York Free the Children

FREE THE CHILDRENFREE THE CHILDRENYORK UNIVERSITY CHAPTER

York University Chapter

AgendaHow it all beganWhat does FTC do?

– Me to We Trips– Adopt a Village Model

How can you get involved?York FTC MembershipEvents at YorkContact Info

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How it all began

Iqbal was born in South Asia and sold into slavery at the age of four. In his short life, he had spent six years chained to a carpet-weaving loom before making an incredible escape. Iqbal captured the world’s attention by speaking out for children’s rights. Eventually, Iqbal’s wide media coverage caught the attention of those who wished to silence him. At 12, Iqbal lost his life for defending the rights of children.

A boy, a newspaper and some shameless idealism. As 12-year-old Craig flipped through the Toronto Star in search of the comics, he was struck by a story; A tragic, but courageous story of a boy his age named Iqbal Masih.

How it all beganWhat Craig learned from Iqbal’s story was that the bravest voice can live in even the smallest body.

He also knew he had to help. Craig gathered together a small group of his Grade 7 classmates from his Thornhill, Ontario, school and Free The Children was born.

Free children from poverty.

Free children from exploitation.

Free children from the notion that they are powerless to

affect change.

These were the messages that fuelled Craig’s mission. The idea was a good one – and it caught on.

Today, 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.

How it all began

What does FTC do?In Canada, the US, and the UK: FTC educates, engages and empowers youth in North America, the UK and around the world with the tools, knowledge, confidence and support network to be ambassadors for change and lead meaningful action.

In Africa, Asia and Latin America: FTC works together with communities to establish a comprehensive, child- focused development approach that gives all community members the education, skills and opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty—forever.

Me to we VOLUNTEEROVERSEAS

Me to We VOLUNTEEROVERSEAS

Free the Children offers amazing opportunities for students to volunteer and support community development in the areas that need it most

For more info, click hereTo watch a great Me to We Trip – Kenya Video, click here

Our exec member, Lauren R, on her Me to We volunteer trip in India

Some of our York FTC exec members have been on these amazing trips and can attest to the life-changing experience that you will have, as well as the greater perspective and appreciation for life that you will gain!

Feel free to contact the York FTC exec team (via email or Facebook) if you want to know more about Me to We volunteering overseas!

adopt a villageIt’s not charity. It’s sustainability.

Our holistic and sustainable development model

To eliminate the obstacles preventing children from accessing education and to break the cycle to povertyGoal:

adopt a village

Our holistic and sustainable development model

how:

adopt a villageThrough sustainable development within communities from the Five Core Pillars

EducationEducation

Imp

act

Schools and school rooms built, allowing for the education of

55,000 children everyday.

FTC not only builds schools and provides materials for classroom learning, but they partner with the Ministry of Education to ensure their projects are maintained over the long-term, to create programming and initiatives to complement gov’t-determined curriculum, and to commit to providing all students with a quality education.

HEALTHCAREHEALTHCARE

Worth of medical supplies shipped around

the world

Impact

FTC works to have their health pillar as effective, sustainable and cost-effective as possible. Working closely with the government in many ways to align FTC health care practices with the government’s national priorities, and in most cases, partner with the government to administer health care in communities where FTC works. Their programs generally focus on health education and preventative care, allowing children to remain healthy and able to go to school.

WaterWater

Imp

act

People provided with clean water, health care and sanitation

FTC’s clean water initiatives provide communities with clean water sources and sanitation facilities, reducing the spread of waterborne diseases. These initiatives also rid children of their daily treks to collect water, freeing them to attend school. The clean water and sanitation projects include the construction of wells, rain catchment systems, hand-washing stations and latrines.

Clean water isn’t a luxury – it’s a basic human right.

Alternative IncomeAlternative Income

Women with economic self-sufficiency

Impact

FTC provides communities, mainly women, with resources to generate a sustainable source of income, increase their savings and even start their own businesses. These resources include sewing machines, farming supplies, animals for breeding and milking, financial literacy workshops, micro-credit loans, business training sessions and women’s support groups. This support gives parents the necessary education, tools and skills they need to sustain incomes and break the cycle of poverty.

Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food SafetySafety

One of the most pressing issues contributing to poverty today is the lack of food security. FTC partnered up with PotashCrop last month to address this issue. By implementing initiatives such as crop diversification, tree-planting, farms, gardens, irrigation and watershed building, FTC provides solutions to food security. These initiatives will also support school nutrition programs and ensure access to a safe and sustainable source of nutritious food for communities on an ongoing basis.

Our holistic and sustainable development model

adopt a village

We focus not on one facet of development – water, health etc. We focus on what communities really need: a holistic solution to ending poverty.

It’s not charity. It’s sustainability.We do not give handouts; we do not merely give a home or a pair of shoes or other personal items. Instead, we seek the greatest benefit through investing in the community infrastructure.

FTC does SoLearn more at the FTC Website or contact York Free the Children through our Facebook!Much more!

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

Join York Free the Children!Become a part of the change that happens right here at York University to raise funds and awareness to support the Adopt a Village model!

York FTC membership

Membership BENEFITS

Volunteer Opportunities

Reduced Admission Price for all members for all events

Letters of Reference

Hours for your Co-Curricular record

Up-to-Date info on all FTC campaigns & events

Chance to win tickets to We Day 2013

Meeting amazing people & making new friends!

End-of-Year Raffle

Sign up

Sign up on YU CONNECT HERE:https://yorku.collegiatelink.net/

organization/freethechildren

How to become a member

Donate ANY AMOUNT

Get carded!

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Every penny counts! Donate at our next event!

Remember to write your name on it & bring it with

you to all events!

Membership card

Keeps track of your Volunteering & Active Membership

Show it to get Reduced Admission Price for all events

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Enters you into a Raffle at year end!

Remember to write your name on it & bring it with you to all events!

Events at YorkVolunteering. Fundraisers. Awareness.

Fighting hunger by providing volunteer opportunities in soup kitchens & food banks

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Love/hatespeed date

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FUTURE EVENTS

Other Event Ideas

• Free the Children Campaigns• Coffee Houses• Polar Bear Dip• Karaoke• Professor vs. Student Competition

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