In my opinion Free the Children is one of the most inspiring social enterprises. This is because it really emphasizes on how youth my age  can make a difference. Children and teens often feel like they are too small to have an impact on the world. It seems as though everything is run by adults because they are the ones with the ideas, the creativity and the power to inflict change.

Craig Kielburger proved at the young age of 12 that this assumption is wrong. Free the Children was an organization that began when Craig read the story of a 12 year old like himself who lived in Pakistan and worked as a slave for a carpeting company. When the Pakistan boy was released and tried to alert citizens to his story, he was murdered. Craig then went on to form a committee of his friends and family members to raise money in order to get word out to officials to free child slaves in Pakistan. Eventually his plan succeed and all child slaves in that facility were released. Since then Free the Children has participated in numerous causes to help with child slavery, poverty etc around the world.

They have built several schools and even started conferences like the Me to We conference held every year in Vancouver and Toronto. I have been to three Me to We conferences and feel inspired every time by how much passion and commitment Craig Keilburger, as well as everyone else involved, has for what they do. This operation which started in the mind of a 12 year old has grown to become huge and well known around the world.

The link listed below is the blog for the Me to We conference that shows ways to get involved and accomplishments that this social enterprise has embarked on. It also shows what others, who were inspired by this business, have done in their efforts to help change the world.

http://www.weday.com/we-day-blog/

Me to We Website: http://www.metowe.com

Free the Children Website: http://www.freethechildren.com