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	122
129	Speak football	98
128	Involve everyone	99
127	Recycle your toys	100
126	Write a letter	205
125	Talk rubbish to your parents	655
124	Don't worry if you make a mistake	109
123	Don't start a war	115
122	Don’t charge your phone overnight	135
121	Stop junk mail	94
120	Give lots of compliments	126
119	Play	94
118	Don't sing in the shower	94
117	Read with a pal	86
116	Find out about your food	88
115	Teach your granny to text	78
114	Love where you live	111
113	Ask “Why?”	118
112	Go to more parties	89
111	Love your stuff	92
110	Cook a meal from scratch	169
109	Layer up	84
108	Be friendly in sign language	72
107	Look closer	85
106	Test your teacher	67
105	Switch things off when you leave the room	355
104	Stand up for something	103
103	Grow something & eat it	81
102	Walk your dad	104
101	Make someone smile	423
100	Fail	8578
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	5525
98	Spread the word	6205
97	Say thanks	143478
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	2520
95	Earn fewer air miles	2701
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	7631
93	Don't judge someone by the job they do	7709
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	2028
91	Take the stairs	26576
90	Send this to your boss	1711
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	2230
88	Get off one stop early	3284
87	Play bullshit bingo	2037
86	Avoid waste	11505
85	Support small businesses	6915
84	Smile when you answer the phone	11289
83	Learn to save a life	4327
82	'Aspire not to have more, but to be more.'	7055
81	Challenge your business about its 'lights on at night' policy	2787
80	Choose your friends wisely	8845
79	Give up some spare time	5266
78	Photocopy on both sides	8636
77	Show empathy	9637
76	Use one of these email signatures	4472
75	Be nice to temps	6328
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	12271
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	10262
72	Lose the plastic cup	8320
71	Practise mobile manners	6256
70	Give as you go	3603
69	Shut down your computer properly	22505
68	Try a job swap	1798
67	Share your lunch with someone	5189
66	Take breaks	8453
65	Pass this book around	2689
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	6652
63	Practise good manners	15737
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	1510
61	Speak rather than email	6401
60	Remember people's names	11858
59	Praise people	11579
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	10839
57	Enjoy a Fairtrade brew	13965
56	Start a car pool	2226
55	Use a biro from start to finish	6389
54	Don't be an ideas killer	6191
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	4114
52	Recycle waste paper	26258
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	4249
50	Do something for nothing	17481
49	Learn more, do more	8939
48	Send us an action	3567
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	3294
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	17011
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	2860
44	Report dumped rubbish to your council	3076
43	Grow something with a child	4979
42	Recycle your specs	4199
41	Hug someone	40384
40	Join something	8862
39	Shop locally	16648
38	Don't overfill your kettle	22568
37	Let at least one car in on every journey	9885
36	Take time to listen	15938
35	Write to someone who inspired you	5629
34	Buy fairly traded products	15241
33	Recycle your books	13146
32	Do something you think you are unable to do	8286
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	52398
30	Bake something for a friend	9660
29	Recycle your computer	4299
28	Seize the moment	8971
27	Pay more when you buy at charity shops	4140
26	Give blood	7606
25	Use a mug not a plastic cup	24721
24	Put your gum in the bin	16872
23	Have more meals together	20765
22	Use your will to good effect	6583
21	Turn off unnecessary lights	48943
20	Find out how your money is invested	5016
19	Learn one good joke	8577
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	9960
17	Try watching less TV	52422
16	Give your change to charity	11400
15	Register online as an organ donor	6427
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	29210
13	Recycle your mobile phone	6484
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	23670
11	Get fitter, feel better	16981
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	13835
09	If it says 30mph, do 30mph	19390
08	Have a bath with someone you love	13236
07	Plant a tree	9035
06	Take public transport when you can	35658
05	Smile and smile back	63068
04	Learn basic first aid	11425
03	Fit at least one energy-saving light bulb	22069
02	Read a story with a child	29570
01	Decline plastic bags wherever possible.	42110