Not only is he the president of the Japanese youth organization Komodo MDG’s, but he’s also a board member of the Nestle Youth Foundation and the Project Ambassador of Under the Acacia Foundation, a non-profit organization focusing on communities in Africa. Now 20, Dylan is a prolific inspirational speaker and has received a long list of awards and honors for his work. Yet Dylan’s incredible work does not stop with the creation of Lil MDG’s. Since its inception, Lil MDG’s has mobilized over 3 million children worldwide – not to mention the 24,000 regular volunteers it has accumulated from 41 countries.Įxamples of the amazing impacts of Dylan’s work include raising over $780,000 to provide relief for tsunami victims, $10 million for hurricane victims across the globe, and building a school playground for AIDS orphans in Uganda as well as a mobile hospital in India. The organization uses digital and social media to encourage children in supporting the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Child Welfare and Environmental ActivistĪt the age of 9, Dylan co-founded an international non-profit and youth empowerment organization called Lil MDG’s.

The ten extraordinary children below have all used their gifts to make the world a better place, becoming true sources of hope and inspiration to people across the globe. Establishing charities before reaching a double-digit age, reverse-engineering broken electronics to power homes, or solving global warming at a board meeting during school recess are examples of what these gifted children can accomplish. Hyper intelligence, altruism, boundless curiosity and determination come together to make a powerful force to change the world. These are the qualities that make children so special, and that adults often spend their lives trying to regain after they are changed by time and experience.Įvery now and then, a child is born that is truly something else. Unbridled creativity, fearlessness, optimism, sharp senses and a fresh outlook on the world.

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