Longtime friends of Global Citizen, Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba made their #GlobalCitizenFestival debut with the Elba Hope Foundation, speaking about opening doors for youth across Africa and beyond. From the stage, they also reflected on the night’s collective impact — raising $30 million for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, expanding clean energy access to 4.6 million people, and protecting 25 million hectares of the Amazon — before welcoming United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed.
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We are an advocacy organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty. We do this by encouraging people to learn and take action on our platform; those actions apply pressure on world leaders to make commitments around the issues associated with extreme poverty: gender equality, food security, education, the environment, global health, citizenship, and sanitation. We don't ask people for money, but to take action for the world’s poor. These actions can be as simple as a tweet, signing a petition, making a phone call, or sending an email. By taking action, these Global Citizens are rewarded with access and tickets to our music festivals and other events around the world. So far, more than 13 million actions have been taken by Global Citizens, leading to $35 billion commitments being made by world leaders, which are set to affect 1.3 billion lives by 2030.
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http://www.globalcitizen.org
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Employees at Global Citizen
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Guillaume Grosso
General Manager, EMEA and Global Policy & Advocacy @ Global Citizen | RSA Fellow
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Gabe Munro, PMP
Senior Director of Project Management | PMP-Certified Chaos Whisperer | Strategic Ops, Systems Builder, Deadline Surger
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Clive Burcham
Entrepreneur focused Growth
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Dr. Philippe Vogeleer
Chairman of the Board of Directors I Non-Exec Director | Director
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At #GlobalCitizenFestival, Hugh Jackman, Carli Lloyd, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans, and actor Liza Koshy came together to share a milestone for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. With Bank of America as founding donor, a major contribution from Cisco, and support from the Government of Sierra Leone, the fund has now surpassed 30 million dollars raised. Together, we are harnessing the power of football to deliver on one goal: education for every child.
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🌏 From Singapore to Jakarta — Global Citizen is excited to keep building bridges across Southeast Asia. We’re proud to support the ASEAN for the Peoples Conference (AFPC) — a gathering where changemakers, youth, and civil society leaders from across the region come together to share, connect, and collaborate for a people-powered ASEAN. This is more than just a conference, #AFPC2025 is a chance to experience the ASEAN spirit, explore new collaborations, and spotlight solutions to the region’s most pressing challenges. Follow along here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVG-NeDy
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"Our forests are the lungs of the Earth." 🌍 At #GlobalCitizenFestival, Tompkins Conservation President and Co-Founder Kris Tompkins and Minister Melvin Bouva of Suriname announced a commitment of $26 million for the Jaguar River Initiative, the largest rewilding effort in South America, and a pledge to protect 90% of Suriname’s forests.
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Human rights are not optional — they are essential. At #GlobalCitizenFestival, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk joined defenders Valeriia Rachynska (Ukraine) and Omowumi Ogunrotimi (Nigeria), with Danai Gurira, to call on governments everywhere: protect human rights defenders and act now.
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Despite NYC's traffic, we're off to the races today! I started with an early Global Citizen NOW fireside chat with Sabrina Dhowre Elba. Our conversation focused on the role of the private sector in driving resilient development, digital inclusion, and AI skills. This theme resonated on Morning Joe with Hugh Evans, as we discussed Cisco's long-standing partnership with Global Citizen. Over the past 8 years, we've demonstrated the power of technology in accelerating access to healthcare, education, and the digital economy. At Global Citizen Festival later this week, Cisco's technology will be connecting and protecting the festival to further help bring people together for positive change. Lastly, I joined Justin B. Smith, CEO of SEMAFOR, on stage for a fireside chat on "AI for Inclusive Growth." Our discussion highlighted Africa's pivotal role in shaping the global AI future, particularly through their youth. Our recent report with Carnegie Mellon University Africa, "AI and the Workforce in Africa," shows that 78% of Africa's youth use AI tools weekly, outpacing many global peers, and 75% plan to start a business in the next five years. However, unlocking this potential requires addressing challenges like the digital divide and skill gaps. Public-private partnerships are not just a theme this week, but the proven pathway to translate innovation and skilling into tangible, lasting impact for all.
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Today we hosted Global Citizen NOW: Impact Sessions — bringing together leaders from business, philanthropy, government, and civil society with one focus: driving measurable impact. ⭕ In the lead-up to #GlobalCitizenFestival, the Global Citizen and European Commission Scaling Up Renewables campaign aims to bring clean energy to 1 million people across Africa — unlocking opportunities in education, health, and nutrition. ⚡🌍 Thank you Ursula von der Leyen and Gqi Raoleka of Pele Energy Group for joining today’s discussion on the financing needed to deliver sustainable development. As we look ahead to the G20 in Johannesburg this November, we must ramp up investment to ensure lasting change for communities.
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At last year’s Global Citizen Festival, we marked 20 years of impact through the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program. We came together with Water Champions DJ Cuppy and Dr. Pasquine Ogunsanya and our partner Save the Children US to talk about the ongoing need and rally support to help the P&G CSDW Program reach our next goal: 25 billion liters of clean water in 2025. This Saturday, Sept. 27, we’ll return to the Global Citizen stage to highlight the #PowerOfCleanWater and thank the people and partners who make it possible. Take a look back at last year's festival with Tide employee, Preston Parnell III, and learn more about the CSDW Program's legacy of impact: https://lnkd.in/gSq9HWM4
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Delighted to support Global Citizen & FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States and their #EducationFund for 100 million students. ⭕️📚⚽️ As an athlete all my life, I know how sports strengthen cognitive, cooperative and competitive skills to win the human race! 🌏 GlobalCitizen - USA 2026 FIFA WORLDCUP FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States
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Co-Founder, Global Citizen | Author of “From Ideas to Impact” (Wiley 2024) | Professor, Columbia University | Speaker, Board Member and Forbes.com Contributor
One of the highlights this week was moderating a stellar panel at Global Citizen NOW: Impact Week on education and sport. It was a bit funny for me personally to be moderating such a conversation given that at the start of school I wasn’t great at either sport or academics. But thanks to the power of teachers who believed in me, I found my own space and niche to thrive. That’s why I’m passionate about the new FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which will help invest in learning opportunities for children around the world. Thanks to Yasmine Sherif, Gbemisola A. Abudu and Dr. Kuyok Abol Kuyok, the Minister of General Education and Instruction for South Sudan, for their insights. A special shout-out to Rémy Rioux, CEO of the French Development Agency who announced his agency’s intention to actively engage with the new FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. Well done to Guillaume Grosso and Camille Couturier for facilitating. When governments, institutions, and everyday global citizens step up together, we can open doors of opportunity for the next generation. #GlobalCitizen #ImpactWeek2025 #EducationForAll #SportForGood
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