37 Rights in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

(ref: UNICEF, http://www.unicef.org/crc/)

NOTE: October 24th is United Nations Day
The United Nations  Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full range of human rights — civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. On November 20th, 1989, world leaders decided that children needed a special convention [...]

7 Key Elements for Combining Education and Volunteer Service

(ref: SLOOPY: Service-Learning Opportunity-Options Program for Youth CD-ROM Resource Kit by Youth Community Service)
Service-learning combines service to the community (civic engagement) with student learning in a way that improves both the student and the community. Focus is placed equally on the learning experience, the skills developed, and the service performed. Here’s a seven-point evaluation system [...]

Kids in Action #1: 10 Tips for Successful Petitions

(reference: The Kid’s Guide to Social Action by Barbara A Lewis)
“A universal feeling, whether well or ill founded, cannot safely be disregarded.” — Abraham Lincoln
“No one listens to me!” you might complain. But you can do something about it. You can collect other voices and create a louder noise — one that’s harder for people [...]

12 Regular Kids That Did Heroic Things Around The World

(ref: The Doggy Dung Disaster by Garth Sundem)

Haruko Maruno, Japan (12 yrs old)
Invented a way to use an empty milk carton as a more environmentally-friendly doggy “poop scoop”.
Omar Castillo Gallegos, Mexico (8 yrs old)
Walked 800 miles to a rainforest in order to save it.
Henry Cilly, USA (3rd grader)
Got a construction [...]