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What is missing from our efforts to save the world? | Ayrton Cable | TEDxYouth@HamptonCourtHouse

987 views · Published 22 October 2014 · 11:32 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Ayrton draws on his experiences and ideas to explain what is missing from our efforts to change the world.

11 years-old Ayrton Cable is an award-winning youth activist. At the age of 9, Ayrton premiered his film in the Houses of Parliament, and partnered with four major NGOs, proposing a law for clearer food labeling to end the horrors of factory farming. His film is regularly shown in schools nationwide. Inspired by a TED talk on conflict minerals, Ayrton went on to campaign for a “Fair Trade Mobile Phone”, for which he won an Amnesty International Photojournalism Award. Ayrton's latest initiative, focused on food security, follows his ITV and BBC Radio report from Malawi on hunger as part of the IF Campaign; Ayrton’s “World Food Challenge”, partnered with the UN, challenges young people to ensure everyone in the world is properly nourished, no one left out.

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