Global Citizen (organization)

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Global Citizen, also known as Global Poverty Project, is an international education and advocacy organization that seeks to catalyze the movement to end extreme poverty and promote social justice and equity through the lens of intersectionality. The organization was founded by Hugh Evans, Michael Sheldrick, Simon Moss and Wei Soo, and aims to increase the number and effectiveness of people taking action to support the cause. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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History

Global Citizen was founded in 2008 as the Global Poverty Project in Melbourne, Australia [8] and has since opened additional offices in London, Berlin, Toronto, Lagos, and Johannesburg and is now headquartered in New York. [9]

In July 2017, Global Citizen published its first accountability report for its education commitments. [10] That same year, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard also used the organization's platform to call for $3.1 billion, to give 870 million children access to high-quality education via the organization she chairs, the Global Partnership for Education. [11] Over 263,000 organization members sent tweets, emails, and messages to world leaders and corporations in support. In February 2018, donors pledged over $2.3 billion to the cause. [10] [11]

In April 2020, the organization partnered with Lady Gaga and her mother to produce a globally-televised and streamed concert called One World: Together at Home, [11] featuring celebrities singing from their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. The event raised $129.7 million for different charities, including the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. [11] This was followed up in June with Global Goal: Unite for Our Future , a virtual event focused on highlighting the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on marginalized communities. [12]

As of July 2020, $48.4 billion have been pledged to Global Citizen-supported causes, and there have been almost 25 million actions taken by its members. [11] In 2020, Global Citizen won the Webby Award for Public Service and Activism in the category Apps, Mobile & Voice. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Australia to launch global anti-poverty campaign Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today , West Australian , May 18, 2009.
  2. ↑ Obeng-Odoom, Franklin 2010. "Promoting Human Development Through the Global Poverty Project", Development, Volume 53(1):120-126.
  3. ↑ Australia to launch anti-poverty push Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine , The Age , May 18, 2009.
  4. ↑ Global Poverty Project Launches Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine , The Tab , February 27, 2010
  5. ↑ Gen Y-not tackles world poverty Archived 2016-10-30 at the Wayback Machine , ABC News (Australia) , June 25, 2009.
  6. ↑ Tumby group to live on $2 a day Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine , Port Lincoln Times , May 10, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Policy guru to outline roadmap to a more sustainable future". www.uwa.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  8. ↑ Handley, Lucy (2017-10-16). "Hugh Evans: Being a global citizen". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  9. ↑ Hooton, Amanda (2020-07-17). "The Melbourne charity king with Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Hugh Jackman on speed dial". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  10. 1 2 Handley, Lucy (2017-10-16). "Hugh Evans: Being a global citizen". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Hooton, Amanda (2020-07-17). "The Melbourne charity king with Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Hugh Jackman on speed dial". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  12. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-06-22). "Dwayne Johnson To Host Global Citizen's 'Global Goal: Unite For Our Future – The Concert'; Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Charlize Theron And More To Appear". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  13. ↑ Kastrenakes, Jacob (20 May 2020). "Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards". The Verge. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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