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	1017
129	Speak football	902
128	Involve everyone	730
127	Recycle your toys	745
126	Write a letter	738
125	Talk rubbish to your parents	727
124	Don't worry if you make a mistake	738
123	Don't start a war	804
122	Don’t charge your phone overnight	789
121	Stop junk mail	748
120	Give lots of compliments	733
119	Play	786
118	Don't sing in the shower	717
117	Read with a pal	668
116	Find out about your food	694
115	Teach your granny to text	737
114	Love where you live	755
113	Ask “Why?”	738
112	Go to more parties	712
111	Love your stuff	732
110	Cook a meal from scratch	764
109	Layer up	690
108	Be friendly in sign language	637
107	Look closer	670
106	Test your teacher	653
105	Switch things off when you leave the room	818
104	Stand up for something	698
103	Grow something & eat it	686
102	Walk your dad	686
101	Make someone smile	826
100	Fail	5342
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	3873
98	Spread the word	4288
97	Say thanks	9699
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	2564
95	Earn fewer air miles	2547
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	4836
93	Don't judge someone by the job they do	5207
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	2302
91	Take the stairs	6860
90	Send this to your boss	1971
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	2469
88	Get off one stop early	3000
87	Play bullshit bingo	2246
86	Avoid waste	5841
85	Support small businesses	4544
84	Smile when you answer the phone	5637
83	Learn to save a life	3902
82	'Aspire not to have more, but to be more.'	4473
81	Challenge your business about its 'lights on at night' policy	2508
80	Choose your friends wisely	5658
79	Give up some spare time	4217
78	Photocopy on both sides	5102
77	Show empathy	5355
76	Use one of these email signatures	2907
75	Be nice to temps	4522
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	6740
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	6282
72	Lose the plastic cup	5289
71	Practise mobile manners	4227
70	Give as you go	3295
69	Shut down your computer properly	8480
68	Try a job swap	2086
67	Share your lunch with someone	4058
66	Take breaks	5877
65	Pass this book around	2607
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	5301
63	Practise good manners	7349
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	1806
61	Speak rather than email	4606
60	Remember people's names	6697
59	Praise people	6682
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	5881
57	Enjoy a Fairtrade brew	5196
56	Start a car pool	2425
55	Use a biro from start to finish	4808
54	Don't be an ideas killer	4403
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	3535
52	Recycle waste paper	9686
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	3548
50	Do something for nothing	9567
49	Learn more, do more	6326
48	Send us an action	3054
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	2933
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	7716
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	2917
44	Report dumped rubbish to your council	3108
43	Grow something with a child	4475
42	Recycle your specs	4015
41	Hug someone	10565
40	Join something	6892
39	Shop locally	10082
38	Don't overfill your kettle	9144
37	Let at least one car in on every journey	6656
36	Take time to listen	9151
35	Write to someone who inspired you	4696
34	Buy fairly traded products	8906
33	Recycle your books	8233
32	Do something you think you are unable to do	6860
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	13323
30	Bake something for a friend	7281
29	Recycle your computer	4101
28	Seize the moment	6109
27	Pay more when you buy at charity shops	3583
26	Give blood	5663
25	Use a mug not a plastic cup	11139
24	Put your gum in the bin	10615
23	Have more meals together	9198
22	Use your will to good effect	5027
21	Turn off unnecessary lights	14771
20	Find out how your money is invested	4638
19	Learn one good joke	6774
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	7709
17	Try watching less TV	11323
16	Give your change to charity	7986
15	Register online as an organ donor	5073
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	10671
13	Recycle your mobile phone	5403
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	8238
11	Get fitter, feel better	9193
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	8433
09	If it says 30mph, do 30mph	8349
08	Have a bath with someone you love	7115
07	Plant a tree	6253
06	Take public transport when you can	10091
05	Smile and smile back	16138
04	Learn basic first aid	9113
03	Fit at least one energy-saving light bulb	12411
02	Read a story with a child	10693
01	Decline plastic bags wherever possible.	16665