ADOLESCENT ACTIVISTS: 7 Young People Making A Difference

As a new string of youth activists have shown, you're never too young or inexperienced to start making a difference in your community. HuffPost Impact is proud to detail the stories of the following young people, dedicating their time and energy in service to others.

Vote on who you think is the biggest difference-maker!

Zach Bonner

An advocate for homeless youth, Bonner created the Little Red Wagon Foundation, and plans to walk 2,300 miles across America next year to raise awareness.

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[lybyrylprygryssyve]

11:53 AM on 10/26/2009

Why is Ava Lowery included? First of all, at 19, she's no "adolescent" (unless you're using the adjective form of the word). Most importantly, however, she has done nothing even close to what these other wonderful young people have done. The others have all donated time, raised money, founded organizations, etc. all to improve the world they live in. What has Ava done? Created "animations" of dead babies and soldiers on her mom's computer? Complained about the last administration? How is that comparable to what the others have done? Give me a break!

[squeezed]

08:13 PM on 10/21/2009

They're all winners!

If only we could find a way to make youthful idealism lasting and contagious.

[rchsod]

06:15 PM on 10/21/2009

congrats to ava from the democratic underground...

[DredLockRasta]

04:10 PM on 10/21/2009

Count me in for PEACE!

[Ivriniel]

03:26 PM on 10/21/2009

What about Craig and Marc Keilburger of Kids Can Free the Children and Ryan Hreljac of Ryan's Well?

http://www.freethechildren.com/

http://www.ryanswell.ca/

[Ivriniel]

03:22 PM on 10/21/2009

Hey Huff Post! Why are you asking us to rank child activists?

Anytime anyone choses to get involved to make the world a better place their actions should be lauded. We should not be measuring these kids against each other.

I for one and going to give them all 10's and be done with it.

[lordjin]

03:21 PM on 10/21/2009

Why is Zach Bonner wearing lipstick?

[amdezurik]

03:46 PM on 10/21/2009

isn't that sweet, one of his classmates posting here, why bless your heart!

[lordjin]

03:49 PM on 10/21/2009

I'm rubber and you're glue.

[BritishColumbian]

08:39 AM on 10/21/2009

Canadian Bilaal Rijan has been a social activist since the age of four and is presently a children's ambassador for UNICEF. He has helped to raise millions for children's causes all over the world, is a motivational speaker highlighting his causes for audiences ranging from children to adults to world leaders and author of a primer for children activists: "Making Change".

What stands out is his determination to spread activism and volunteerism worldwide from board rooms to the smallest African village. He is an incredible yet humble young man who tries to balance world attention with a typical adolescent life in his hometown in Ontario.

[boredwell]

02:28 AM on 10/21/2009

To say that one adolescent activist is more deserving of points than the other assumes that their goals, ethos and dedication is more or less praiseworthy. Their initiative qualifies ALL of these young people as humanists. That they have independently turned their moral suasion to help effect the universal condition by engaging others is the uniformly exemplary and laudable. You should not have included them in a poll best reserved for calculating personal opinions on red carpet attire.