about Barbie
Hola y Bienvenidos, I am Barbie Izquierdo! I was born and raised in North Philadelphia in the Hunting Park section, Orianna Street to be exact. My family experienced a lot of hardships like food insecurity firsthand ever since I was a child. Living in a cycle of poverty was frustrating, and from a young age I knew there was a better quality of life to strive for.
I knew we deserved the things we needed to survive. So when I became a mother myself, and saw the challenges I was facing alone, I couldn’t take it sitting quietly.
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Internationally Recognized Expert on Food Insecurity & Poverty.
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Global Citizen Prize Winner Barbie Izquierdo Knows the Realities of Hunger. Now She's Fighting So Others Don't Have To.
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I am proud to be an Award Winning activist who is recognized by Google, as an “American Spokesperson”; I have been featured on BBC World News, CNN, Associated Press, in the Washington Post, and many other print and digital media.