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	787
129	Speak football	722
128	Involve everyone	610
127	Recycle your toys	613
126	Write a letter	606
125	Talk rubbish to your parents	620
124	Don't worry if you make a mistake	607
123	Don't start a war	648
122	Don’t charge your phone overnight	623
121	Stop junk mail	601
120	Give lots of compliments	606
119	Play	627
118	Don't sing in the shower	590
117	Read with a pal	568
116	Find out about your food	573
115	Teach your granny to text	645
114	Love where you live	600
113	Ask “Why?”	607
112	Go to more parties	595
111	Love your stuff	595
110	Cook a meal from scratch	606
109	Layer up	565
108	Be friendly in sign language	543
107	Look closer	561
106	Test your teacher	555
105	Switch things off when you leave the room	634
104	Stand up for something	583
103	Grow something & eat it	576
102	Walk your dad	594
101	Make someone smile	647
100	Fail	5215
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	3772
98	Spread the word	4158
97	Say thanks	9512
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	2485
95	Earn fewer air miles	2458
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	4724
93	Don't judge someone by the job they do	5079
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	2211
91	Take the stairs	6710
90	Send this to your boss	1890
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	2379
88	Get off one stop early	2908
87	Play bullshit bingo	2156
86	Avoid waste	5714
85	Support small businesses	4423
84	Smile when you answer the phone	5500
83	Learn to save a life	3802
82	'Aspire not to have more, but to be more.'	4366
81	Challenge your business about its 'lights on at night' policy	2425
80	Choose your friends wisely	5531
79	Give up some spare time	4105
78	Photocopy on both sides	4968
77	Show empathy	5240
76	Use one of these email signatures	2817
75	Be nice to temps	4435
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	6593
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	6153
72	Lose the plastic cup	5175
71	Practise mobile manners	4123
70	Give as you go	3200
69	Shut down your computer properly	8308
68	Try a job swap	1998
67	Share your lunch with someone	3942
66	Take breaks	5752
65	Pass this book around	2518
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	5200
63	Practise good manners	7213
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	1732
61	Speak rather than email	4488
60	Remember people's names	6556
59	Praise people	6563
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	5760
57	Enjoy a Fairtrade brew	5107
56	Start a car pool	2335
55	Use a biro from start to finish	4718
54	Don't be an ideas killer	4296
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	3453
52	Recycle waste paper	9538
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	3461
50	Do something for nothing	9427
49	Learn more, do more	6213
48	Send us an action	2950
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	2863
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	7599
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	2838
44	Report dumped rubbish to your council	3029
43	Grow something with a child	4392
42	Recycle your specs	3909
41	Hug someone	10390
40	Join something	6795
39	Shop locally	9935
38	Don't overfill your kettle	9029
37	Let at least one car in on every journey	6547
36	Take time to listen	9020
35	Write to someone who inspired you	4608
34	Buy fairly traded products	8807
33	Recycle your books	8113
32	Do something you think you are unable to do	6749
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	13122
30	Bake something for a friend	7158
29	Recycle your computer	3997
28	Seize the moment	5985
27	Pay more when you buy at charity shops	3498
26	Give blood	5548
25	Use a mug not a plastic cup	11000
24	Put your gum in the bin	10479
23	Have more meals together	9077
22	Use your will to good effect	4931
21	Turn off unnecessary lights	14568
20	Find out how your money is invested	4558
19	Learn one good joke	6645
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	7604
17	Try watching less TV	11156
16	Give your change to charity	7874
15	Register online as an organ donor	4972
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	10542
13	Recycle your mobile phone	5295
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	8123
11	Get fitter, feel better	9050
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	8310
09	If it says 30mph, do 30mph	8222
08	Have a bath with someone you love	6981
07	Plant a tree	6148
06	Take public transport when you can	9947
05	Smile and smile back	15950
04	Learn basic first aid	8972
03	Fit at least one energy-saving light bulb	12191
02	Read a story with a child	10530
01	Decline plastic bags wherever possible.	15667