Actions to change the world

Here's our list of simple, everyday actions you can do to help change the world (and have fun while you're doing it). It could be doing something for the community like shopping locally, something for the environment like avoiding plastic bags, or something for you, like learning to paint, sing or speak Spanish...

These simple actions come from 'Change the World for a Fiver' and 'Change the World 9 to 5'
Click to see the list by book.

So how does this work? Click on an action to see what it's all about or, if you 're ready to do the do, tick each action you have completed and press the "Done!" button down below. Your actions will be added to the total, there on the top-right. Just like that.

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Action		Total	Add?
130	Add your own action	12589
129	Speak football	13126
128	Involve everyone	12252
127	Recycle your toys	14742
126	Write a letter	12657
125	Talk rubbish to your parents	12642
124	Don't worry if you make a mistake	12210
123	Don't start a war	12440
122	Don’t charge your phone overnight	12766
121	Stop junk mail	12356
120	Give lots of compliments	12011
119	Play	12494
118	Don't sing in the shower	11758
117	Read with a pal	11779
116	Find out about your food	11255
115	Teach your granny to text	11431
114	Love where you live	10927
113	Ask “Why?”	10858
112	Go to more parties	10822
111	Love your stuff	11368
110	Cook a meal from scratch	11459
109	Layer up	11223
108	Be friendly in sign language	11675
107	Look closer	11817
106	Test your teacher	11645
105	Switch things off when you leave the room	12916
104	Stand up for something	11354
103	Grow something & eat it	11227
102	Walk your dad	11705
101	Make someone smile	11141
100	Fail	15946
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	13791
98	Spread the word	14834
97	Say thanks	21147
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	13588
95	Earn fewer air miles	13555
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	15946
93	Don't judge someone by the job they do	15058
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	12754
91	Take the stairs	16745
90	Send this to your boss	12387
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	11582
88	Get off one stop early	14023
87	Play bullshit bingo	13299
86	Avoid waste	16969
85	Support small businesses	15006
84	Smile when you answer the phone	15425
83	Learn to save a life	14985
82	'Aspire not to have more, but to be more.'	15529
81	Challenge your business about its 'lights on at night' policy	13407
80	Choose your friends wisely	15614
79	Give up some spare time	13880
78	Photocopy on both sides	16141
77	Show empathy	16424
76	Use one of these email signatures	13263
75	Be nice to temps	15466
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	17246
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	15948
72	Lose the plastic cup	15972
71	Practise mobile manners	14874
70	Give as you go	14005
69	Shut down your computer properly	19381
68	Try a job swap	12060
67	Share your lunch with someone	14032
66	Take breaks	16645
65	Pass this book around	13252
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	15482
63	Practise good manners	18113
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	11604
61	Speak rather than email	15339
60	Remember people's names	17531
59	Praise people	17500
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	16625
57	Enjoy a Fairtrade brew	15849
56	Start a car pool	13127
55	Use a biro from start to finish	15534
54	Don't be an ideas killer	14574
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	14192
52	Recycle waste paper	20508
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	14162
50	Do something for nothing	20371
49	Learn more, do more	16815
48	Send us an action	13651
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	13493
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	18359
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	13475
44	Report dumped rubbish to your council	13627
43	Grow something with a child	14569
42	Recycle your specs	14649
41	Hug someone	21703
40	Join something	17107
39	Shop locally	19955
38	Don't overfill your kettle	19525
37	Let at least one car in on every journey	16367
36	Take time to listen	19627
35	Write to someone who inspired you	15019
34	Buy fairly traded products	18718
33	Recycle your books	18612
32	Do something you think you are unable to do	16694
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	23434
30	Bake something for a friend	17655
29	Recycle your computer	14364
28	Seize the moment	16418
27	Pay more when you buy at charity shops	13805
26	Give blood	15990
25	Use a mug not a plastic cup	21002
24	Put your gum in the bin	20918
23	Have more meals together	19584
22	Use your will to good effect	15303
21	Turn off unnecessary lights	25479
20	Find out how your money is invested	14918
19	Learn one good joke	17147
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	18043
17	Try watching less TV	21805
16	Give your change to charity	18343
15	Register online as an organ donor	15306
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	21067
13	Recycle your mobile phone	15745
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	18071
11	Get fitter, feel better	19746
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	18820
09	If it says 30mph, do 30mph	18793
08	Have a bath with someone you love	17519
07	Plant a tree	16126
06	Take public transport when you can	20782
05	Smile and smile back	26473
04	Learn basic first aid	20769
03	Fit at least one energy-saving light bulb	23191
02	Read a story with a child	21300
01	Decline plastic bags wherever possible.	28187