The Mercy Corps Global Headquarters in PortlandOregon hosted its very first Global Citizen Corps (GCC) Youth Leadership Summit from October 9th through 12th! The summit brought together 25 high school leaders and GCC alumni from across the US to develop their awareness and provide tools for action on global issues such as hunger, health, climate change, human rights, conflict and access to education.
The students who met in Portland are part of an international program that connects youth leaders from around the world through online dialogue and action projects. The program is now active in the USA, UK, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and the PalestinianTerritories.
Student leaders participated in discussions and workshops on the issues with Mercy Corps staff, an amazing crew of Global Citizen Corps alumni, guest speakers, and went on local field trips. They were also able to participate in a live video conference with their peers in Iraq to discuss the issue of access to education, and they ended the event with a talk from Mercy Corps CEO, Neal Keny-Guyer.
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