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Cisco Youth Leadership Award for Ending Poverty and a Prize of $250,000

Cisco Youth Leadership Award for Ending Poverty and a Prize of $250,000

Global Citizen

Global Citizen

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Deadline
20 Sep 2020
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The Global Citizen is offering a competition: Cisco Youth Leadership Award honors an individual aged 18-30 who has contributed meaningfully towards the goal of ending extreme poverty. The award includes a US$250,000 prize paid to the organization to which the individual contributes.

Evaluation Criteria:

  • IMPACT: Demonstrated track-record of measurable impact at scale over the last 3-5 years advancing one or more of the Global Goals. 
  • VISION: Compelling vision and concrete plans for how to extend this work in the next 3-5 years, including how the prize will advance efforts. 
  • CATALYST: Inspires other young people to have an impact on achieving one or more of the Global Goals.
  • GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP: Demonstrates the values and embodies the spirit of a Global Citizen and a Global Problem Solver.
  • TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Innovates with technology or Internet-based communications to improve efficiency, reach, and magnify impact.

Award:

The award includes a US$250,000 prize paid to the organization to which the individual contributes.

About Global Citizen:

Global Citizen is a movement of engaged citizens who are using their collective voice to end extreme poverty by 2030. On its platform, Global Citizens learn about the systemic causes of extreme poverty, take action on those issues, and earn rewards for their actions — as part of a global community committed to lasting change. Global Citizen is headquartered in New York, with offices in Canada, Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Since 2011, millions of Global Citizens around the world have taken over 14 million actions to solve the world's biggest challenges.

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