Jodie Tellam is the founding member of Global Citizen SW.
 Ever since her graduation in social science, Jodie has been working
 with community youth projects; 
In the UK she has co-ordinated sustainability education programmes, asylum
 seeker support networks ,community permaculture gardens and has been
 working freelance in development education with young people for many years
and also for Peace Child Int.,UNICEF and the YMCA

In Brazil  she has worked with several grassroot organisations including
 the Institute of Dry Land Permaculture  and Big Wheels Mountainboard
 Association, both of which address the problems of social destitution.

In India she has volunteered in the Tibetan community-in -exile, 
working closely with human rights groups and refugees. In 
Delhi she volunteerred for Global March Against Child Labour
 meeting x-child labourers and designing a workshop mannual of 
co-operative games to use in child labour communitties

In  Ethiopia she volunteered to help establish shelter for vulnerable street kids 
 for The Kindu Trust.

Using information and experiences collected from this work and inspired by 
a deep motivation to raise awareness of disparities in the world, Jodie returned 
to southwest England to share her experiences with young people. Her main 
objective has always been to empower the youth to design and implement positive 
changes in their own lives and their communities, as well establish international links
 between young people in different parts of the world