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10 Easy Ways to Change to World

It's time to make the world awesome.

Anna LaForge
Nov 18, 2015
Colorado State University
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10 Easy Ways to Change to World
Global Goals

This past September, the UN agreed to 17 goals to achieve three incredible objectives—to end extreme poverty, to fight inequality & injustice, and to fix climate change—by 2030. If this amazing change is going to happen, everyone has to get involved. Below are 10 ways in which you can help make the world more awesome for everyone in it.


1. Sign up for this site.

You will receive updates on your favorite goals along with information on how you can help achieve them.

2. Download the App

Get updates and ideas on-the-go, and put your selfies to use by spreading the word!

3. Share the CinemaAd

To help raise awareness, Global Goals has put together the first global cinema advertisement, featuring adorable animals in place of the actual UN representatives. This ad doesn’t have to be relegated to just theaters; share it to spread the word and give your friends a giggle.

4. Do the #DizzyGoals Challenge

Participate in this fun challenge and tag your friends to get the ball rolling (literally!). Help make this the next ice bucket challenge.

5. Make a Video

Record your own intro to the “We the People” video on the Global Goals website to show your support.

6. Buy Global Goals Merchandise

Become a stylish reminder for world change with everything from T-shirts to mugs!

7. Cover the Campus

There are dozens of photos on the Global Goals webpage that you can print out & post everywhere to get people thinking. Alternatively, get creative and make your own statement!

8. Get people learning

Goal four is all about education, and Global Goals has created actual lesson plans to help classrooms start teaching students how they can change the world. There’s even a film and a comic book!

9. Join the #PrayerforEveryone Movement

Find a way to combine the goals with the ideals of your faith, be it through a church project or a private prayer. Then tell everyone your vision for the future with the hashtag #PrayerforEveryone.

10. Take Action!

Hit the “Take Action” button on the website to check out how you can help specific goals get off the ground. It’s time to change the world!

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