Speak up without saying a word
 visit iamsilent.com to learn how to take the Vow of Silence with thousands of others around the world
When we think of the word “silent,” we think of someone who literally has no voice and can speak no words. But what about the people who speak out every single day, yet there is no one to hear their voice?
Silence has many definitions. When a child labourer’s pleas to go to school aren’t heard, they’re silenced. When a young boy or girl can’t go to school because the walls of his classroom are crumbling and the ceiling is caving in, they’re silenced. When a child falls sick from drinking unclean water, they’re silenced.
How can we help?
Take the Vow of Silence
This March, you can take a stand and help give these millions of children and their families a voice by taking Free The Children’s Vow of Silence. In recognition of child labourers, children in poverty, children in armed conflict and children denied an education, you can remain silent for 24 hours and give them a voice.
This is your chance to raise awareness about children’s rights and, if you choose, raise funds to support sustainable solutions to these important issues. Your donations will help to build schools, provide alternative sources of income for families and implement clean water and sanitation systems in Ecuador, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, China and India.
This is one of our favourite campaigns because it sends such a powerful message to the world and you can really make it your own. You can take the Vow on its own or as a part of your year-long Adopt a Village campaign. You can join the quiet revolution with thousands of others starting on March 5 at 3 p.m. and break your silence on March 6 at 3 p.m, or you can take your own vow at any time throughout the year. However you decide to do it, your silence will speak volumes!
Download your How to Guide and posters at iamsilent.com.
Become a Director of Change:
Win a free trip to anywhere in North America* for you and a guest**, and document a social issue you care about to share with the world.
If you could go anywhere in North America* to document important social issues facing youth, where would you go and why? Respond by submitting a video, short essay, journal, pictorial, poem or other creative submission to Directors of Change at: www.freethechildren.com/directorsofchange. Contest ends March 31, 2009.
Free The Children is the largest network of children helping children through education in the world, with more than one million youth involved in our innovative education and development programs in 45 countries. Founded by international child rights activist Craig Kielburger, Free The Children has an established track-record of success, with three nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize and partnerships with the United Nations and Oprah’s Angel Network. |
