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\n \n Child Marriage <\/a>\n
By the United Nations Population Fund, this site focuses on what child marriage is, why it happens, and the impact it has on the lives of the children involved. (for older students)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Canada First Nations Water Issues Need To Be Fixed: UN <\/a>\n
An article about the water issues First Nations communities in Canada face. (for older students)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n The educational struggle faced by girls around the world <\/a>\n
An article by the BBC looking at the number of children, especially girls, out of school around the world. (for older students)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n How I Escaped Poverty And Hunger <\/a>\n
A look at the life of Peter Mumo, who despite growing up in a drought-prone region of Kenya, managed to escape poverty and hunger. (for older students)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Know Your Rights! United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for Indigenous Adolescents <\/a>\n
This PDF explores the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). It provides background information, including what a declaration is and what the United Nations is. It also mentions how UNDRIP came about and goes into detail covering all 46 articles. A short quiz, word bank, and further links are provided at the end of the document, too.<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Nunavut’s hunger problem: ‘We can’t pretend it doesn’t exist anymore’ <\/a>\n
An in-depth article from CBC on the issue of hunger in Nunavut. (for older students)<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n UN Sustainable Development Goals <\/a>\n
The official site for the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The site lists all 17 goals and each goal has its own web page with facts, figures, and a PDF outlining why the goal matters.<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Child Friendly Language <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n World Water Crisis <\/a>\n
Photographs from TIME<\/em> magazine showing important water sources, dry zones, and other issues connected to the world water crisis.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Household Food Insecurity in Canada (For older students)<\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n video <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Four Feet, Two Sandals written by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed and illustrated by Doug Chayka (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2007)<\/span> <\/a>\n
Set in a Pakistani refugee camp, this story is about two girls named Lina and Feroza. One day, relief workers bring some clothes to the camp, and Lina finds a sandal that fits perfectly. However, she notices another girl wearing the other sandal. Lina and Feroza decide to share the sandals and they form a friendship.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n I Have the Right to Be a Child written by Alain Serres and Sarah Ardizzone and illustrated by Aur\u00e9lia Fronty (Groundwood Books, 2012)<\/span> <\/a>\n
With simple text, this book outlines the rights of a child. From the right to food to the right of safety, the book emphasizes how every child regardless of who they are or where they live has rights. It also touches on how important it is for a child to know his or her rights to make sure they are respected.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World\u2019s People written by David J. Smith and illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong (Kids Can Press, 2011)<\/span> <\/a>\n
This book promotes global citizenship and mindfulness by exploring the world\u2019s population as just 100 people. Statistics cover topics from languages and religions to food and health. With the smaller number, readers are able to fully grasp the extent of issues and problems in the world in a more tangible way.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n How I Learned Geography written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008)<\/span> <\/a>\n
A story focused on a family fleeing their troubled homeland and finding themselves living in poverty in a strange country. When the father brings home a map instead of food, the protagonist, a young boy, is furious. But as he looks at the map, he uses his imagination to travel to the distant places he finds there. He begins to realize the map feeds him in a different way and helps to keep him going.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Maddi\u2019s Fridge written by Lois Brandt and illustrated by Vin Vogel (Flashlight Press, 2014)<\/span> <\/a>\n
A book about best friends Maddi and Sofia who live in the same neighbourhood and go to the same school, but while Sofia\u2019s fridge is full of nutritious food, Maddi\u2019s is empty. The story addresses issues of poverty and hunger, as well as friendship. <\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Mimi\u2019s Village: And How Basic Health Care Transformed It written by Katie Smith Milway and illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes (Kids Can Press, 2012)<\/span> <\/a>\n
A book focused on the lack of health care in an African village. After Mimi\u2019s little sister becomes sick from contaminated drinking water, the whole family must travel on foot to receive medical assistance. Although Mimi\u2019s sister survives, Mimi realizes how important it is to have health care facilities neatby and becomes the catalyst for opening up a clinic in her village.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Razia’s Ray of Hope: One Girl’s Dream of an Education written by Liz Suneby and illustrated by Suana Verelst (Kids Can Press, 2013)<\/span> <\/a>\n
Set in Afghanistan, this book tells the story of a young girl named Razia who desperately wants to go to school. The book reflects the struggle many children, especially girls, go through to get an education. It was inspired by real-life humanitarian Razia Jan, who opened the Zabuli Education Centre in Afghanistan. The centre provides free education to more than 500 girls.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n The Can Man written by Laura E. Williams and illustrated by Craig Orback (Lee & Low Books, 2010)<\/span> <\/a>\n
This book focuses on a boy named Tim who wants to earn money for a skateboard. He notices a homeless man collecting cans to deposit for some money and decides to do the same thing. After meeting the homeless man a few times, Tim realizes he should use the money for a better cause.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n When I Get Older: The Story behind “Wavin’ Flag” written by K’NAAN and Sol Sol and illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez (Tundra Books, 2012)<\/span> <\/a>\n
In this picture book, musician K\u2019naan tells the story of his childhood in Somalia, where he developed a love for language from his poet grandfather. His family eventually fled to avoid the conflict that broke out in his home. They came to North America as refugees, looking for a more peaceful life.<\/div> <\/div>\n \n book <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1775,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1892","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1892\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/take-action\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}