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WE Charity

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WE Charity, formerly known as Free The Children, is a worldwide development charity and youth empowerment movement founded in 1995 by human rights advocates Marc and Craig Kielburger. [1]

55 relations: Aid agency, Al Gore, Canada, Child labour, Cineplex Entertainment, Craig Kielburger, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Demi Lovato, Donnie Yen, Elie Wiesel, Fleur East, Freshii, George Stroumboulopoulos, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, Hedley (band), Human rights, Iqbal Masih, Jason Mraz, Jean Chrétien, Jennifer Hudson, Joe Jonas, Justin Bieber, Kailash Satyarthi, Kelly Clarkson, Martin Sheen, Me to We, Mia Farrow, Michelle Douglas, Microsoft, Natalie Portman, Nelly Furtado, Nina Dobrev, Ontario, Ontario Federation of Labour, Paul Martin, PotashCorp, Richard Branson, Royal Bank of Canada, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Second Cup, Selena Gomez, Shawn Desman, Shay Mitchell, Tecumseh, Telus, The Buried Life, Tim Hawkins, Toronto, Toronto Star, United Kingdom, ..., United States, WE Charity, World Economic Forum, Youth empowerment, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Expand index (5 more) »

Aid agency

An aid agency is an organization dedicated to distributing aid.

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Al Gore

Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Child labour

Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful.

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Cineplex Entertainment

Cineplex Inc. (formerly known as Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund and Galaxy Entertainment Inc.) is a Canadian entertainment company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

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Craig Kielburger

Craig Kielburger (born December 17, 1982) is a Canadian author and activist for the rights of children.

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Degrassi: The Next Generation

Degrassi: The Next Generation (later renamed Degrassi for seasons ten through fourteen) is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979.

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Demi Lovato

Demetria Devonne Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.

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Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen Ji-dan (甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, producer, action choreographer, and multiple-time world wushu tournament champion.

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Elie Wiesel

Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel (’Ēlí‘ézer Vízēl; September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor.

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Fleur East

Fleur East, --> also known as Fleur, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and fitness model.

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Freshii

Freshii is a Canadian fast casual restaurant franchise that serves burritos, wraps, soups, salads, and frozen yogurt.

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George Stroumboulopoulos

George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Μάρκος Παύλος Στρουμπουλόπουλος; born August 16, 1972) is a Canadian television and radio personality.

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George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (originally known as The Hour) is a Canadian television talk show hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos that aired on CBC Television from 2005 to 2014.

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Hedley (band)

Hedley is a Canadian pop-rock group originating in Abbotsford, British Columbia, that formed in 2003.

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Human rights

Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, December 13, 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,, Retrieved August 14, 2014 that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal and international law.

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Iqbal Masih

Iqbal Masih (اقبال مسیح) was a Pakistani boy who became a symbol of abusive child labour in the developing world.

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Jason Mraz

Jason Thomas Mraz (born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter who first came to prominence in the San Diego coffee shop scene in 2000.

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Jean Chrétien

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (born January 11, 1934), known commonly as Jean Chrétien, is a Canadian politician who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003.

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and spokesperson.

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Joe Jonas

Joseph Adam Jonas (born August 15, 1989) is an American singer and actor.

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Justin Bieber

Justin Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer, actor and songwriter.

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Kailash Satyarthi

Kailash Satyarthi (born Kailash Sharma; 11 January 1954) is an Indian children's rights activist.

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Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Martin Sheen

Ramón Gerard Antonio Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor of Spanish/Irish descent who first became known for his roles in the films The Subject Was Roses (1968) and Badlands (1973), and later achieved wide recognition for his leading role in Apocalypse Now (1979) and as President Josiah Bartlet in the television series The West Wing (1999-2006).

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Me to We

ME to WE is a corporate brand and social initiative who's goal is to procure large scale funding for humanitarian operations around the world.

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Mia Farrow

María de Lourdes "Mia" Villiers Farrow (born February 9, 1945) is an American actress, activist, and former fashion model.

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Michelle Douglas

Michelle Douglas (born 1963) is a Canadian human rights activist who was involved in a landmark case around lesbian and gay equality rights in the Canadian military.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation (abbreviated as MS) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag on June 9, 1981) is an Israeli-American actress, film producer and director.

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Nelly Furtado

Nelly Kim Furtado ComIH (born December 2, 1978) is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter.

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Nina Dobrev

Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva (born January 9, 1989), better known as Nina Dobrev, is a Canadian actress.

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Ontario

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada.

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Ontario Federation of Labour

The Ontario Federation of Labour is a federation of labour unions in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Paul Martin

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian politician who served as the 21st Prime Minister of Canada from December 12, 2003, to February 6, 2006.

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PotashCorp

The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, also known as PotashCorp, was a Canadian corporation based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Richard Branson

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate, investor and philanthropist.

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Royal Bank of Canada

The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization.

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Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship provides platforms at the country, regional and global levels to promote social entrepreneurship.

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Second Cup

Second Cup Coffee Co. is a Canadian coffee retailer operating more than 300 cafes across the country.

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Selena Gomez

Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress, and producer.

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Shawn Desman

Shawn Bosco Fernandes (born January 12, 1982), better known by his stage name Shawn Desman, is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, television personality, and actor of Portuguese descent.

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Shay Mitchell

Shay Mitchell (born Shannon Ashley Mitchell; April 10, 1987) is a Canadian actress, model, entrepreneur and author.

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Tecumseh

Tecumseh (March 1768 – October 5, 1813) was a Native American Shawnee warrior and chief, who became the primary leader of a large, multi-tribal confederacy in the early 19th century.

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Telus

Telus Corporation (stylized as TELUS) is a Canadian national telecommunications company that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, healthcare, video, and IPTV television.

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The Buried Life

The Buried Life is a reality documentary series on MTV.

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Tim Hawkins

Timothy Aaron "Tim" Hawkins (born March 30, 1968) is an American Christian comedian, songwriter, and singer, best known for parodying popular songs such as Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take The Wheel", Kansas's "Dust in the Wind", and "The Candy Man", along with stand-up material based on topics such as marriage, homeschooling, and parenting.

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Toronto

Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.

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Toronto Star

The Toronto Star is a Canadian broadsheet daily newspaper.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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WE Charity

WE Charity, formerly known as Free The Children, is a worldwide development charity and youth empowerment movement founded in 1995 by human rights advocates Marc and Craig Kielburger.

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World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Swiss nonprofit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Youth empowerment

Youth empowerment is a process where children and young people are encouraged to take charge of their lives.

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2014 Nobel Peace Prize

The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was shared, in two equal parts, between Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education".

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WE_Charity

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