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E-Consultation on Citizen Centred Policies & Services/Climate Change!
June 20, 2008
In 2008, TakingITGlobal conducted 2 e-consultations for the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD). Over 350 TIG members answered a series of thematic questions on public policy and climate change. This document is the report that was presented at the OECD International Workshop that was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia in late June 2008.



TakingITGlobal Impact Research 2008
April 1, 2008
This report outlines the findings from the TakingITGlobal (TIG) impact research, which ran from January to April 2008. Since the TakingITGlobal online community (www.takingitglobal.org) launched in 2000 with the goal of inspiring and informing youth to become more engaged and involved in their communities, there have been few concerted efforts to assess the impact of TakingITGlobal. Thus, the purpose of this research initiative was three-fold: first, to evaluate if, how, and how much TakingITGlobal was having an impact on its key stakeholders; second, to generate benchmark data and results with which to compare future impact research to trace the evolution of TIG’s impact; and third, to identify the strengths and weaknesses of TakingITGlobal and its programs.



Our Space: Online Civic Engagement Tools for Youth
December 16, 2007
Through a close examination of TakingITGlobal, combined with a landscape survey of sites with a mandate to civically engage youth, we present some initial findings on how youth are civically engaged and what it is they are actually doing on these sites. (Published in Civic Life Online, as part of the MacArthur Foundation's Series on Digital Media and Learning)



2007 GYANAnnual Report
December 1, 2007
Overview of GYAN's collaborations and work in the year 2007



Will you listen? Young voices from conflict zones
October 1, 2007
This report, a companion to the Machel Study 10-Year Strategic Review, compiles the views and recommendations of some 1,700 children and young people in 92 countries, including many who have experienced conflict. Their thoughts and ideas were collected as a key contribution to the Strategic Review through a series of focus group discussions and an online questionnaire. “Will you listen?” presents a wide range of voices and concerns documented from these discussions.



Youth Media DNA: Decoding youth as news & information consumers
June 25, 2007
In early 2006, The World Association of Newspapers enlisted D-CODE –
a strategic research consultancy focused on youth, young independents, and young families – to outline the key issues facing youth newspaper readership.
TakingITGlobal assisted by recruiting the Country Leaders and facilitated the study.



Making the Connection: Best Practices in Global Education & Collaborative Technology
June 25, 2007
Educators looking for new ways to incorporate technology into their classrooms need look no further than this dynamic collection of case studies that highlight some of the best practices and lessons learned for teachers, schools, districts and other organizations attempting to create new projects at the intersection of global education and educational technology, through TIGed, one of the world's premier set of tools and resources designed to facilitate the introduction of global education to the local classroom.



Final Report: Global Youth Service Day 2007
April 22, 2007
8th Annual Global Youth Service Day Mobilizes more than 3.2 Million Young Volunteers!

In its 8th consecutive year, from 20-22 April, a record number of young people in 100 countries helped celebrate Global Youth Service Day! Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is an annual event held on a designated weekend every April, which celebrates the year-round contributions young people are making to their communities, and to the world, through voluntary service.



2006 GYSD Annual Report
April 20, 2007
The Final Report highlights coordination, impact and coverage of Global Youth Service Day activities



2007 GYSD Annual Report
April 20, 2007
The final report highlights GYSD coordination, impactand coverage of the events.



It's time to listen to us!
0, 2007
Working document - Youth response to the Report of the Expert Group Meeting

"Every girl should get an education.” This was the key recommendation identified by 1,318 children and young people, from 59 countries and eight regions, who responded to a questionnaire, either through a focus group or an individual survey, on what can be done to eliminate discrimination and violence against the girl child. The questionnaire asked respondents to evaluate the findings in The Report of the Expert Group Meeting, the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violence Against the Girl Child, and to offer their opinions on how to protect girls from violence and discrimination. This report, prepared as an appeal to the Members of the 51st Commission on the Status of Women, summarizes the ideas, concerns and recommendations of these children and young people.



2006 GYAN Annual Report
December 1, 2006
Highlights from GYAN's successes in year 2006



Report on Global Indigenous Youth
August 1, 2006
An analysis of 500+ responses from the Survey on Global Indigenous Youth conducted by TakingITGlobal in 2004, with a focus on media representation of Indigenous peoples and the major obstacles they face.



Cross-Canada Mapping of Youth-led and/or Highly Youth-engaged Initiatives
July 10, 2006
The Cross-Canada Mapping of Youth-led Initiatives was a 6 month dual capacity building and research project conducted by TakingITGlobal.

Funding of this project was provided by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation as part of the Foundation’s Community Renewal through Engaging Youth strategy.

The goal of the project is to assess the needs and to build capacity of youth-led groups across Canada by introducing them to the web-based tools and collaborative technologies provided by the TakingITGlobal Canadian portal. The capacity-building workshops related to the project will increase the ability of youth-led initiatives and organizations in Canada to maximize the potential of technology to support their work. The research project component will seek to comprehensively identify the projects and needs of youth-led organizations, both from a technology stand-point and more generally to identify trends among these groups.



National Youth Council Report
June 27, 2006
National Youth Councils have emerged in many parts of the world. For youth organizations they play an important facilitative role in the coordination of youth work, while for governments they serve as a go-to point for expertise on youth issues and concerns.



Raising their Voices
June 1, 2006
A global compilation of reports from youth campaigning for the Millennium Development Goals.




Youth-Led Action in an International Context
March 31, 2006
This major project research report, focused on Youth-Led Action in an International Context, has combined outcomes from an online survey, online consultation, and individual in-depth interviews with young people who have taken action to address challenges facing their communities in countries around the world. It responds to core questions in my Plan of Study that look at issues of concern to youth in a cross-cultural context and youth-led initiatives as a strategy for meaningful youth engagement.



2005 GYAN Annual Report
December 1, 2005
Summary of GYAN's programs, publications, recognition and achievements in the year 2005



Local Voices, Global Visions 2
November 1, 2005
Inspiring stories from youth mobilization around the 2005 World Summit on the Information Society.




Student Voices Project Report
July 1, 2005
TakingITGlobal partnered with the International Society for Technology in Education over March and April, 2005, to consult with youth from around the world on their experiences with education and develop a set of recommendations that we could communicate to teachers. The consultation lasted five weeks, each with a different focus. Topics ranged from the role of technology in the lives of today’s youth, to the difference between learning and education, to the look and feel of an ideal classroom, to the impact of globalization.

Over 275 students from every region of the world applied to be a part of our process. Over 150 of these applicants were chosen, representing a balance of region and gender. Of this group, 87 participated on a regular basis in one of two ways: guided discussions and photoblogs. Four of the most active and diverse students were then chosen to help us develop and present this report.



Youth and the Millennium Development Goals
April 1, 2005
Young people ages 15 to 24 make up 1.2 billion of the world's human capital. Around the world, many of them are already making contributions to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and their work should be further acknowledged and strengthened. Increasingly, youth are recognized as key participants in decision-making and development, as reflected in the growing presence of non-governmental youth organizations and the upsurge of youth advisory boards and committees to international institutions and programs. Yet building the capacity of and creating sustained partnerships with young people are crucial strategies to achieveing the MDGs that have not been fully realized by the international community.

This paper aims to provide an overbiew of youth participation as it currently exists, to outline the ways in which youth are directly affected by each Goal, to demonstrate how young people are contributing to the MDGs, and to provide 'Options for Action' that governments, the United Nations system, donors and other actors can harness, support, and scale-up in order to support young people in making significant contributions to achieving the MDGs.



2005 GYSD Annual Report
August 4, 2004
GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY Final Report 2005 highlights the events occuring worldwide



2004 GYSD Annual Report
August 2, 2004
GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY
Final Report 2004 highlights the celebrations worldwide



Local Voices, Global Visions
January 8, 2004
A compilation of results from the 2003 WSIS National Information Society Youth Campaigns




2003 GYSD Annual Report
June 17, 2003
GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY Final Report 2003 highlighting the celebrations.



Highly affected, rarely considered - Access to Technology
January 1, 2003
The first step in the Campaign was the Youth Commission into Globalisation - an inquiry into the impacts of globalisation on young people. The Commission unearthed a number of emerging issues, concerns and policy priorities of youth in the face of globalisation.

The Youth Commission findings are now available in the report "Highly Affected, Rarely Considered" which outlines the way globisation affects young people and their communities. Written by young people from all around the world, the report offers recommendations for action in order to maximise positive opportunities and minimise and negative impacts of globalisation.



2002 GYSD Annual Report
June 22, 2002
GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY
Final Report 2002 highlights GYSD celebrations worldwide

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