Abby Falik was dismayed when she discovered she couldn’t join the Peace Corps after graduating from high school only because she hadn’t yet turned eighteen. So she started a Peace Corps of her own. Because of her, every year, a corps of graduating seniors defer college to become Global Citizen Year Fellows in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Abby was recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative for her visionary leadership.
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Abby Falik, founder and CEO of the Global Citizen Year initiative. Abigail also designed and launched an initiative to empower youth to overcome the challenges of global poverty, a model which has now become a flagship program of Mercy Corps.
