What are the characteristics of a global citizen?

This awareness is the result of a combination of empathy and knowledge of the interconnectedness of the world.
Global citizens respect that the complexities of local contexts and cultures make it important to adapt global ideas to the specific needs and capacities of a community.
They take an active role in their community and work with others to make our planet more just and sustainable
Giving a more detailed definition, global citizens: They generally know how the world works. They can contextualize their local community within the global one. And they actively collaborate with diverse people to improve the state of the world.
They can see the interdependence of globalization, and how the world has shrunk as technology has made it easier than ever to communicate, trade and move around the world in record time.
A global citizen sees beyond his own backyard. They are aware enough of global trends to perceive and investigate what is happening in their own place and how it affects others in the world.
At first glance, global citizenship seems like an abstract concept. What does it mean, anyway? Global citizenship does not eliminate passports or borders, and it is not a legal status.
A global citizen is someone who knows and understands the world in general, and their place in it.

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	Created by Alex Collay over 3 years ago