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“We are going to empower girls online without being worried of physical and geographical distances.”
Fereshteh Forough fled Afghanistan with her family when the Taliban took power in 1996, but once the regime ended, she returned and opened Afghanistan’s first all-girls coding school called Code to Inspire (CTI). Read more about it here!
Job/School: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
What global challenge(s) are you passionate about and how do you hope to change the status quo?
Global environmental issues has been the source of my passion since high school. As an enthusiastic vegan in high school, I cared greatly about the treatment of animals, but more-so, my protest was fueled after I learned about the toxic relationship of hyper-capitalist factory farms and the environment. I began to realize then that every action affects a global chain. The U.S. has one of the highest carbon footprints, so whether we choose to compost our food waste matters, whether we choose to recycle matters, whether we choose to walk rather than drive matters. This list could go on, but what matters is that work to halt climate change requires individual people to ask tough questions and make lifestyle changes for the sustainability of the earth for future generations to come.
Tay Thi dreamed of becoming a teacher to share the value of learning with others in rural Vietnam. However, when she was in the 8th grade her parents burned her textbooks and demanded that she drop out of school to start working.
Take action to help bring equal opportunities for education to girls around the world here
Serena Williams may be a powerhouse with a racket in hand, but she’s an even bigger star with a hammer in hand.
In February, Serena (through her nonprofit The Serena Williams Fund in partnership with Helping Hands Jamaica) built another school! As in, literally helped to build it.
Celebrities using their influence to change the world- Serena William
Job/School: Volunteer Educator in Riobamba, Ecuador
What global challenge(s) are you passionate about and how do you hope to change the status quo?
Some global challenges I'm particularly passionate about are computer literacy/access to information, gender equality, sexual assault awareness, and education equality.
Global Citizen’s Europe Director, Amy Agnew, pays tribute to Jo Cox for her tireless commitment to building a better country, and a better world
Read her response here
Job/School: Business Analyst (Independent Contractor)
What global challenge(s) are you passionate about and how do you hope to change the status quo?
As a public health major, I believe it is important to develop adequate public health systems for all communities worldwide. How public health services are administered, and the barriers that these workers and professionals must overcome to do so, involves infrastructure and collaboration that is lacking in underserved communities or, on a larger scale, in developing nations. More specifically, under the larger umbrella of "public health," I am interested in women's health and reproductive rights, as well as environmental health, and what we can do to make our planet a safer, and healthier, place to live.
“As a fun, extraverted, and energetic person, RaSia lives every day as his last, but also lives 90 years from now. According to RaSia, his motivation was the death of KCP majorette, sophomore Hadiya Pendleton. It was a devastating reality in RaSia’a life. Pendleton, which was a close friend to him and his family, notified him one of his sisters or brothers can be killed.“Her death hit close to home,” RaSia said.According to RaSia, Pendleton’s death was a rude awakening that his sister, Nza-Ari could possibly be killed. That’s why RaSia wants to make a difference in Chicago’s African-American community.”
Meet Smartists Sophie Hauser and Andrea Gonzales: Creators of the Feminist Video Game “Tampon Run”
A very important video game. -Emily
“These girls met at the Girls Who Code summer immersion program, and bonded over their concern with the stigma that exists in our society about menstruation. In fact, they felt so strongly about the taboo that they created an 8-bit video game which encourages people to be more open about this normal bodily function that every woman experiences.“
What global challenge(s) are you passionate about and how do you hope to change the status quo?
I get fired up about Islamophobia. I am passionate about creating tolerance and support for all (including oneself) and I see Islamophobia as a huge and important obstacle our world must face and overcome in order to become the best version of itself.
Despite a nationwide ban in 1999, FGM persists in Senegal.
To protect young girls and women from the practice, a new wave of rappers, DJs and community leaders are uniting to change attitudes and overcome FGM once and for all.
Read more about how these activists are fighting for change here
“As you grow older, you will discover you have two hands-one for helping, the other for helping others.”
~Audrey Hepburn
Job/School: Educational ambassador
What global challenge(s) are you passionate about and how do you hope to change the status quo?
Indigenous rights, religious freedom (both expression and practise), sustainable development/living, women's rights, LGBTQAI, peace education, refugee and asylum seeker rights, and foster/orphaned youth.
