Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Welcome!

Welcome to qftc.blogspot.com! This is where you'll find the latest news, event/fundraiser information, and whole lot more about Queen's Free the Children. We also hope to have some of our executive members post their experiences from volunteer trips with Free the Children or opinion pieces on hot topics. We'd like this blog to be as interactive as possible so if you have an idea, thought, or opinion - please post, we'd love to hear from you.

For those who are new to Free the Children, here's a quick overview:
Free the Children, or FTC, was founded by 12-year-old Craig Kielberger (you may know him) in 1995. It all started with a newspaper article on Iqbal Masih, a former child-worker who spoke out about the human rights violations being committed in factories and sweatshops in Pakistan. Craig saw this article and felt like he needed to do something. He gathered 11 school friends to begin fighting child labour and FTC was born.

Thirteen years later, FTC has over 1 million young people in 45 countries participating in its innovative program. It is the world's largest network of children helping children through education meaning that its funds come from grassroots groups in schools and communities led by young people. Through this world-wide effort FTC has built over 500 primary schools providing education to 50,000 children every day. For more information about FTC, visit www.freethechildren.com

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