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Rwanda s Christelle Kwizera Wins 2020 Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award
Nick Jonas told Kwizera she was the winner in a wonderful surprise video call.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
The Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award was established in 2018 to honor and uplift extraordinary young activists who have dedicated themselves to working towards achieving the UN’s Global Goals. This year’s winner, Christelle Kwizera, works towards providing African communities with clean water, which contributes to the United Nations’ Global Goal 6, to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all; and Goal 11 for building sustainable communities. Join the movement and take action on this issue here.
Embracing Ubuntu, South Africans Helped This Medical Student Crowdfund Her Tuition Fees in Just 24 Hours
Now, she’s using the excess donations to start a foundation to help others in need.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
Tertiary education comes at a significant cost and can result in students dropping out of school or not being able to graduate. South Africa has even experienced nationwide demonstrations against the high cost of education in the form of the 2015 #FeesMustFall protest, and others. The United Nations’ Global Goal 4 calls for quality education for all, and this cannot be achieved if school and university fees remain higher than citizens can afford. Join the movement and take action here.
Global Program to Get COVID-19 Vaccines to World s Poorest Faces Very High Risk of Failure
COVAX needs $4.9 billion to meet its target of vaccinating 20% of people in poor countries.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
COVID-19 impacts the health of people all over the world, but people who live in poverty are especially vulnerable to the virus and its far-reaching impacts. The United Nations’ Global Goal 3 urges countries to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all. Join us and take action on this issue here.
In the past few weeks, the world witnessed a glimmer of hope as certain countries began their COVID-19 vaccination rollouts. Thus far, the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada have all administered the first shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to their respective populations.
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This Canadian Doctor Is an Expert on Vaccine Hesitancy. Here’s What She Wants Parents to Know.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
The United Nations’ Global Goal 3 aims to ensure everyone, everywhere, has access to good health and well-being. This includes protection against preventable diseases and vaccines are integral to making this a reality. Join Global Citizen in taking action on this issue and more here.
In recent years, an increase of misinformation about vaccines has contributed to declining vaccination rates and the rise of the anti-vaccine movement. In turn, countries including the US and Italy have seen outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles.
Canada s Women of Colour Have Been Left Out of COVID-19 Job Recovery Efforts
Black women had the highest unemployment rate at 13.4% in November.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
Gender equality affects everyone, not just women and girls. In societies where women have equal rights to men, people are wealthier, healthier, and better educated. The United Nations’ Global Goal 5 urges countries to ensure that women around the world are empowered. You can join us and take action on this issue here.
Canada has recovered more than 80% of the jobs lost at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, but women of colour in particular have struggled to return to work, according to Reuters.