‘Grown-ish’ Star Yara Shahidi Inspires Generation Z’ers To Do 2 Billion Acts Of Good By 2030
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Actress Yara Shahidi wants young people to know that little by little, it's possible to make a difference in the world.
The star of Freeform's "Grown-ish" is one of a group of influencers across the globe taking part in a movement called Little x Little.
There are more than 2 billion people worldwide born between the mid-1990s and mid-2000s making up Generation Z.
Little x Little's goal is to inspire as many of those Gen Z'ers as they can to do 2 billion tiny acts of good by 2030 in support of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (a list of 17 ways to make the world more peaceful, equitable and healthy.)
Participants are encouraged to post their own efforts to do good on social media — using the tag #LittlexLittle — and share ideas, which range from reducing meat consumption to ditching the car and biking instead.
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