what is the first thing that comes to mind when you’re asked what do we all
mind when you’re asked what do we all
mind when you’re asked what do we all have in common
we’re humans we all have a common
we’re humans we all have a common ancestry or perhaps the fact that we all
ancestry or perhaps the fact that we all
ancestry or perhaps the fact that we all share one home earth this means that we
share one home earth this means that we
share one home earth this means that we are responsible for it and whatever
are responsible for it and whatever
are responsible for it and whatever happens therefore what is the correct
happens therefore what is the correct
happens therefore what is the correct concept in which this responsibility is
concept in which this responsibility is
concept in which this responsibility is recognized ladies and gentlemen let me
recognized ladies and gentlemen let me
recognized ladies and gentlemen let me introduce you to global citizenship
introduce you to global citizenship
introduce you to global citizenship global citizenship is defined as a way
global citizenship is defined as a way
global citizenship is defined as a way of living that recognizes that our world
of living that recognizes that our world
of living that recognizes that our world is increasing web of connections and
is increasing web of connections and
is increasing web of connections and interdependencies one in which our
interdependencies one in which our
interdependencies one in which our decisions and actions may have
decisions and actions may have
decisions and actions may have repercussions on the community I
repercussions on the community I
repercussions on the community I consider myself as a global citizen as
consider myself as a global citizen as
consider myself as a global citizen as someone who identifies with being part
someone who identifies with being part
someone who identifies with being part of an emerging community and whose
of an emerging community and whose
of an emerging community and whose actions contribute to the community’s
actions contribute to the community’s
actions contribute to the community’s values even so I am not abandoning my
values even so I am not abandoning my
values even so I am not abandoning my identity such as my religions to my
identity such as my religions to my
identity such as my religions to my country South Sudan or my ethnicity and
country South Sudan or my ethnicity and
country South Sudan or my ethnicity and my beliefs these traditional identities
my beliefs these traditional identities
my beliefs these traditional identities give meaning to my life and helped shape
give meaning to my life and helped shape
give meaning to my life and helped shape Who I am however as a result of living
Who I am however as a result of living
Who I am however as a result of living in a globalized world
in a globalized world
in a globalized world I understand that I have an added layer
I understand that I have an added layer
I understand that I have an added layer responsibility we are responsible for
responsibility we are responsible for
responsibility we are responsible for being members of a worldwide community
being members of a worldwide community
being members of a worldwide community of people who share the same global
of people who share the same global
of people who share the same global identity that we have climate change
identity that we have climate change
identity that we have climate change climate change is one of the major
climate change is one of the major
climate change is one of the major challenges of our time and adds
challenges of our time and adds
challenges of our time and adds considerable stress to both our
considerable stress to both our
considerable stress to both our societies and the environment it is due
societies and the environment it is due
societies and the environment it is due to us selfish reasons that food
to us selfish reasons that food
to us selfish reasons that food production is affected and we as we
production is affected and we as we
production is affected and we as we speak Kenya faces food shortages due to
speak Kenya faces food shortages due to
speak Kenya faces food shortages due to recurring droughts did you know that I
recurring droughts did you know that I
recurring droughts did you know that I report by the UN states that one in nine
report by the UN states that one in nine
report by the UN states that one in nine people do not get enough food to be
people do not get enough food to be
people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life in a day
healthy and lead an active life in a day
healthy and lead an active life in a day around 29,000 children under the age of
around 29,000 children under the age of
around 29,000 children under the age of five die every day around the world this
five die every day around the world this
five die every day around the world this is you through preventable causes like
is you through preventable causes like
is you through preventable causes like poverty and malnutrition and etc but
poverty and malnutrition and etc but
poverty and malnutrition and etc but rarely makes headline news sadly too
rarely makes headline news sadly too
rarely makes headline news sadly too often we focus on what divides us but
often we focus on what divides us but
often we focus on what divides us but shouldn’t we unite ourselves
shouldn’t we unite ourselves
shouldn’t we unite ourselves historically people have always formed
historically people have always formed
historically people have always formed communities based on shared identity
communities based on shared identity
communities based on shared identity sharing our leaders unites us rather
sharing our leaders unites us rather
sharing our leaders unites us rather than useless to divisive rhetoric I
than useless to divisive rhetoric I
than useless to divisive rhetoric I appeal to all of you sitting here to
appeal to all of you sitting here to
appeal to all of you sitting here to embrace the idea of a global identity
embrace the idea of a global identity
embrace the idea of a global identity the world faces global challenges which
the world faces global challenges which
the world faces global challenges which require global solutions
require global solutions
require global solutions this calls for far-reaching changes in
this calls for far-reaching changes in
this calls for far-reaching changes in how we think and act and I believe that
how we think and act and I believe that
how we think and act and I believe that global citizenship is the key to shaping
global citizenship is the key to shaping
global citizenship is the key to shaping our future because it helps us create a
our future because it helps us create a
our future because it helps us create a sense of belonging to a common humanity
sense of belonging to a common humanity
sense of belonging to a common humanity creating a fairer world and hence
creating a fairer world and hence
creating a fairer world and hence helping learners to feel obligated and
helping learners to feel obligated and
helping learners to feel obligated and responsible to be active global citizens
responsible to be active global citizens
responsible to be active global citizens the youth can learn to be active global
the youth can learn to be active global
the youth can learn to be active global citizens through global citizenship
citizens through global citizenship
citizens through global citizenship education this is a form of civic
education this is a form of civic
education this is a form of civic learning that involves students active
learning that involves students active
learning that involves students active participation in projects that are just
participation in projects that are just
participation in projects that are just global issues of an environmental
global issues of an environmental
global issues of an environmental political social or economic nature it
political social or economic nature it
political social or economic nature it educates and prepares people for their
educates and prepares people for their
educates and prepares people for their role in the modern world which begins
role in the modern world which begins
role in the modern world which begins with an exploration and appreciation of
with an exploration and appreciation of
with an exploration and appreciation of different cultures languages and
different cultures languages and
different cultures languages and economies for example at brickHouse
economies for example at brickHouse
economies for example at brickHouse global citizenship is achieved through
global citizenship is achieved through
global citizenship is achieved through diverse engagement such as
diverse engagement such as
diverse engagement such as internationalism and learning foreign
internationalism and learning foreign
internationalism and learning foreign languages to name a couple these
languages to name a couple these
languages to name a couple these activities help us to become more
activities help us to become more
activities help us to become more open-minded and to bridge cultural gaps
open-minded and to bridge cultural gaps
open-minded and to bridge cultural gaps which make us better global citizens
which make us better global citizens
which make us better global citizens imagine living in a world without
imagine living in a world without
imagine living in a world without worrying about global chill imagine
worrying about global chill imagine
worrying about global chill imagine living in a world without war or poverty
living in a world without war or poverty
living in a world without war or poverty action on our issues is cheaper than
action on our issues is cheaper than
action on our issues is cheaper than inaction
inaction
inaction if
if
if or participate in the search for
or participate in the search for
or participate in the search for solutions to our global issues as active
solutions to our global issues as active
solutions to our global issues as active global citizens then we’d live
global citizens then we’d live
global citizens then we’d live sustainably in a more equitable world
sustainably in a more equitable world
sustainably in a more equitable world after all actions do speak louder than
after all actions do speak louder than
after all actions do speak louder than words therefore I urge you all to be
words therefore I urge you all to be
words therefore I urge you all to be great mobile citizens if we don’t solve
great mobile citizens if we don’t solve
great mobile citizens if we don’t solve our issues if we don’t save our planet
our issues if we don’t save our planet
our issues if we don’t save our planet and if our words are meaningless then
and if our words are meaningless then
and if our words are meaningless then what future will we have to shape in the
what future will we have to shape in the
what future will we have to shape in the words of Wangari Maathai it is the
words of Wangari Maathai it is the
words of Wangari Maathai it is the little things that citizens do that’s
little things that citizens do that’s
little things that citizens do that’s what to make the difference wouldn’t you
what to make the difference wouldn’t you
what to make the difference wouldn’t you want to be remembered because of the
want to be remembered because of the
want to be remembered because of the small difference you made in this world
small difference you made in this world
small difference you made in this world thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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