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Who we are?

We Are What We Do .org likes to inspire people to use their everyday actions to change the world. Whoever they are. And wherever they are. And that includes you.

We Are What We Do .org created 100 simple, everyday actions that can improve our environment, our health, and our communities and make our planet and the people on it much happier. We started by putting these actions into a book but it rather burst its bindings. Today it has gained momentum, gathered community and become a global movement with two books and over 500,000 registered actions.

Where did the idea originate?

We Are What We Do .org began life as a project of the charity Community Links in London. Most of its work is delivered in one of the poorest boroughs in Europe. For more information www.community-links.org

Who makes it happen?

You do. Everyone does. There are hundreds of people all around the world taking part in working We Are What We Do .org projects - on our book, our films, our exhibition and our website, not to mention all the people carrying out our actions and helping to spread the word. The amazing thing is that pretty much everyone's doing it for nothing - well not for money that is. We're all doing it for the biggest prize there is. The happy knowledge that we are all doing our bit. And our bit counts because others are doing their bit too.

So that's us.

Thanks for visiting our site. Thanks for attempting to do our actions (and not just once, but everyday), thanks for joining in, telling others and spreading the word.

Who are we? We Are What We Do .org .
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...

01 Decline plastic bags wherever possible.
02 Read a story with a child
03 Fit at least one energy-saving light bulb
04 Learn basic first aid
05 Smile and smile back
06 Take public transport when you can
07 Plant a tree
08 Have a bath with someone you love
09 If it says 30mph, do 30mph
10 Turn your thermostat down by 1º
11 Get fitter, feel better
12 Turn off appliances at the mains
13 Recycle your mobile phone
14 Spend time with someone from a different generation
15 Register online as an organ donor
16 Give your change to charity
17 Try watching less TV
18 Learn to be friendly in another language
19 Learn one good joke
20 Find out how your money is invested
21 Turn off unnecessary lights
22 Use your will to good effect
23 Have more meals together
24 Put your gum in the bin
25 Use a mug not a plastic cup
26 Give blood
27 Pay more when you buy at charity shops
28 Seize the moment
29 Recycle your computer
30 Bake something for a friend
31 Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth
32 Do something you think you are unable to do
33 Recycle your books
34 Buy fairly traded products
35 Write to someone who inspired you
36 Take time to listen
37 Let at least one car in on every journey
38 Don’t overfill your kettle
39 Shop locally
40 Join something
41 Hug someone
42 Recycle your specs
43 Grow something with a child
44 Report dumped rubbish to your council
45 Give your phone number to 5 people in your street
46 Use both sides of every piece of paper
47 Buy a copy of this book for a friend
48 Send us an action
49 Learn more, do more
50 Do something for nothing
51 Find out where your lunch has come from
52 Recycle waste paper
53 Calculate your carbon footprint
54 Don’t be an ideas killer
55 Use an ink pen from start to finish
56 Start a car pool
57 Enjoy a Fairtrade brew
58 Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers
59 Praise people
60 Remember people’s names
61 Speak rather than email
62 Make a radio request for the person opposite you
63 Practice good manners
64 Recycle your printer cartridges
65 Pass a book around
66 Take breaks
67 Share your lunch with someone
68 Try a job swap
69 Shut down your computer properly
70 Give as you go
71 Practice mobile manners
72 Lose the plastic cup
73 Leave work on time at least once a week
74 Turn away from your screen and... blink
75 Be nice to temps
76 Use one of these email signatures
77 Show empathy
78 Photocopy on both sides
79 Give up some spare time
80 Choose your friends wisely
81 Challenge your business about its ‘lights on at night’ policy
82 ‘Aspire not to have more, but to be more.’
83 Learn to save a life
84 Smile when you answer the phone
85 Support small businesses
86 Avoid waste
87 Play Malarkey bingo
88 Get off one stop early
89 Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are
90 Send this to your boss
91 Take the stairs
92 Bring your kids into work for the day
93 Don’t judge someone by the job they do
94 Make a coffee for someone busier than you
95 Earn fewer air miles
96 Blow the whistle on workplace bullies
97 Say thanks
98 Spread the word
99 Know how you fit into the bigger picture
100 Fail
Grateful Acknowledgement to We Are What We Do .org