Global Citizen is thrilled to announce the recipients of the esteemed 2024 Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award! These awards celebrate individuals and organizations driving positive change in the face of global challenges, recognizing their exceptional commitment to defeating poverty, defending the planet, and demanding equity to achieve the United Nations Global Goals.
These six young changemakers will be celebrated with a dedicated award ceremony during the Global Citizen NOW summit in New York on May 1, 2024. Hosted by Vladimir Duthiers, the ceremony will feature live musical performances by Grammy-nominated country music artist Mickey Guyton and violinist and composer Ezinma, as well as appearances by esteemed guests including the Honorable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Brooklyn Beckham, Berla Mundi, Bola Ray, and Rauw Alejandro.
The Global Citizen Prize 2024 awardees are:
Andrew Ddembe, Health Lawyer, Founder, and Executive Director, Mobiklinic Foundation, from Uganda
Lydia Charles Moyo, Founder, and Executive Director of Her Initiative and Panda Digital, from Tanzania
Olivier Bahemuke Ndoole, Environmental Rights Defender and Lawyer, Cofounder of Alerte Congolaise pour l’Environnement et les Droits de l’Homme, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sophie Healy-Thow, Founder, Act4Food, Global Youth Campaigns Coordinator for the GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition), from Ireland
Vishal Prasad, Campaign Director, Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, from Fiji
In addition, the coveted Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award honors an individual aged 18-30 who has contributed meaningfully to global problem-solving. This year’s recipient, Ricardo Enrique Alba Torres, environmental engineer, Cofounder and CEO of the social enterprise Eko Group H2O+, from Bogotá, Colombia, will join his fellow award winners at Global Citizen NOW in New York, and will also receive a $250,000 grant to his organization to enable its continued growth.
Join us in celebrating these young rising heroes and their impactful contributions!
