Yara Shahidi is an actress. She wants young people to know that little by little, it's possible to make a 1in the world. She is one of the 2across the globe, who are participating in a movement called LittlexLittle.
There are more than 2 billion people 3 born between the mid-1990s and mid-2000s. These people 4Generation Z. The movement has a goal to 5 as many of them globally as possible to do 2 billion 6acts of good by 2030. These acts should be 7 the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals to make the world more peaceful and healthy.
Participants are encouraged to8 their own efforts to do good on social media. They should use the tag LittlexLittle and share ideas 9 from reducing meat consumption to abandoning the car and biking 10
It has been two weeks since a “LittlexLittle” video was launched on YouTube 11the project. It's been 12 more than 15 million times.
Shahidi, 18, says that students can look to the upcoming March for Our Lives assemblies as an example that young people are 13 involved and want to make the world better. She also says there's a 14 to the large amount of time they spend on their phones.
“Because of our interconnectivity (连通性), we see people that aren't 15in front of us and understand there's16greater to contribute to.”
Another influencer17 is disabled model Jillian Mercado. She's posted a video online to remind others that small 18 to slow down climate change can 19 a big difference and that every 20 person has a voice.
