The Curtis Fellowship is a leadership program to support youth ages 17 to 20 from underserved US communities who embody the values of global citizenship.
I Learned the Meaning of Ubuntu in South Africa and It s Changed How I Think About Humanity
Roheena, a 2019 Global Citizen Curtis Fellow, on her experience of a learning trip to South Africa.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
The world s young people are the leaders of the future, which is why Global Citizen s Curtis Fellowship exists to create, support, and equip a network of youth advocates and community leaders committed to local and global response on issues surrounding extreme poverty. Join the movement against extreme poverty by taking action with us here.
Roheena, from Fairfax, Virginia, is a first-generation Afghan-American, and one of the eight young people chosen from across the US as Global Citizen’s Curtis Fellows in 2019.