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Global Citizen Prize Winner Barbie Izquierdo Is a Champion for Equity | Global Citizen Prize 2022

Currently the Community Empowerment Manager at Hunger Free America, Barbie Izquierdo is a trailblazer in the movement to fight the exploitation of low-income communities and people of color who have been affected by public policy. This year’s Global Citizen Prize: Citizen Award USA, she’s an expert on food insecurity and other social justice issues, an […]

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Global Citizen Prize Winner 'Yemi Adamolekun Fights for Citizen Rights | Global Citizen Prize 2022

‘Yemi Adamolekun currently serves as the Executive Director of Enough Is Enough Nigeria, a network of individuals and organizations committed to building a culture of good governance and public accountability in Nigeria through active citizenship. This year’s Global Citizen Prize: Citizen Award Nigeria winner, ‘Yemi is building a movement of active citizens in Nigeria who […]

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Global Citizen Prize Winner Brianna Fruean Is Acting for Climate Justice | Global Citizen Prize 2022

Brianna Fruean has been leading grassroots community projects pushing for climate justice ever since she first noticed the impacts of climate change on her island home of Samoa as a child. At just 11, she became climate organization 350.org’s youngest country coordinator, and at 16, she became the youngest winner of the Commonwealth Youth Award. […]

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Global Citizen Prize Winner Mitzy Cortés Is a Defender of the Earth | Global Citizen Prize 2022

Mitzy Violeta Cortés Guzmán is a 23-year-old Mixtec from Oaxaca. She is part of Futuros Indígenas, a network that discusses the narratives about the climate crisis from Indigenous peoples’ perspective. In 2021, she was part of the “Defenders of the Earth” delegation at the UN Climate Change Conference COP26, and the “Cura Da Terra” Global […]

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Global Citizen Prize Winner Anuscheh Amir-Khalili Is Supporting Refugees | Global Citizen Prize 2022

Born in Iran in 1977, war and crisis have been a part of Anuscheh Amir-Khalili’s life since childhood and, aged 8, she had to flee to Germany because of the Iran-Iraq war. This year’s Global Citizen Prize: Citizen Award Germany winner, Anuscheh’s mission is to empower women in the Middle East affected by war and […]

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Global Citizen Prize Winner Payzee Mahmod Is Fighting Child Marriage | Global Citizen Prize 2022

Drawing on her own lived experiences and the loss of her sister Banaz in a so-called “honor” killing, Payzee Mahmod has been working to raise awareness of, and bring an end to, harmful practices including child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), virginity testing, and hymenoplasty. This year’s Global Citizen Prize: Citizen Award UK winner, Payzee […]

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