Action Guides
- Support the Global Citizen Corps youth movement and fight world hunger and poverty.
- Sign an online petition petition asking your congressional leaders to support international hunger relief
- Start a Do Something Club at your school
- 11 Ways to Take Action Around Poverty
- Stay informed on the latest news on the war on poverty
- Play the Free Rice Game and generate a donation of rice for every correct answer
- Support the Global Child Survival Act
- Lobby your congress members to ameliorate global poverty.
- Organize a Benefit Concert for your cause
- Sign a petition urging presidential candidates to help poor communities cope with climate change
- Help spread the word about the state of education around the world
- Sign Amnesty International's pledge to be a part of a global community that protects basic human rights.
- Host a hunger banquet
- Support a child that needs nourishment
- 11 foods to request for your drive
- 11 ways to Do Something (good) on Halloween
- Write an article about hunger and poverty for your local and/or school newspaper
- Shop and donate to Do Something automatically!
- 11 ways to do something with your family
- Organize an Art Show to support your cause
- Sign up for text messages about volunteer opportunities
- Meals on Wheels
- Sign up for Oxfam emergency action alerts
- Play the Food Force game to learn about global hunger and ways to prevent it
- Join Global Citizen Corps youth movement
- Wear a button on your jacket or bag to publicize your cause
- Join one of Room to Read's local chapters in the U.S.
- Poster your school campus with facts about hunger and what people can do to help
- Hold a candlelight vigil recognizing the current strife of global poverty.
- How to Run a School Supply Drive
- Organize a meeting to share ideas with people on things you can do to fight hunger and poverty
- Endorse The Big Read book with your signature, and show your support for high quality, free education for every child
- Organize an awareness campaign about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and why they're important to us all.
- Urge the presidential candidates to make poverty and hunger a priority in their campaigns
- Give the gift of literacy to less fortunate children around the world by organizing a book drive
- Encourage your mayor to take action against poverty and hunger in your community
- Start a blog to share the latest news about the fight against hunger and poverty, and what people can do for the cause
- Find a video that outlines the key issues involved with global poverty
- Join UNICEF's Voices of Youth
- Lobby members of Congress to support the Jubilee Act
- Play UNICEF's new interactive game
- Lobby members of Congress to support the Education for All Act
- Support World Vision
Easy Ideas
- Contact UNICEF to see how you can help children and orphans in other parts of the world.
- Make a Rant/Rave video about global poverty and post it at DoSomething.org/ShareSomething to spread the word
- When you donate to an organization, find out where the money goes and make sure the organization supports your values.
- Educate with a display of facts about hunger and poverty, and what people can do to help.
- Play a video game that gives back: head to www.gamesthatgive.net