Global Citizens
The purpose of the Global Citizen is to introduce heroic individuals who have demonstrated altruism and living for the sake of others. Discovering what they have done and promoting the values they lived by will inspire people and serve as a guide to building a better world.
The International Refugee Assistance Project
The International Refugee Assistance Project(IRAP) Providing Legal Aid for Afghan Refugees A letter arrived at a US base in Afghanistan: “It seems I have been
Norman Borlaug: Father of the Green Revolution
Norman Borlaug: Father of the Green Revolution who saved a billion lives from starvation Population Explosion In the mid-1900s, the end of war finally brought
Hans Rosling: pioneering a fact-based worldview, author of Factfulness
Hans Rosling believed that the fast path to equality is a fact-based worldview. In his book Factfulness, there are 13 simple questions to test your
Writing Her Diary at the Risk of Her Life: Malala Yousafzai
October 9, 2012, Mingora, northern Pakistan: A fifteen-year-old girl was suddenly shot and collapsed on the road. The girl was on a bus talking with
The Women who save the coral reefs: “Sea Women of Melanesia”
Coral reefs dying due to ocean warming If high temperatures persist, the coral reefs are unlikely to survive. Since 2014, the long El Niño event*,
Yoshua Bengio, Founder of Mila: AI for Humanity
A big data company held a beauty contest judged by Artificial Intelligence. The evaluation factors included… 1. Wrinkles 2. Skin color and conditions 3. Difference
Representing speechless creatures, Patron of the Oceans: Lewis Pugh
In the 2000s, people around the world were not yet aware of climate change. No matter how much scientists talked about the climate change crisis,
With Truth and Reconciliation, Bringing Peace to South Africa: Desmond Tutu
At the end of the 20th century, despite being a democratic country, there was a country where 80% of the people did not have the
Solar Mamas: Mothers of the Sun, Solar Energy Technician
Solar energy engineers are increasing in rural villages in India. Surprisingly, the engineers are the mothers. Why did the mothers in India learn solar energy
Patrick Awuah, leading Ghana to the birthplace of African IT talent
Patrick Awuah, leading Ghana to the birthplace of African IT talent Graduated from a prestigious university in the United StatesMicrosoft Project ManagerA million-dollar salary and
Fariel Salahuddin: Goat Coins Lighting Up Lives
Goat Coin Shapes Pakistan’s Fair Market There are 70 million Pakistani peasants who who rely on lanterns to read books in the dark. The average