Manitoba Council on International Cooperation

Global Citizenship Award

The Global Citizenship Award recognizes graduating Grade 12 students who have helped create a more just and sustainable world through engaging in meaningful global citizenship activities.

Each Manitoba secondary institution may nominate one candidate to receive the award. The application form should be filled out by the selected candidate and then verified by a teacher or staff member at the nominating school who can comment on the applicant’s global citizenship activities. A representative of MCIC will be available to present the award at a school awards or graduation ceremony.

The deadline for the 2009/10 year is May 14th, 2010.

You can get regular updates on the Global Citizenship Award and all other MCIC educational opportunities by subscribing to our Teachers E-Newsletter Global Students/Global Citizens.

For further information and to request an application form please contact MCIC’s Public Engagement Coordinator at (204) 987 6420 or pe@mcic.ca.

Here are the past winners of the Global Citizenship Award.

  • Jordan Guiboche

    • Award Year: 2009
    • School: Helen Betty Osborne Ininiw Education Resource Centre, Norway House
    • Activities: Organized Earth Day events and recycling initiatives; planned a community wide tree planting initiative; ran awareness campaigns for younger students.
    • Passions: The environment
    • A Global Citizen is: “Someone who tries their hardest to make positive change, whether it be on a small or large scale. It entails a responsibility to teach others, but also a responsibility to practice what you preach.”

  • Justin Monton

    • Award Year: 2009
    • School: Maples Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB
    • Activities: Organizer with the Unity Group; helped to plan “Welcome Potluck for Newcomers” and the annual Unity March.
    • Passions: Human rights and stopping racism
    • A Global Citizen is: “Everybody is a global citizen; everybody has their own role and responsibility, just a matter of how one individual acts towards his/her duties as a citizen of the world.”

  • Michelle Cielen

    • Award Year: 2009
    • School: Sisler High School, Winnipeg, MB
    • Activities: Leader of the Generation Peace group; planned monthly fundraisers to support organizations like War Child Canada and the Manitoba Campaign to Ban Landmines; organized student leadership conferences.
    • Passions: Humanitarian action
    • A Global Citizen is: “Someone who is a leader themselves, but also supports the leadership of others.”