Global Citizen’s Emerging Creatives Program provides a platform for emerging creatives in the Global South that are highlighting the need for open civic space worldwide. Through their art, they call for change, shine a light on social injustices, and advocate for the advancement of the Global Goals.
JULY 2025
FEATURED CREATIVE
Oluwafeolami Awe-Joseph
NIGERIA
This month’s Emerging Creative is Oluwafeolami Awe-Joseph, a 19-year-old podcaster and creative from Nigeria who’s passionate about education and youth.
Her podcast, The Youth Have a Voice, is an uplifting project. “It’s a platform I built to shift narratives around youth, particularly in Africa and the diaspora, where young people are often perceived as directionless or unambitious,” she said of the podcast. “But I’ve met and worked with countless young changemakers doing powerful, impactful work, often in silence. My podcast gives them a spotlight and inspires others who may feel unseen.”
Civic space in Nigeria is considered repressed, and though Feolami has not faced direct violence or intimidation, “I am constantly aware of the caution many young people sometimes have to take when speaking out. As someone creating youth-focused content and running a nonprofit, I stay intentional about how I communicate advocacy to ensure it’s both impactful and safe.”
For the Emerging Creatives Program, Feolami has co-created a trailer showing a behind-the-scenes look at her podcast, all about Africa’s youth and what makes them tick.