Idris & Sabrina Elba, Naomi Campbell, Yvonne Orji, and More Call for LGBTQ+ Rights in Ghana
Big names in fashion, music, and more, are speaking up after an LGBTQ+ center was closed.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
Members of the LGBTQ+ community experience discrimination and violence globally, and face imprisonment and even death in countries where homosexuality remains a crime. The United Nations’ Global Goal 10 calls for equality for all, and this cannot be achieved if LGBTQ+ rights are not protected. Join us in taking action to protect human rights around the world here.
Dozens of celebrities, politicians, and activists have published an open letter pledging solidarity for Ghana’s LGBTQ+ community, following a surge of anti-gay protest and discrimination.
As the rest of the world grapples with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, two young Nigerian furniture-makers are turning old metal drums into handwashing basins.
Bamigbose Adams and Emmanuel Ogbu are selling the recycled basins in Lagos in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Clean hands are essential for preventing the spread of COVID-19 but around 157 million Nigerians lack access to proper hand-washing facilities, according to a 2018 report by WaterAid, making it difficult to follow the World Health Organization advice on washing hands regularly to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Adams told Africanews the idea came to him after seeing the numbers of dumpsites around his area and the need to recycle some of the materials into something meaningful and essential to be used in homes.
Ghana Becomes First Country in the World to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines Through COVAX
The COVAX Facility is making sure low- and middle-income countries can access coronavirus vaccines.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
Vaccines are a vital tool in ending the COVID-19 pandemic but everyone must have access to them. The United Nations’ Global Goal 3 is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all. Join us by taking action here to support our Recovery Plan for the World campaign to end the pandemic for everyone, everywhere, and get the world back on track to end extreme poverty.
Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility, an initiative designed to combat vaccine nationalism and ensure the vaccines are reaching everyone, everywhere.
Women-Owned Businesses Are Taking Nearly Double the Time to Recover From COVID-19: Report
A new study by FreshBooks showed this issue affected all industries in Canada.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
Women-owned businesses have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, furthering trends of the pandemic wreaking havoc on specific communities. In order to achieve the United Nations’ Global Goal 3 of securing good health and well-being for all, we must commit to a fair and just recovery from the pandemic. Join Global Citizen and take action on this issue and more here.
Women-owned businesses in Canada are taking nearly twice the amount of time to recover financially from the impacts of COVID-19 than those owned by men, a new study revealed.
From urban farming to sustainable design, young people could be set to enter a new world of work as green careers are set to expand in the next decade..