Craig Kielburger

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Craig Kielburger is a Canadian human rights activist and social entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the youth-focused charity WE (formerly Free The Children).

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Craig Kielburger canonical 2

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instanceOf author
human
human rights activist
social entrepreneur
awardReceived Canada's Top 40 Under 40
Nelson Mandela Human Rights Award
Order of Canada
Order of Ontario
World Economic Forum Global Leader of Tomorrow
citizenship Canadian
coFounderOf Free The Children
ME to WE
WE Charity
WE Day
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1982-12-17
educatedAt Bishop Allen Academy
Trinity College, University of Toronto
fieldOfWork children's rights
human rights
international development
social entrepreneurship
foundedInYear 1995
foundedOrganizationAtAge 12
hasEthnicity Polish descent
hasHonorificSuffix CM
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knownFor advocacy against child labour
founding youth-led movement against child labour
youth empowerment initiatives
languagesSpoken English
movement social entrepreneurship movement
youth activism
notableEvent addressed the World Economic Forum on youth and development
testified before U.S. Congressional committees on child labour
notableWork Free the Children (book)
Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World
WEconomy: You Can Find Meaning, Make A Living, and Change the World
occupation activist
author
public speaker
social entrepreneur
placeOfBirth Toronto
surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Toronto
surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
sexOrGender male
sibling Marc Kielburger
spouse Leysa Cerswell Kielburger

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Holly Branson coAuthor Craig Kielburger
Marc Kielburger sibling Craig Kielburger