About Erica Sanchez
Erica Sánchez is the Spanish Editor at Global Citizen. She is a former BuzzFeed contributor and translator and a 2017 Tow-Knight Entrepreneurial Journalism CUNY Fellow. Her DNA test clearly shows she is a Global Citizen: from Europeans to Native Americans, she, amazingly, has ancestors all around the world!
Stories
Education4 Ways the Venezuela Crisis Is Affecting Children's Education
Parents can’t afford school supplies or food, and children are forced to work. Read more
EnvironmentBrazil's President Is Making It Impossible to Fight Deforestation, Activists Say
Enforcement agencies are being blocked from taking action. Read more
Environment'Dead Zone' in Gulf of Mexico Could Soon Grow Larger Than the Size of Massachusetts
"It is all a part of how we treat our ecosystem and our consumptive nature." Read more
EnvironmentThis Grocery Store Made Embarrassing Plastic Bags to Remind Customers to Bring Their Own
The bags say things like, “Into the Weird Adult Video Emporium.” Read more
CitizenshipThese Are the 10 Most Neglected Crises in the World
This week, the Norwegian Refugee Council released its annual list of the worst displacement crises. Read more
EnvironmentThis Woman Is on a Mission to Visit Every Country in the World and Fight Plastic Waste
Jessica Nabongo is set to be the first black woman to visit every country in the world. Read more
HealthNearly Everything You Consume Is Contaminated by Microplastics, Report Says
Avoiding single-use plastics is the best way to avoid contamination. Read more
EnvironmentClimate Change Could Undermine Human Civilization by 2050, Report Argues
“Human life on earth may be on the way to extinction, in the most horrible way.” Read more
EnvironmentMalaysia’s Last Male Sumatran Rhino Has Just Died
The death leaves behind a single female as the only remaining Sumatran rhino in Malaysia. Read more
HealthScientists Found Antibiotics in Rivers From 72 Countries
An estimated 10 million people could die due to drug-resistant diseases by 2030. Read more