Global Citizenship is the idea that, as well as being a citizen of one’s local community or nation, it is also possible to act as a citizen of the world. Global citizenship recognizes that people in different countries are increasingly connected to each other through trade, communication and the exchange of information. Poverty has overtaken Somalia’s population and is slowly spreading throughout the countries of Africa. Even with one step, we’re saving many lives, ones that have been deprived of some of the simple necessities of life.

Our class, Mrs. Kitzman's Social Studies, is beginning an act of global citizenship through a Somalian Poverty Project. Our first steps are ones throughout our community by helping the local food pantry. From there our next steps will be incorporating Heifer International in our project. The goals we have set are to hold a bake sale, selling pop and baked goods, putting on a dance, selling T-Shirts promoting our cause, and all the proceeds we’ve profited will go towards Heifer International, focused towards Somalia.

Global Citizenship is the achievement we are reaching for in this project to assist Somalia on its journey out of poverty. We will become better educated of the events taking place throughout this world, and we learn to aid our fellow countries in able to make the world a better place. In this process change starts with 30 students.