Craig Kielburger

Craig Kielburger is a child rights activist and the founder of the organization "Free The Children" that has built more 500 primary schools throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America, providing daily education for more then 50,000 kids. The astonishing thing is that he began when he was at the age of 12. He was reading comics on the news paper when he saw an article about a 4 year old Pakistani who had to work. He was surprised since he didn't know children like him were suffering in other parts of the world. He researched about child labor and he wanted to do something about it; he had great ambitions. He had ideas of traveling around Asia. However, his mom didn't allow him to do such crazy things. He spent 8 months trying to persuade her and finally succeeded. Craig went to Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan to interact with child workers at the age of 13. 25 years old now, he has traveled to more than 40 countries, speaking out for children's rights and was nominated for Nobel peace prize. He's got a fantastic personality.

I chose Craig Kielburger because I saw his name when I was researching and was actually fascinated by his story. He has a grand dream to free the children who are forced to do what they shouldn't be doing because of war, poverty or etc. Not only he has the dream, he also has an unbreakable heart. He journeyed through world with determination just to help the kids around the world. In addition, he has arranged speeches and fund raising activities in a extremely young. These are things the most "kids" can't do. His courage, love and determination inspired me.

I was inspired by Craig Kielburger because I didn't know that a "kid" could actually do so much. I was keen to do something and I thought that I could actually make difference too. However, when I look at the reality, it disappoints me. The problem is that I am not as talented as Kielburger, not as determined and not as selfless. I don't have his ability to raise money, make speeches, or write books. I can't do anything because I'm just a normal adolescent, unlike Kielburger, a hero. I can be different, I can do something in my own life but after all I'm just one out of 6 billion, an small ant compare to this gigantic world. However, I'll do my best to make this world a better place. I might not be the leading one, but I will definitely be a part of it.

"Craig Kielburger." Free The Children. 16 Jun 2008 .