These videos will help students understand the effects of poverty on children and inspire them to make a difference. Videos can be paired with our lesson plans or used as standalone teaching tools. Check back often – we'll be adding more videos soon.

Learn how poverty impacts children in the U.S. and around the world:

Child poverty school video row

  • Paul Rudd explores child poverty in America

    Exploring child poverty in the United States

    media block

     

    Follow along as Paul Rudd and Julia Roberts visit some schools in the United States, where children in need do not have access to healthy meals or good medical care.

  • Ludacris looks at child hunger

    Ludacris Looks at Child Hunger

    media block

    Ludacris heads to a school in Atlanta where he meets with a young boy who benefits from the BackPack program.

  • Watch Ed Sheeran's exclusive video for his song "What Do I know?" shot in Liberia on his trip for Red Nose Day

    Ed Sheeran's exclusive video for Red Nose Day

    media block

    What Do I Know? An Ed Sheeran video for Red Nose Day documenting his time in Liberia.

  • Ed Sheeran Peaches

    Ed Sheeran sings with Peaches in Liberia

    media block

    In this video, Ed meets Peaches, a young girl affected by the Ebola crisis.

  • Jack Black meets Felix, a street child in Uganda

    Jack Black meets Felix, a street child, in Uganda

    media block

    In 2015's Red Nose Day Special, Jack Black met a street kid from Uganda named Felix. One year later, your Red Nose Day donations changed his life.

  • Michelle Rodriguez learns about child labor in Peru

    Michelle Rodriguez visits child laborers in Peru

    media block

    In 2015, Michelle Rodriguez travelled to Peru for Red Nose Day. There, she met several children who do back-breaking labor.

A Look at Child Poverty in America

Made in collaboration with: 

NBC Learn Logo

 

NBC Learn Videos

  • In Atlanta, L.E.A.D is using baseball as a form of empowerment.

    Rising Above Poverty in Atlanta

    media block

    In Atlanta, 30% of children live in poverty, and only 4% will make it out. L.E.A.D, a program funded by Red Nose Day, uses the power of sport to empower young ambassadors and help them overcome crime, poverty, and racism.

  • Red Nose Day helps bring healthcare to children in need

    Bringing Healthcare to the Source in Trenton

    media block

    1 in 4 children living in the rural U.S. grows up in poverty. As a result, it keeps them from getting the health care that they need.