Undergraduate Government of Boston College.
	www.bc.edu /bc_org/rvp/pubaf/01/kielburger.html (424 words)

	Craig Kielburger speaks for International Speakers Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Craig Kielburger is a long time child rights activist and founder of Free the Children, the largest network of children helping children in the world.
		Craig, now 23 years of age, has traveled to more than 40 countries, visiting the world's most underprivileged children and speaking out in defense of children's rights.
		Craig is currently pursuing a degree in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto.
	www.internationalspeakers.com /speakers/ISBB-5534RZ/Craig_Kielburger (1044 words)

	One Child's Labor Of Love - CBS News
		Craig Kielburger at 13 was already fully immersed in advocacy work.
		CraigÂ’s parents eventually found his cause so convincing that they let him miss seven weeks of school and bought his plane ticket to travel halfway around the world.
		Craig found himself staring into faces his age and younger - kids missing their childhood, separated from their parents, tortured for small mistakes.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/1999/10/01/60II/main64529.shtml (1391 words)

	McMaster University - Office of Public Relations - Media - Advisories - 2005 - Craig Kielburger
		Craig has received numerous awards and citations for his work in developing countries.
		Now 21, Craig will visit McMaster University to talk about the social activism he champions as head of Free the Children (www.freethechildren.org), the organization he founded.
		Craig Kielburger will be signing copies of his latest book, Me to We: Turning Self-Help on its Head.
	www.mcmaster.ca /ua/opr/nms/advisories/2005/kielburger.html (178 words)

	CPS keynote speaker: Kielburger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Craig began his crusade for children's rights in 1995 when he was only 12 years old.
		Craig is currently pursuing peace and conflict studies at the University of Toronto.
		Craig's address during the opening ceremonies in Calgary will concern speaking out for children's rights and what physicians can do about child poverty, particularly in Canada.
	www.cps.ca /english/media/NewsReleases/AM2003Kielburger.htm (346 words)

	Craig Kielburger - Resources for Teachers and Students
		Prepare: Craig Kielburger first became involved as a child advocate at the age of twelve.
		Read: Craig Kielburger wrote an original essay for the Architects of Peace project.
		Extend: A major project of Kielburger's Free the Children organization is called the "Schools for Peace Program," which is aimed at building schools in war-torn countries around the world.
	www.scu.edu /ethics/architects-of-peace/Kielburger/lesson.html (446 words)

	GlobalTribe . Voices . Craig Kielburger \| PBS
		At the age of 12, Craig Kielburger and his friends launched (Kids Can) Free the Children, a Toronto-based organization dedicated to ending child labor in developing countries.
		CRAIG KIELBURGER: I was 12 years old when I first became involved in human rights.
		Craig speaks with a child in a new school in Waslala, Nicaragua
	www.pbs.org /kcet/globaltribe/voices/voi_kielburger.html (2061 words)

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