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  Prince Bashangezi was born into a family with four children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2015, his family was forced to flee their home village because of tribal conflicts. He was 16 at the time, and ran away with his young sister, losing track of his parents and other siblings as they...

17 March, 2022

  If someone had told Nina Possert a year ago that she’d be the founder and leader of a podcast about global gender equality, she wouldn’t have believed them. But after completing Global Citizen Year Academy, Nina felt empowered to put her ideas into action. She has since produced nine podcast episodes and is leading...

17 March, 2022

  For Kristen Lee, applying to Global Citizen Year was an early step towards forging an authentic, meaningful path.    Kristen grew up in North Carolina in an area with a renowned university and high-performing public schools. She grew up in an environment with pressures to succeed academically, and attend a competitive college. Kristen often...

16 March, 2022

This interview has been condensed for clarity and is shared here in transcript form as taken from a live event conversation hosted by Global Citizen Year.   Abby Falik [AF]: I have really been looking forward to this conversation, Laurene. I don’t know whether you’ll remember, but we first met when I was a freshman at Stanford....

07 February, 2022

December 15, 2021   Click to Download the Report     A Letter from President & COO, Erin Lewellen   Throughout our organization’s history we have been on a journey to deepen our understanding and commitment to DEIA work. In the past year, we’ve made significant strides toward enriching this commitment, and are now at...

15 December, 2021

November 16, 2021   OAKLAND, CA: Global Citizen Year, the nonprofit organization launching a generation of leaders with the perspectives and skills to solve humanity’s most urgent challenges, has been ranked #1 in Outside Magazine’s list of the best places to work. The list, which is updated annually, spotlights the top 50 companies and organizations...

16 November, 2021