Lakefield College High School, and especially Headmaster David Thompson, really showed their leadership and compassion this week for their massive initiative towards the Haitian relief efforts.  Lakefield is a real leader in the community and has a long history of supporting very important charitable initiatives.   Being a UNICEF Child Representative and Ambassador, I …

  Halloween is a holiday that kids throughout the western world look forward to every autumn.  Like many 13 year-olds, I love trick or treating with friends and collecting candy.  But this year, like many before, I will also be raising funds for children in Africa through the Trick or Treat Program of the United …

  I am writing you this urgent message to help the people of South-East Asia who have suffered immensely from three natural disasters that have struck in the last week.  Typhoon Ketsana has slammed into the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia.  A massive earthquake struck Indonesia, while American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga were hit by a …

  Thursday was a very busy day on my barefoot journey.  Most interestingly, I had an interview with a newspaper from San Francisco and a radio station from the Netherlands.  The message is spreading around the world!   I also received some encouraging words.  Daniel Kruse, all the way from Berlin, Germany, sent me some …

  If you had the chance to meet Prime Minister Stephen Harper, American President Barack Obama, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, what would you say to them?  What would you ask them to do?  What changes would you ask them to implement?   Well, thanks to UNICEF, you have an opportunity to do so.  …

This is the time of year for people of all faiths throughout the world to give thanks for what they have.  But more importantly, it is a time when people can give more of themselves to help those who have nothing at all.     There is so much wealth in our world, but the …

By Bilaal Rajan Available at: Toronto, Canada – Twelve year-old children’s rights activist and UNICEF Canada ambassador Bilaal Rajan recently held a launch of his new book. Named Making Change: Tips from an Underage Overachiever (160 pages, Orca Book Publishers), it shows young people that no matter who they are or where they’re from, they …