TakingITGlobal Annual Report 2009
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Contents
WELCOME
KEY INITIATIVES
Message from HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
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Youth For Change
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Message from the Founders
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Sprout e-course
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Message from the Board of Directors
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Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS
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Key Supporters
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Global Youth Action Network
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Vision, Mission, Purpose & Values
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Publications
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Theory of Change
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2009 Highlights
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ONLINE COMMUNITY TIGweb.org
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Multilingual Platform
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Member Engagement
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EDUCATION PROGRAMS TIGed
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Climate Change
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Partnerships
22
Regional Partnerships
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TIGed Events
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TOGETHER Supporters
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Partners
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Staff & Volunteers
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FINANCIAL POSITION Revenue & Expenses Canada
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Revenue & Expenses United States
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Message from HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway I believe young people today have the key to solving our
within her cluster, and simultaneously co-chaired the
common, global challenges. Partly because many of them are
Youth Task Force, working to make the voices of youth
committed, knowledgeable people with a global network,
from around the world heard. They organized town hall
but also because young people are more vulnerable to global
meetings in more than 20 countries on all continents to
challenges like HIV/AIDS and climate change.
meet this end. This would not have been possible without Jennifer’s leadership combined with the commitment
As a Young Global Leader, I have experienced working directly with TakingITGlobal (TIG) Executive Director Jennifer Corriero,
and contributions of TakingITGlobal team members who developed the program materials, Task Force website and final report.
who is also a Young Global Leader and a driving force in this global effort. When we
During the World Economic Forum in Davos this year,
selected the steering group for the Young
Jennifer Corriero and the Youth Task Force worked hard
Global Leaders Global Redesign Initiative,
to convince world leaders that we need young voices and
Jennifer was our first choice for leading
young leadership to meet today’s challenges.
the youth and education cluster. She did a great job of organizing all the various task forces
In addition, Jennifer was active in multiple other task forces. In short, her contribution was very much valued and she is an inspiration to us all. In my opinion, strengthening youth leadership is a great investment in the future.
HRH Haakon Magnus
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Message from the Founders We kicked off 2009 with a strategic planning process
In order to expand and strengthen our Global
designed to thoughtfully review our vision, mission and
Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) program
theory of change along with identifying our five year goals
headquartered out of our New York office, we
and priorities. This effort was made possible with support
received core funding from the United Nations
from the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and Lodestar
Population Fund (UNFPA) to support a strategic
Foundation which allowed an opportunity to engage our
planning retreat, facilitate capacity building
key stakeholders in defining directions for the future and
e-courses and redevelop our branding and
helping us face the challenges of our sector brought on by
communication materials including the
the global financial crisis.
www.gyca.org website.
Our ability to overcome budgetary constraints was made
We are especially grateful to all of our
possible with the resiliency of our dynamic team. The
partners and supporters who have
most essential aspects of our work over 2009 included
worked together with us during
developing a more comprehensive online volunteering
these challenging economic
program as well as an extensive internship program.
times. Each contribution enables us to broaden and
Our year was marked with renewed support from the
deepen the scope of our work
Pearson Foundation for the Sprout e-course program that
at TakingITGlobal.
enables young aspiring social entrepreneurs to bring their community projects to life. We also received a major grant
Join us in recapping and recounting the
from the Staples Foundation for Learning to develop and
highlights of the very eventful year that
launch the Tread Lightly environmental education program
was 2009!
in schools across Europe and around the world.
Michael Furdyk
Jennifer Corriero
Director of Technology & Finance
Executive Director
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Message from the Board of Directors On behalf of TakingITGlobal's Board of Directors, I am
Internally, the TakingITGlobal Team concentrated on
delighted to present the 2009 Annual Report.
clarifying and executing their key priorities. Targeted results included reframing the organization's management
While 2009 was an unprecedented year of mixed challenges
and structure, enlarging its volunteer base, creating a
and economic uncertainty for all, TakingITGlobal rose to the
comprehensive new sponsorship package with input
challenge. With focused leadership, democratic collaboration,
from the Board and Advisors, and systemizing its project
and solid execution on strategic priorities, our team skillfully
management effectiveness.
navigated the turbulence. We wish to recognize the entire TakingITGlobal team for The year was prolific with milestones - from completing 3 volunteer cycles of the Multilingual
its agility and resilience in this exceptionally demanding year. We are grateful to all of our partners, supporters,
Community's Online Volunteering program,
Advisors and friends for their support and inspiration.
to realigning TIGweb.org with new strategic
And a personal thanks to our Board members for
goals, to expanding the TIGed program to
wholeheartedly giving of their energies in advancing this
schools from over 100 countries using its
remarkable organization and cause.
educational platform in their daily lessons. In demand on the world stage, TakingITGlobal shared its expertise at over 30 conferences and events in 12 countries.
TakingITGlobal stands for a world where youth everywhere are actively engaged and connected in shaping a more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable world. Together, we are making it happen. We look forward to continuing this ground-breaking journey with all of you in 2010.
Ron Mitchell President, Board of Directors, TakingITGlobal Senior Vice President, Marketing Fujitsu America
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Key Supporters Honourary Patron
List of Board of Directors
Her Excellency the Right
Canada
United States
Honourable Michaëlle Jean
Ron Mitchell President Executive VP, Marketing & Communications, Fujitsu Consulting
Benjamin Quinto Chairman Founder, Global Youth Action Network, General Manager, Natural-Immunogenics Corp
Ellen Ratchye-Foster Vice President Principal, Burning Glass Consulting
Michael Furdyk Treasurer Director of Finance & Technology,
C.D., C.M.M., Commander-in-Chief of Canada, C.C., Governor General, C.O.M.
Matthew Pupic Treasurer Senior Director of Finance & Operations, Pollution Probe Dumisani Nyoni Secretary Director, Zimele Institute, a Division of the Organization of Rural Associations for Progress Kevin Fritz Partner, Wildeboer Dellelce LLP Virginia Mantycki Client Executive, Consultant & Facilitator, Critical Path Strategies
TakingITGlobal Carole Aciman Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP Ellen Ratchye-Foster Principal, Burning Glass Consulting Susan Koehler Chief Marketing Officer, Intelius Vivianna Guzman Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer, American Management Association
François-Philippe Champagne (incoming) Strategic Development Director, AMEC
Ricardo Baruch (incoming) Youth Force Co-ordinator, International AIDS Conference
Patty Chilton (outgoing) Former Deputy Executive Director, Pollution Probe
Joshua Gorman (incoming) Founder, Generation Waking Up
Stuart MacDonald (outgoing) CEO & Founder of TripHarbour.ca
Michael Butler (outgoing) Original Producer of Broadway Musical “Hair”
Special thanks to our Advisors http://www.tigurl.org/advisors
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Vision, Mission, Purpose & Values Our Vision Youth everywhere actively engaged and
Our Values Diversity
Innovation
connected in shaping a more inclusive,
We live in a rich and diverse world and we believe
New approaches to solving problems are vital if
peaceful and sustainable world.
that being inclusive is a basic human value. By
we are to live in a truly sustainable world. Where
encouraging intercultural dialogue, ensuring
there are obstacles to be overcome, new ideas will
Our Mission
intergenerational cooperation and championing
flourish. Individuals possessing a vision of a better
We enable a collaborative learning
the notion of equality in everything that we
world will stand up and bear the responsibility to
community which provides youth with
do, we believe in nurturing a world where all
be innovative and to embody the best qualities
access to global opportunities, cross-cultural
individuals have deep respect for their peers.
of leadership.
Collaboration
Excellence
A strong global civil society requires citizens
By constantly striving for excellence, we undertake
Our Purpose
who are motivated to share their knowledge,
a path that strikes a balance between quality and
We facilitate global understanding and
talents and expertise with each other. A shared
quantity, breadth and depth, where the results of
grow leadership among youth to enhance
understanding of the value we each contribute
our actions have deeper impact than words. Ours is
their participation in social movements for a
to building our world must exist within all of us.
a cause that invigorates and sustains us to continue
better world.
By being democratic and participatory, we are
being the best that we can be, to deliver powerful
committed to ensuring that everyone not only
results and to live life fully with an appreciation for
has a voice, but has an opportunity to be heard.
the whole.
connections and meaningful participation in decision-making.
Who We Serve
■■ Meaningful youth engagement
13 to 30 through:
■■ Intercultural dialogue
■■ An online community and initiatives that focus on enabling actively engaged youth. ■■ Education programs geared towards middle and high school students.
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What We Stand For
We serve youth primarily between the ages of
■■ Participatory democracy ■■ Sustainable development ■■ Digital citizenship and inclusion ■■ A rights based approach to social change
Theory of Change
Leader Archetypes
TakingITGlobal (TIG) believes change starts when individuals learn, reflect, and grow. Our own Theory of Change is inspired by philosopher Ken Wilbur’s model of cyclic, continuous progressive development. With TIG, an individual changes and moves through each quadrant in a cyclical path.
By inspiring change within the mind-set of leadership, these archetypes, developed by TakingITGlobal co-founder Jennifer Corriero, strive to celebrate the diverse approaches to change-making among youth.
The Dreamer Has big ideas, hopes and aspirations for the future. The Megaphone Speaks out against injustice with farreaching messages through an amplified voice. The Spark Plug Brings people together to create new opportunities & sources of influence.
A Youth Development TIG helps youth
C Social Movements TIG encourages the
The Task Master
internalize information and build a deeper
development of self-aware, action-oriented
Organizes and plans projects, tackles
understanding of their world and themselves.
individuals who recognize their roles as
new initiatives.
Through TIGed, we help students develop a
key stakeholders. We connect them to
sense of social responsibility and awareness of
like-minded individuals who can then work
The Sherpa
global issues.
together towards a common goal, ultimately
Guides, mentors and educates people
creating a collective social movement that
by investing in the opinions of others.
B Youth Action & Participation Through involvement in the TIGweb.org online
influences societal values. The Storyteller
community, youth become aware of their own
D Societal Values As TIG’s work creates
capacities for change and develop a sense of
positive change, we trigger broader social
understand the stories of people who
belonging to an active, engaged community.
movements that can create shifts in global
have created waves of change.
TIG’s e-courses, toolkits, and action guides
policy – ultimately creating a more inclusive,
facilitate participation of youth as global citizens.
peaceful and sustainable world.
Communicates and helps others
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2009 Highlights
Microsoft Innovative Students Forum
5th World Environmental Education Congress (Montréal, Canada) Commission for Social Development (New York, USA) Fourth Arab Youth Forum (Alexandria, Egypt) Strategic Planning Retreat (Toronto, Canada) ‘IT educator Michael Furdyk talks about being digital,’ Courier Mail (Australia)
5th Asia-Pacific Microsoft Regional Innovative Teachers’ Conference/ Innovative Students Forum (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
‘A Design for Changing the World,’ National Center for Technology Innovation BeyondGraduation.ca website launched
World Economic Forum on the Middle East (Dead Sea, Jordan)
Sixth Arab Reform Conference (Alexandria, Egypt)
Young Global Leaders Dead Sea Summit (Dead Sea, Jordan)
Global Education Competitiveness Summit (Washington D.C., USA) MyCharityConnects Conference (Toronto, Canada) aids2031 Young Leaders Summit (Oslo, Norway)
March January
April
February International Studies Schools Association Conference (Florida, USA)
Global Youth Service Day Sprout e-course re-launches http://sprout.tigweb.org
Dare to Dream Conference (Toronto, Canada)
TakingITGlobal wins WorldBlu Most Democratic Workplaces Award for Third Consecutive Year
May
Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders Through Innovative Technology Webinar
iEARN-USA’s Adobe Youth Voices Sessions at NECC (Washington D.C., USA)
‘Young people, education and sustainable development: Exploring principles, perspectives and praxis,’ Wageningen Academic Publishers
Sprout e-course launched
Conferences and other events where we shared our expertise
Milestones
Some of our achievements (including launches and partnerships).
Media
Where we were featured or interviewed in articles and other media sources.
TIG featured as part of the Innovator Roundup for In Good We Trust (Colorado, USA) ‘Weaving A Movement’ CLC Report published
Strategy Session
Events
June
Youth for Change
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Annual Teaching and Learning Conference (Colorado, USA) PowerShift2009 (Ottawa, Canada)
National Education Computing Conference (NECC) (Washington D.C., USA) International Confederation of Principals Keynote (Singapore)
World Economic Forum and Summer Davos: Young Global Leaders Summit (Dalian, China) ISTE with Premier Dalton McGuinty
World Summit Youth Awards (Monterrey, Mexico)
First Multilingual Program report published: 'Model of Youth Empowerment through Multilingual Participation
UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development Global Forum (Monterrey, Mexico)
Dignity Day (Toronto, Canada) UNESCO Youth Forum (Paris, France)
UN Climate Change Conference (COP15), (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Europeans for Informed Action Youth Summit and Forum (Geneva, Switzerland)
LE WEB Conference (Paris, France)
STANDup Against Poverty sets world record
Phase II of Youth for Change launched
Tread Lightly launched
July August
TakingITGlobal Partners with Global Model UN GRUB game launches
Jennifer Corriero featured in Reader's Digest Canada
September
November
December
October SEA CHANGE’ Southeast Asian Youth for Change Summit (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Australian Council of Educational Leaders Conference (Darwin, Australia) Mozilla Service Week
TIG & Jennifer Corriero featured in Reader's Digest Canada
AHISA Biennial Conference (Hobart, Australia)
‘Matchmaker to the World: Networking for Global Change,’ Reader’s Digest Canada
‘A Digital Shift: Youth and ICT Development’ publication launched at the WSIS UN-GAID Conference (Monterrey, Mexico)
National Council for the Social Studies (Georgia, USA)
Multilingual Program portal launched GYAN’s Global Youth Service Day 2008-2009 report published
World Innovation Summit for Education (Doha, Qatar) V3 Global Gallery Relaunch http://gg.tigweb.org
First cohort of Sprout graduated
Digital Shift
Sprout evaluation results produced by Tufts University
Dignity Day
TakingITGlobal named ‘One of Top 10 Green Social Networks’ by Green Marketing 2.0
COP15 Cisco TelePresence
Online Community
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TIGweb.org Building on the launch of the sixth version (V6) of our site at the end of 2008, we aimed to promote greater site accessibility and integration with various social media resources in 2009. The addition of new content and tools helped make TIGweb.org a complete virtual experience, tailored as closely as possible to individual interests and needs. As a result, our online portal underwent some strategic redesign, allowing us to better serve our ever-expanding membership base. We worked constantly to promote projects, ideas and happenings on the website through the monthly Dispatch newsletter, the TakingITGlobal weekly updates and by spotlighting contests centred around raising awareness of the official UN International Days. Online forums and live chat discussions to promote member interactions were also strongly attended.
TIGweb Statistics New Members Dec '08 Nov '09
52,054
Total Members as of Nov '09
273,812
Actions Taken
165,480
New Organizations Global Gallery Submissions
1,357 17,117
Online Communities Our online community is a network of passionate
Members can pursue their interests, express
young people who connect and collaborate across
themselves, expand their knowledge and learn
cultures to make the world a better place. Through
how to approach these challenges from different
raising awareness of internationally recognized
points of view using our online tools to organize
days, our members are able to gain a broad based
real world action.
understanding of the world around them. Our members are also able to connect with other Our online platform with community-focused
young leaders who are taking action to share
programming provides opportunities for our
information, experiences, and best practices
members to learn new skills through skill building
to direct the full force of our connected global
webinars, live chats and expert guest speakers.
generation towards empowerment.
Our issue-based teams consist of culturally diverse members who focus around a specific theme to gather resources and develop campaigns to inform and amplify further action.
http://www.tigweb.org
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TIGweb.org Improvements to the TIGweb portal We expanded our online reach and accessibility to members by extending our message through various media channels like Twitter, and by designing TIGweb.org for mobile capabilities that included enhanced access to the site for smartphones.
Global Gallery Relaunch
Aboriginal Portal
http://gg.tigweb.org
http://canada.tigweb.org/indigenous
We launched a refreshed version of the Global
In keeping with our efforts to recognize the
Gallery in 2009, presenting our members with the
diversity that makes up the multifaceted fabric
opportunity to share and showcase their artistic
of Canada, we launched a new and updated
expression, while promoting social awareness.
version of the Aboriginal Portal to connect and
Redesign of Global Issues Team
Some of the major art contests we held included
inspire youth throughout our country. The Portal
http://www.tigweb.org/understand/issues
Imprints, where the winners’ work was to be
includes links to publications, organizations and
Continuing with the revamp of TIGweb.org
presented in Copenhagen at the UNFCCC
websites emphasizing intercultural dialogue and
from 2008, this year we focused on the merging
Climate Conference.
understanding in Canadian society.
and redesigning of the Global Issues Team by expanding the functions of the online community
We aimed to promote issues that were of relevance
to include its core management within the regular
to our members in their global interactions on
TakingITMobile
functions of TIGweb.org.
TIGweb.org, and also to inspire them towards
http://projects.tigweb.org/takingitmobile
local community development. Member-led
Recognizing that the digital divide is being
We also created specialized teams of members
contributions revolved around issues such as
bridged largely through the increased adoption
with varied interests to work on the development
sustainable development, specific TakingITGlobal
of cell phones, we are prioritizing the adaptation
of specific issues. These different perspectives
projects and international events that had
of TIG programs for mobile devices. To determine
enhanced the quality of each global issue for
potentially far reaching effects.
where best to focus our energies to make us
TakingITGlobal members, and also helped
available to the next generation of connected
these teams focus on starting their own online
youth leaders, we conducted an environmental
campaigns that subsequently led to offline
scan and member survey, led by TIG member
projects of local engagement around the world.
Lisa Campbell, in partnership with MobileActive. This information will be used to build our mobile strategy and to create the TakingITMobile Guide to Action.
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TIGweb.org Specific partnerships During 2009, we worked with a number of notable partners to harness the power of Web 2.0 networking within the context of local, regional and global development projects. We are excited to have been able to play an instrumental role in bringing these amazing projects to fruition.
Beyond Graduation http://beyondgrad.tigweb.org
The Beyond Graduation project was established as a collaborative initiative between TakingITGlobal and the Plan Institute for Caring Citizenship as a online platform for informationsharing, mentoring and networking for youth with disabilities. The website’s design gave voice to
Democracy Video Challenge
Sharing The Dream
youth by inviting them to share their experiences
http://www.videochallenge.america.gov
http//sharingthedream.ca
online, thus allowing us to share the stories of
We partnered with the Bureau of International
We worked with the British Columbia Ministry
extraordinary young people across Canada and
Information Programs to promote the Democracy
of Education to support the production of
the world.
Video Challenge contest, which was designed
Sharing the Dream, a series of student-led
to raise awareness of the need for global
webcasts scheduled to take place during the
democracy. Participants were asked to present
2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Webcast
their understanding of and vision for democracy
topics included olympism, paralympism, sport
through short films and documentaries. We
and healthy living, culture, and sustainability,
promoted the contest to our members, and
with global citizenship as the overarching
Capital Think Tank
were involved in the selection of 10 winners who
unifying concept. Participants could then use
At TakingITGlobal, we understand that empowering
received an all-expense paid trip to New York
the TakingITGlobal platform to continue these
youth is a way to secure our future for the better, and
City, Los Angeles and Washington D.C., where
discussions with international youth leaders,
we had another opportunity to realize this goal when
they were received by US Secretary of State
and find ways to be involved while making a
we partnered with the National Capital Commission
Hilary Clinton.
difference in their communities.
(NCC) in Ottawa to create the Capital Think Tank project. We hosted an online interactive space for young Canadians to discuss how they connect to the capital and we provided TIG members with the opportunity to share their ideas on how to make Canada Day greener than ever.
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Multilingual Platform http://multilingual.tigweb.org With members in over 200 countries, TakingITGlobal understands the importance of developing a multilingual platform that is accessible to all users and of providing a resource to showcase local opportunities, expressions and perspectives that truly reflect the diversity of our network. The development of TakingITGlobal’s multilingual capacity represents an incredible opportunity for our members to gain a unique perspective on any given country and helps foster a sense of global awareness, cultural understanding and intercultural leadership among youth in local communities and around the world.
Multilingual Statistics
Words Translated Non-English Pageviews
http://multilingual.tigweb.org
The Multilingual page was launched as a way to centralize information about on-going multilingual events and opportunities. The page is also used to provide members with tips on multilingual participation and ideas on how to celebrate multilingualism and intercultural dialogue on TakingITGlobal and beyond.
Languages Empower, Cultures Inspire Report http://www.tigurl.org/ar09empower
This report traces the beginning of our commitment to opening the cultural diversity of the world to our online community by crossing linguistic barriers. Other highlights of the report include focusing on our cutting edge tools of translation, and working towards our objective of presenting the multilingual platform in 15 different languages by the year 2012. http://multilingual.tigweb.org/
Multilingual Platform featured in A Digital Shift publication for UN-GAID 2009 p. 33
1,963,596 11,429,353
Languages Spoken by Members
Launch of the Multilingual Mini-Portal & Regions Section
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Translation Volunteers
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Member Engagement Online Volunteering Campaign
Youth Task Force & Global Redesign Initiative
http://volunteers.tigweb.org
http://taskforce.tigweb.org/youth
In October, we joined forces with Nabuur in a campaign to raise awareness about the potential of online
In her capacity as a designated Young Global
volunteering as a tool for collaboration and change. The
Leader of the World Economic Forum,
campaign included the launch of a special issue of the
TakingITGlobal Executive Director Jennifer
multilingual online magazine Panorama titled ‘Meet the
Corriero co-chaired the Youth Task Force
Volunteers,’ and continued with a live chat that brought
which was designed to engage youth in the
together international experts and global youth for a lively
Global Redesign Initiative. A series of 30 town
discussion about the role online volunteers can play as agents of change.
hall meetings in 20 countries around the world combined with online discussions engaging over 2,000 youth. The participants were from
Over the course of 3 months, we spotlighted the work of online
urban and rural areas, various religious and class backgrounds, and
volunteers from around the world and developed the Action Guide
ranged in age from 8 to 25.
to help young leaders learn more about the rich world of online volunteering. Connect, Contribute, Collaborate, Change: Online
The voices and opinions of these diverse young people are
Volunteering in Action is an impressive collection of tools, tips, and
strategically summarized and presented in a report according to the
stories based on our leadership in managing and
pillars of the Global Redesign Initiative. These findings have been
working with large teams of international online
pulled together as part of a report that was presented at the World
volunteers.
Economic Forum's 2010 Annual Meeting in Davos. Follow-up actions of the Youth Task Force include developing toolkits for decision-makers
The guide offers important resources to
to more effectively engage youth as well as mobilizing resources for
debunk myths about online volunteering while
investing in youth-led community development projects.
also highlighting its many social benefits. The campaign ended on International Volunteer Day, and was followed up with the launch of our new mini-portal on Online Volunteering. It also coincided with the world-wide release of our ‘Pathway to Participation Model,’ after which the guide is inspired. Anushka, Online Community Youth Task Force Town Hall Meeting, Japan
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Education Programs
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TIGed http://www.tiged.org 2009 marked a critical year for the TIGed community as we entered into our third year of engaging globally-minded educators interested in empowering their students to think and act as world citizens.
TIGed Community Climate change, environmental awareness and solutions for sustainability were the major themes for TIGed’s work in 2009, culminating in the 15th UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark – the largest climate change conference in the world. Strategic partnerships in 2009 enabled us to expand our work into the Asia-
This year saw many improvements to the TIGed platform, from a complete rehaul of the site’s overall design and navigation to the addition of tools and features designed to enhance the collaborative nature of the community. With a fresh new design, the new site makes it easier to find the information and assistance TIGeducators need to take full advantage of all that TIG and its education programs have to offer. Some key changes included the addition of educator stories as a way to showcase TIGeducators around the world in order to spread inspiration, share experience and expertise, forge connections, and strengthen the TIGed community.
Pacific region, an initiative that will continue developing throughout 2010. Our partnership with the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) allowed us to showcase TIGed tools and grow adoption in schools throughout Australia, while our collaboration with New Zealand’s CORE Education enabled us to capitalize on the emerging trends of information and communications technology to bring TIG's global education programs to a number of New Zealand schools.
Other additions included the revamped community search functionality, which allows members to share specific ideas as to how they would like to work with other educators on TIGed. In addition, we launched the new and improved virtual classroom design, which features a new colour scheme, layout and streamlined settings.
http://www.tigweb.org/tiged/
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TIGed Climate Change Tread Lightly http://www.treadlightly.me
With the support of the Staples Foundation for Learning®, TakingITGlobal launched Tread Lightly, a youth engagement program that explores climate change. The program includes a number of initiatives, including an ecological footprint challenge which sees participants adopt, track and maintain a variety of green pledges, and an interdisciplinary secondary school curriculum. In addition to schools in the 3 pilot countries of France, Netherlands and the United Kingdom, others around the world have also employed the Tread Lightly program, which includes access to our virtual classroom communities, allowing students to collaborate globally with other schools and classes.
40-Day Challenge
Imprints Art Contest http://www.tigurl.org/imprints
Interdisciplinary Secondary School Curriculum
Tread Lightly Thematic Classroom
http://www.tigurl.org/40day
The global 40-Day ecological
The Imprints art contest invited
The interdisciplinary secondary
http://www.tigweb.org/tiged/resources.html
footprint challenge involved joining
participants from around the world
school curriculum, available in both
The Tread Lightly virtual classroom is
others around the world in taking
to contribute original pieces of
English and French, can effectively
preloaded with Tread Lightly lessons
on - and sticking to - commitments
artwork which explore ecological
be used to teach about climate
and other climate related content.
to reduce ecological footprints and
footprints† and/or the number
change and ecological footprints
Each Tread Lightly classroom has
contribute to a more sustainable,
350 . Over 120 submissions were
at any time. This year’s curriculum
the capability to connect with other
common future. Members made
received from youth in over 30
was specifically designed to run
virtual classrooms around the world,
pledges, participated in discussions
countries. Prizes were awarded
in parallel to key events in global
providing open-ended possibilities
around issues that influence
to the top 10 winners, and all
climate change policy leading up
for international, collaborative climate
global efforts to sustainability, and
submissions are available to view in
to and including the UN climate
change learning.
provided online encouragement to
the Global Gallery.
change conference in December.
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one another in a show of solidarity to realize the goals of the challenge.
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† a measure of the pressure placed by human beings on the planet ‡ the level in parts per million that UN climate scientists have concluded is the safe upper limit of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
TIGed Climate Change continued “Internet technologies have allowed youth to connect, collaborate, and coordinate strategies in preparation for the conference, and will be used to effectively pressure decision makers at COP15 and beyond.” - Liam O’Doherty, 23, Canada Liam O'Doherty presenting Tread Lightly at COP15
The COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
Carbon Footprint Learning Circles
Earth Hour
http://carbonfootprints.tiged.org
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09eh
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09cop15 (part of Tread Lightly)
In 2008-2009, a group of classrooms utilized the
To celebrate Earth Hour—a movement across 74
Our 120-member delegation presented an
collaborative functionality of the TIGed virtual
countries to introduce the ideas of responsible
insider’s perspective on the happenings at
platform to create Carbon Footprint Learning
consumption through environmental education—we
COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark. From the
Circles. These were a set of online classrooms
encouraged individuals and groups from schools
live webchat hosted from inside the conference
enabling teachers and students around the world
across Canada to sign up and vote to turn off lights
venue by Liam O’Doherty, the delegation’s
to connect, meet and discuss steps to reducing
in schools across the nation for an hour. Levels of
head, to hourly coverage via tweets, group and
their own footprints through sustainable goals of
participation in Earth Hour were reported to world
individual TIGblogs and member-shared media,
carbon reduction. Students explored the issue of
leaders at the COP15 Conference in an effort to
the TIGweb platform became the source for
climate change with peers from around the world,
influence future climate change policy and change the
up-to-date ideas and information on the biggest
deepening their understanding of the issue,
course of the planet.
climate change conference of 2009.
creating and sharing digital media, and making new friends.
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TIGed Partnerships
Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL)
Human Rights Friendly Schools
Global Partners Junior
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09friends
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09gp
http://www.acel.org.au
We worked with the International Secretariat
Created to connect 9 middle schools from New
In September, TIG founders Michael Furdyk
of Amnesty International to design and launch
York City with 14 others from around the world,
and Jennifer Corriero presented a lead paper at
the website for its Human Rights Friendly
New York City Global Partners enlisted the TIGed
the Australian Council for Educational Leaders
Schools project—an initiative promoting global
platform as the online toolset to link participating
(ACEL) conference at the Darwin center in
conversations within the sphere of transnational
schools. The theme of "World Marketplace"
Australia. The major professional association for
human rights. A coalition of schools from
encouraged students to view the global economy
educational leaders in Australia and beyond,
14 countries, the project showcases the
from local and global perspectives. Students use
ACEL’s views are sought and respected by
collaborative leadership of students in
their own experiences to make their research and
governments, policymakers, and teachers
developing the culture of human rights, by
dialogue especially relevant to the media projects
worldwide.
integrating an approach centred around the
they worked on.
pursuit of knowledge and cooperation. The Our ongoing partnership with ACEL lays the
journey of each school towards becoming more
foundation to integrate TIGed into Australian
human rights-friendly is also documented through
schools over the next few years, an ongoing
the website's online resources.
process that also includes strategies for increasing our outreach activities.
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TIGed Partnerships continued
Microsoft Innovative Students Forum
Green Street
Microsoft Innovative Students Forum
http://www.green-street.ca
We designed and developed a new website
Designed and organized around the concept of
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09misf
and customized TIGed virtual classrooms
a street, content on the Green Street website is
In 2009, Microsoft Asia Pacific partnered with us
for the Green Street program. Offered by
organized into a number of structures. Teachers
in bringing the voices and ideas of students to
the Canadian Teachers’ Federation, through
are given an introduction to the site in the
the table at the Partners in Learning Regional
the support of the J.W. McConnell Family
Teachers’ Café, and can connect and find out
Innovative Teachers’ Conference in Kuala Lumpur,
Foundation, Green Street offers environmental
about events through the community centre,
Malaysia. The 15 youth selected to attend the
learning opportunities that engage Canadian
and access resources in the library. We were
conference presented their ideas for educational
elementary and secondary school students in
pleased to be involved in the redevelopment of
projects in their country. After presenting their
order to shape more sustainable communities
the Green Street site, and helped to promote
ideas, 3 of the 4 teams were awarded seed
and futures. Meanwhile, the site’s Youth Action
it at the 5th World Environmental Education
grants and scholarships to attend Sprout, our
Centre provides students with a space to find
Congress in Montreal, Québec. The student-
e-course designed to support youth social
resources, events, opportunities, ideas and
designed booth replicated the Green Street
entrepreneurship, and were provided access to
action projects, effectively linking youth across
website, with its various buildings and a massive
workshops, and e-mentorship to help bring their
the country. Youth-led projects are encouraged
collage on the ground. This booth had the
projects to fruition.
and often supported through funding
distinction of being the largest student-made
opportunities such as the $750 grants offered
display component at the conference.
by the Vancouver Foundation to kick-start 43 innovative environmental initiatives.
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TIGed Regional Partnerships
EMERGE
CORE Education
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09emerge
http://www.core-ed.net/takingitglobal
Growing Reflections, Understanding Bites (GRUB)
In the summer of 2009, Michael Furdyk keynoted
TakingITGlobal partnered with CORE
http://www.tigweb.org/games/grub
for EMERGE, a research project of Alberta
Education, a New Zealand organization that
2009 saw the further development of Growing
Education focused on one-to-one wireless learning
reports to international education institutions
Reflections, Understanding Bites, a thematic
initiatives in support of specific educational goals.
on the emerging trends of Information and
classroom that looks at youth perspectives on
We then partnered with EMERGE to continue
communication technology (ICT). As the
food choices and food systems. 2009’s addition
working together to improve learning in targeted
partnership further develops, TIGed’s online
included the GRUB Card Game, a matching
areas. To date, 20 school jurisdictions are now part
educational platform can be integrated into
activity comprised of a series of trivia questions
of the EMERGE Laptop Learning project, involving
CORE’s Innovation New Zealand Education
designed to enhance players’ health and
over 2,000 students using laptops as part of a
consortium project to provide learners of all
food-related knowledge. The activity improves
research project, and all have access to TIGed's
ages with the skills they need for the future.
students’ awareness of the food they eat, and
virtual classroom platform. The project also involves
encourages them to ask important questions
approximately 200 teachers at 49 schools across the
about how they make their food choices and
province of Alberta.
how those choices affect their health. The game is also aimed at increasing awareness of hunger, malnutrition and food security issues around the world.
Classrooms for the Future
Centre for Global Education
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09cff
http://tcge.tiged.org
TIGed partnered with Classrooms for the
In December, we collaborated with the Centre
Future to transform the way teachers teach
for Global Education in Alberta to organize a
and the way students learn. Educators in
video conference for Tread Lightly students live
Pennsylvania incorporated TIGed toolkits
from COP15. The event engaged 400 students
to develop assignments that not only used
from 9 countries in discussions with youth climate
technology, but encouraged the development
activists on the ground in Copenhagen. The
of 21st century skills such as problem-solving,
Centre, led by educator Terry Godwaldt, is quickly
innovation and collaboration.
becoming an important core partner for many TIGed programs.
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TIGed Events
TIGed Statistics
Teaching and Learning (T+L)
Educators on TIGed
3,750
In October, TIGeducator Jennifer Klein attended the National School
Students on TIGed
18,657
Boards Association’s T+L Conference. Jennifer facilitated a workshop
Schools on TIGed
1,923
about the role of digital technology in improving students’ global
Classes on TIGed
2,044
http://www.nsba.org/tl
citizenship and 21st century skills, drawing on her own experiences using
Countries Represented in TIGed
TIGed virtual classrooms.
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009
The 30th annual ISTE National Educational Computing Conference attracted over 18,000 attendees – making it the biggest in the event’s history. We joined the gathering to promote our online expression tools and virtual classroom platform through two very well attended poster sessions. TIG Executive Director Jennifer Corriero, who sits on the ISTE Conference Committee, also presented at the Global Education Competiveness Summit – a parallel event that convened politicians,
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World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) http://www.wise-qatar.org
Organized by the Qatar Foundation, the inaugural WISE summit drew a multi-stakeholder mix of over 1,000 leading experts from 120 countries to Doha to exchange knowledge, experience, and success stories. The Summit sought to examine key challenges facing education and to promote visionary thinking about new education models. We were invited to attend the Summit in recognition of TIG's role championing innovation in education.
policymakers, and corporate leaders from several countries to explore the challenge of improving student achievement.
Global Youth Assembly http://www.youthassembly.ca/dnn/
During the last days of July and first days of August, over 600 delegates from around the world gathered in Edmonton for the Global Youth Assembly and Youth Educator Forum. We contributed to the event by facilitating 3 workshops and hosting an exhibit space in partnership with Youth Voices Research.
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Key Initiatives
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Youth for Change http://yfc.tigweb.org Conceived as a project in 2008, Youth for Change (YFC) launched its second phase in 2009, with the official online portal focusing on the program’s previous components of global youth culture and participation. We also succeeded in expanding the project to 14 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. YFC works to encourage cross-cultural dialogue and youth-led projects across national boundaries. To encourage Arab youth to lead development
include a Panorama and Global Gallery contest
projects, we partnered with the Bibliotheca
on Global Youth Culture, live chats in English and
Alexandrina to offer mini-grants to 26 participants
Arabic, the setting up of blogs and discussion
as a launchpad for their projects, in addition to
boards for members to interact and gain peer
the 4 winners from phase I in 2008. These thirty
advice on their projects, and the promotion of
participants will receive scholarships to attend
online engagement through social collaboration.
Youth for Change winners in Egypt
the 5th Arab Youth Forum in 2010 and a selected number to attend the World Youth Congress in
Two proposal writing sessions were also held for
Turkey. The mini-grant winners will be connected
the participants to plan, draft and edit their ideas
to the tailored Sprout e-course in Arabic, and will
into grant proposals. The activities are centered
be guided through the process of designing and
around 9 key areas that are hubs of networking,
implementing their own projects by e-mentors.
learning and project-oriented growth in the MENA countries of the YFC project.
“The Youth for Change project is not successful only because it is an international project that makes change in people’s thoughts, but also because it gives confidence and support to whomever wants to donate some of his/her time serving society. That makes me proud of being involved in it.”
The common thread of knowledge-sharing in phase II will ensure that youth participation involves
Download the YFC Report and Guide to Action:
a circular flow of information, with young people
http://yfc.tigweb.org/about/resources.html
–Ahmed Haroon, Egypt
being mentors, leaders and participants in the program. YFC’s online component is designed to be complementary to the offline one. The activities
Youth for Change Statistics Mini-Grant Proposals Received Total Winners Chosen Total MENA Region Members Participants of Live chat and proposal writing sessions
160 30 18,909 125
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Sprout E-course http://www.sproutecourse.org Sprout is an e-course program developed with support from the Pearson Foundation designed for aspiring social innovators and environmental entrepreneurs who want to grow their project ideas and learn to create lasting changes in their communities. Sprout provides young leaders who have a well thought-out, community-focused idea with an opportunity to grow, learn and connect with like-minded leaders in a supportive environment that encourages their hard work to create a better world. Sprout participants are matched with qualified e-mentors who provide valuable insight and advice throughout the duration of the e-course. The e-course is organized by four different learning modules (Design, Plan, Connect, Assess) and culminates in a project portfolio developed and launched by each of the participants. The learning environment is based on the TIGed virtual classroom platform which incorporates online participation.
http://sprout.tigweb.org/
Sprout Cycles & Statistics "I only learnt and realized how much l didn't know after being on the Sprout e-course and I took solace in that there is nothing more powerful than the possibility of tomorrow offered by Sprout. I am richer in ideas, concepts, friends (fellow participants, mentors & facilitators). I see the world in a different way and Sprout has helped me to think outside the box. I greatly appreciate the opportunity and a big Thank you to the Sprout e-course and the entire Sprout team. You are doing a fantastic job. Great stuff!!� –Ronald Mukanya, 27, South Africa
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Participants
E-mentors
Projects Launched
Countries
Pilot Sept '08 - Jan '09
23
12
15
22
Cycle 1 June '09 - Sept '09
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16
15
15
Cycle 2 Oct '09 - Dec '09
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16
6
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E-course
Sprout e-course continued Program Impact
Participant Regional Variety
Sprout employed a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation strategy designed by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
North America
30%
Caribbean & Latin America
10%
comprehensive surveys, including a pre and post survey as well as interim surveys
Europe
10%
at the end of each module. Overall, participants rated the e-course favourably and
Middle East
indicated high levels of satisfaction with it.
Africa
19%
Asia
21%
(CIRCLE) to understand the effectiveness and impact of the program. In order to assess the impact of the e-course, the participants were asked to complete six
Analysis of the findings in the latest e-course cycle evaluation provides strong evidence that: 90%
Australia
6%
4%
of participants thought Sprout helped them develop their skills and identity as a leader in social and/or environmental enterprise.
95%
of participants were confident they could pool their knowledge and compare their portfolio with others toward launching their project.
90%
of participants thought the quality of their project improved because of their involvement with Sprout.
Recognition The Sprout e-course has been featured as a best practice by the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development in a publication that showcases innovative programs for youth and development. Additionally, the Sprout program model has directly reached and influenced over 2,000 young leaders, educators, entrepreneurs and innovators in presentations delivered as part of numerous global conferences held in 2009, including the UNESCO Youth Summit, Education Leaders Forum, Le Web, and the World Youth Meeting.
Regional Variations The methodology and curriculum of Sprout has been adapted and deployed for regional youth leadership programs including: ▪▪Youth for Change, a program of TakingITGlobal offered in collaboration with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina for youth in 14 Arab countries. ▪▪Microsoft's Innovative Students' Forum, a program involving 15 students from Asia Pacific to collaborate with educators and develop local action projects.
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) http://www.gyca.org GYCA is a youth-led global network of over 4,500 young leaders and adult allies working on addressing HIV/AIDS in 150 countries worldwide. GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills, knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV and AIDS interventions amongst their peers.
GYCA's Three Main Programs GYCA was able to carry out a comprehensive
The Regional and National Focal Point Program was
evaluation and review of the GYCA e-course, its
incredibly active and strong through the internal
primary ongoing program. A key recommendation
transitions in 2009 thanks to the vibrant community
from the evaluation was to develop Community
of young GYCA activists. The RFP and NFP program
Training Toolkits. With the support of UNAIDS,
coordinated the work of young people working on
GYCA created toolkits to accompany each of GYCA’s
HIV- and AIDS-related issues in their regions and
three main e-courses on Political Advocacy, Project
countries, and took the lead on the Love in a Time of
Management, and Grant Writing and Fundraising.
HIV and World AIDS Day activities and initiatives. At
These toolkits encourage graduates to bring the
the close of 2009, elections took place in regions with
knowledge and skills gained through the e-courses to
outgoing RFPs and brought together a strong team
youth who are not able to participate in the courses.
for 2010.
The Small Grants Program also continued with 10 small grants provided to young people carrying out
Enhanced Online Presence and Refreshed Brand
HIV-related projects in their communities. Grant
As part of a complete re-branding process, GYCA
recipients shared their experiences through regular
developed new promotional materials, designed a
communication on GYCA’s Voices From the Field blog
new logo, and overhauled its online platform. With
at: http://www.tigblog.org/group/gycablog
generous support from UNFPA, GYCA was able to enhance its brand, re-establish a more member-
Additionally, the translation of all curricula into French
centered and youth-friendly online presence as a
and Spanish also helped expand the reach of the
network, and develop new t-shirts and brochures.
e-courses to include multilingual participation.
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Lindsay Menard-Freeman & Reshma Pattni (GYCA Team)
"GYCA has grown into a more accessible program to better empower youth leaders to be heard and do what we’re good at while advancing the issues that we are passionate about."
–Emily Carson, 20, GYCA Regional Focal Point
GYCA continued Love in a Time of HIV A documentary series that showcases the stories of young people living with HIV in five different cities in the world was screened in New York City, with support from UNFPA and the UN Foundation, and in partnership with the aids2031 campaign. The aim was to promote discussion of the issues surrounding HIV/AIDS, and GYCA participated in the printing and distribution of about 400 copies of the series to facilitate youth community screenings throughout late 2009.
UNFPA-Supported Activities Through the generous support of UNFPA’s 2009 funding, GYCA was able to scale up efforts to strengthen its capacity building programs for young HIV and AIDS leaders. These funds allowed GYCA staff to carry out a number of activities, including the facilitation of two e-course cycles in Project Management and Political Advocacy, the conceptualization and design of a new GYCA website, and the development of new promotional materials. Further, GYCA staff and a number of stakeholders were able to participate in a strategic planning retreat, held in Toronto, Canada with several key members of our staff as well as with online inputs from Advisors and Regional Focal Points. The opportunity to implement these activities contributed meaningfully to GYCA’s
Sydney Hushie (GYCA Team) facilitating session at aids2031
overall capacity both programmatically and operationally, which is central to enhancing GYCA’s reach and impact.
aids2031 Young Leaders Summit In June of 2009, our Executive Director Jennifer Corriero and GYCA Programs Coordinator Sydney Hushie along with several other GYCA leaders attended the International Young Leaders Summit in Oslo, Norway, where they joined other leaders from around the world in promoting the response to HIV. The particular challenges of addressing the stigma and discrimination of those affected with HIV and AIDS were addressed at the event. GYCA's involvement in the conference helped align our objectives with those of global decision-makers in the field of HIV and AIDS awareness. aids2031 Young Leaders Summit, Oslo, Norway
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Global Youth Action Network (GYAN) http://gyan.tigweb.org Strategic Development By the end of 2009, GYAN was fully incorporated into TakingITGlobal’s program framework, which led to a redesign of its strategic and operational priorities. GYAN’s newly launched website now serves as a portal to global youth activism by encouraging youth and citizen journalism and collaboration.
GYAN team helping to install Water harvesting system for a rural school, Villa Victoria México.
GYAN Membership Survey In the spring of 2009, GYAN asked its members for their opinion on
GYAN’s operational strategy continues to focus on providing the best online Marioliva González & platform and multimedia technology Mariana González GYAN México to youth around the world. Increasing GYAN’s presence on the World Wide Web by engaging youth, establishing the GYAN Membership Council for equitable online participation, and simplifying the online platform all list high in the renewal of GYAN’s mission.
the role of youth organizations in their community, in decision-making, and within GYAN. An overwhelming number of respondents believe youth organizations do make a positive contribution to their respective communities, but are not always provided with the resources needed to succeed in their missions due to lack of adequate funding. Grants for projects, education and training, and community support were listed as the most important tools needed for a youth organization to succeed. This valuable insight will guide GYAN’s work into 2010, and help organizations succeed in their work to create a more inclusive, peaceful
Finally, GYAN's fundraising efforts are now completely integrated with those of its parent organization, TakingITGlobal, and encourages cultivating long-term relationships with deeply committed individual donors who believe in GYAN’s vision for globally-minded youth. “GYAN’s work embodies the new consciousness youth are bringing into the world: hope, cooperation and a deep sense of our common humanity.” –Deepak Chopra, MD
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and sustainable world.
GYAN Membership by Region Africa
762
Asia
323
Europe
145
North America
196
South America
66
Publications Creating Local Connections
UN-GAID
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09clc
http://www.tigurl.org/ar09ungaid
2009 was a year of reflection as the Creating Local
We partnered with the United Nations Global
Connections (CLC) engagement program drew to
Alliance for Information and Communication
a point of transition after three years of network-
Technologies and Development (GAID) to
building throughout Canada. With the support of
co-write the publication A Digital Shift: Youth and
the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, the Ontario
ICT for Development Best Practices. The GAID
Trillium Foundation, and the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, the
Committee of eLeaders for Youth and ICTs conceptualized the idea, and
CLC Canada Final Report, Weaving A Movement, was published in June
we were at the forefront of the planning, writing, drafting and editing
2009. The publication captures the outcomes and insights gained over
of the publication. The guide focused on young leaders who have
the past three years and highlights the achievements of the 50 young
successfully used Web 2.0 tools to raise the levels of global awareness
Canadians who comprised our national team. Weaving A Movement is
and youth involvement in local community development.
a testament to our continued commitment to growing youth leadership, global understanding and collaborative opportunities for youth in Canada.
Written in interview-story format, our main aim was to ensure that the publication provided an accessible medium for young leaders to bring
The incredible diversity and reach of the programs under the CLC Canada
their work to the global stage. The guide was released at the 2009 GAID
umbrella showcased the success of individual approaches to networking
Global Innovation Forum for Education Monterrey, Mexico, where it was
among small communities. The key insights realized after an analysis of
distributed to member states of the General Assembly as an example of
the program included forming and maintaining long-lasting partnerships
the successful and innovative use of Web 2.0 tools and ICTs by youth in
in local groups to engage youth more successfully, fostering belonging by
peer development.
integrating specialized communities into national network-building, and empowering youth to effect changes within their respective communities.
Showcasing the best practices of community transformations through ICT is extremely important and is a key aspect of †UN DESA-GAID’s mandate. The development sector must continue advocating these projects to ensure their survival and future growth. Furthermore, much can be learned from these initiatives and they can serve as models for subsequent endeavours. This publication is the result of the hard work and dedication of the e-Leaders led by Jennifer Corriero, and for this I am deeply grateful. –Sarbuland Khan Executive Coordinator of GAID
World Summit Youth Award Winners in Monterrey, Mexico
† The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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Supporters Key Supporters
UN Collaborators
▪▪FAO Food and Agricultural Organization ▪▪ILO International Labour Organization ▪▪UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
▪▪UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund ▪▪UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
▪▪UN-GAID United Nations Global Alliance for ICTs and Development
▪▪UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Program
▪▪UNFPA United Nations Population Fund ▪▪WFP United Nations World Food Programme
▪▪UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Technology Partners
▪▪Cisco ▪▪Elluminate ▪▪Fusepoint Managed Services ▪▪Google ▪▪JanRain RPX ▪▪JS-kit ▪▪Microsoft ▪▪Pingdom ▪▪Salesforce.com Foundation ▪▪UserVoice ▪▪Versions by Pico and Sofa ▪▪WorldLingo ▪▪Zeus Technology
Individuals ÌÌJohn Dillon ÌÌKim Samuel ÌÌRon Mitchell ÌÌVirginia Mantycki ÌÌEllen Ratchye-Foster ÌÌKevin Fritz ÌÌNicholas Yeo ▪▪A. P. Bell ▪▪Anne Lamont ▪▪Brian Behlendorf ▪▪Bruce Elkin ▪▪Christian Warneke ▪▪Dan DaSilva ▪▪David Bujnowski ▪▪David Fisher ▪▪Debby Neville ▪▪Derek Martin ▪▪Elissa Beckett ▪▪Elizabeth Campbell ▪▪Émanuèle Lapierre-Fortin ▪▪Feldman Tutors ▪▪Gail Walraven ▪▪Jane Fritz ▪▪Jessica Logher ▪▪Joshua Snider ▪▪Kiranmayee Vajapeyayajula ▪▪Lisa O'Keefe ▪▪Lori Smith ▪▪Maggie Baynham ▪▪Marilou McPhedran ▪▪Marilyn Smith ▪▪Martin Keast ▪▪Michael Newson ▪▪Michelle Moriartey ▪▪Moira Simpson ▪▪Nadia Khan ▪▪Nadine Raynolds ▪▪Paul Canham ▪▪Paul Harder ▪▪Philip Tobin
▪▪Rhys McVicker ▪▪Robert Martellacci ▪▪Robert Potter ▪▪Ryan Tremblay ▪▪Sandra De Andrade ▪▪Sarah Lounsbury ▪▪Sarah McLaughlin ▪▪Susan Griffin ▪▪Tim Brodhead ▪▪Tyler Cave ▪▪Yi Zhang
Other Supporters
▪▪Department of Canadian Heritage ▪▪Engage Learning Systems ▪▪Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation ▪▪Write Brain ▪▪Bibliotheca Alexandrina ▪▪ELCA ▪▪AJWS
Foundations
▪▪J.W. McConnell Family Foundation ▪▪The Ontario Trillium Foundation ▪▪Lodestar Foundation ▪▪Staples Foundation for Learning ▪▪Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation ▪▪Pearson Foundation
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Partners TIGweb.org
▪▪25@25 ▪▪Better The World ▪▪British Columbia Ministry of Education ▪▪Challenge Future ▪▪Democracy Video Challenge ▪▪The Denver Biennial ▪▪Earth Hour ▪▪Fossil Fools Day ▪▪Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) ▪▪GetInvolved.ca ▪▪Make Poverty History Campaign ▪▪Mozilla Service Week ▪▪National Capital Commission ▪▪One Laptop Per Child ▪▪One Young World ▪▪One Web Day ▪▪The Plan Institute for Caring Citizenship ▪▪Pixel Project ▪▪TckTckTck (The Global Wake Up Call) ▪▪UN-GAID ▪▪White Ribbon Campaign ▪▪World Economic Forum (WEF)
Multilingual Community ▪▪NABUUR ▪▪Worldlingo
Sprout
▪▪Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) ▪▪Engage Learning Systems ▪▪Pearson Foundation ▪▪Unreasonable Institute ▪▪York Sustainable Enterprise Consultants (YSEC)
TIGed
▪▪Alberta Ministry of Education ▪▪Amnesty International ▪▪Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) ▪▪Classrooms for the Future ▪▪CORE Education ▪▪Florida Law Related Education Association ▪▪Gendering Adolescent AIDS Prevention ▪▪Global Partners Junior ▪▪iEARN Canada ▪▪International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) ▪▪International Studies Schools Association ▪▪Microsoft Partners in Learning ▪▪Peace Child International ▪▪Pearson Education ▪▪Research Journalism Initiative ▪▪World Vision Canada
YFC
▪▪Arab Thought Foundation (ATF) ▪▪Association Tiflétois New Life (ATNL) ▪▪Bibliotheca Alexandrina ▪▪Club UNESCO Alecso Bardo (CUAB) ▪▪East and West Centre for Human Resources Development ▪▪WupY "What's up Youth" ▪▪The Free General Students Union ▪▪Future’s Youth ▪▪Hawa Society for Women ▪▪Hewar Society ▪▪InfoMall ▪▪Iraqi Center for Human Rights and Democracy Studies ▪▪Palestine Youth Committee (PYC) ▪▪Shabablek Magazine ▪▪Development House
Organizational Memberships ▪▪Ontario Council for International Cooperation ▪▪Ontario Science Centre ▪▪Canadian Education Association
GYCA
▪▪Action Aid International ▪▪aids2031 ▪▪AIDS Action Foundation ▪▪Does HIV Look Like Me? ▪▪Just Associates (JASS) ▪▪National Youth Council ▪▪Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, (OSISA) ▪▪Oxfam International Youth Partnerships ▪▪Red Cross ▪▪UNFPA ▪▪UNAIDS ▪▪University Coalitions for Global Health
TIG Staff Members (Toronto Office)
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Staff & Volunteers Staff and In Office Volunteers Amina Yasin
Katherine Walraven
Robert Meyer
Annick Paquet
Katie O’Connor
Ruta Valciukaite
Anushka Tillakaratne
Kerry O’Connor
Saad Rajput
Blake van Delft
Kimia Ghomeshi
Sarah Degendorfer
Brittany Laura Smith
Liam O’Doherty
Sarah Toumi
Chantelle Ennis-Charoo
Lili Wang
Serena Menezes
Cherise Nisha Seucharan
Lindsay Beaudoin
Sheridy Leslie
Chiara Camponeschi
Lindsay Menard-Freeman
Staci Kentish
Christine Battle
Liz Stevenson
Steph Simms
Daniella Mickelson
Lynne Lessard
Sulmaz Ghoraishi
Daniella San Martin-Feeny
Maciej Jasiobedzki
Suneet Sandhu
Denis Victor Lim
Mai Ngo
Susanna Lopresti
Emily Briggs
Marioliva González
Susie Mowers
Eric Silva
Mary Anne Cederquist
Suzie Vesper
Francisco Pereira
Megan MacDonald
Sydney Tetteh Hushie
Franziska Seel
Mehrdad Nadimi
Tala Nabulsi
Gina Nemati
Mekhala Chaubal
Toshio Rahman
Ilyes El Ouarzadi
Melinda Laboucan-Massimo
Vidar Ekehaug
Irena Kagansky
Michael Furdyk
Winstina Hughes
Jamie Dawkins
Nadine Ibrahim
Yassir El Ouarzadi
Jamie Whitecrow
Nick Yeo
Youmna El Khattam
Jason Eyre
Nigel Ayow
Jennifer Corriero
Nivedita Balachandran
Jess Wishart
Nyla Obaid
Jo Anne Tacorda
Pascal Bekono
Julie Rae Diyen
Pauline Fogarty
Justine Castonguay-Payant
Rachel Jacobson
Katherine Assad
Reshma Pattni Reylinda E. Gatchalian
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Angella Luna Abdirizak Ahmed Hassan Abdrahamane Ouedraogo Abdullah Al-Shafi Abeya El Bakry Abhijith Jayanthi Adel Gana Adelhadi Ijla Adham Tobeil Afreen Khan Agustin Batto Ahmed Chentir Ahmed Haroon Ahmed Ragab Al-Kotby Alaa Almalfouh Alam Amirul Shiplu Alassane Moussa Amanda de Oliveira Amanda Thaylassa Gondim Ferreira Amina Yasin Ana Becheru Ana Luiza Cristea Anca Gliga Andrea Arzaba Andrea Goezinne Andrea Patti Andreea Loredana Tudorache Andrew Do Angela Ferrari Angela Kabiru Angela Murugi Kimani Anna Duda Anne Matho Annette Bermudez Annette Duarte Annie Flore Anu maheshwari Anushka Tillakaratne Anwar Al-Ashwal Anwares Salam
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Ashish Bhandari Asim Qasim Ati Komi Aviva Friedman Axel Traore Ayisha-Renée Bowen Ayman Elhakea Azadeh Shafaei Batool Musa Zeidan Blaise Arbouet Brilliant Tako Camelia Simoiu Catherine Kirkpatrick Chantelle Ennis-Charoo Chen Li Chiara Piva Christine Kimani Claudia Francia Conrad Rein Cristina-Maria Farcut Daiane Scaraboto Dalia El Shanshoury Dalia Ezzat Damian Profeta Daniel Alonso Daniel Perrault Daniela Rapacci da Paz Daniella Mickelson Dariia Strelnikova Debashree Mukherjee Denis Nyakach Donadelli Flávia Maria de Mattos Dorrin Davoudi Dulal Biswas Eddy Patrick Donkeng Ekaterina Babintseva Ekono Ebale Elaine Castro Elisa López Elizabeth Arceo Elizaveta Belyakova Emanuel Chibasa Engy Mohamed
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Ibrahim Erica Rosenfield Eun-Je Shin Evren Tok Faisal Islam Farhad Mirzaei Farhad Stanickzai Farzana Yesmin Fatima Moussa Fawaz Alghofari Fernanda Nascimbem Fiona McKenzie Francis Anyaegbu Ganiul Zadid George Tokunbo Gilbert Diatta Giuseppe Silvi Grace Wang Gudina Fufa Habeeb ibrahim Hayk Hakobyan Heba Attieh Hojatollah Modirian Hussam el den issa Hyeonsuk Lim Ibrayeva Nurgul Ipek Ildiz Isabel Dimitrov Ishrat Trishna Jade Johnstone Jainulabedin Jamie Whitecrow Javier Brochero Jean Marc Feussom Kameni Jennifer Johnson Jessica Zou Jiajia Tu Jing Cheng Jinseon Kim Joao Brandao Joe Ndzulo Tueche Johanny Perez Jonas Fecht Joshua Omondi Akongo
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Judy Ma Julia Douryeva Jun Li Justice Nnyigide Kahendi Tiskah Kan Yoke Suen Kareva Lyubov Karim Al Nadoury Karim Khashaba Karim Nayel Kayo Hansen Keren Tuch Khairoon Abbas Khan Anwarus Salam Klara Kim Komlan Gokka Kutub Uddin Khan Lan Tham Leo Vietor Lina Machucha Luana Cavalcanti Luciana Brasil Marques Luciana Figuera Luciana Kohara Maclovio Olivares Maged Hassan Mahsa Mohammadi Mairim Lopéz-Agosto Maissan Hassan Mamdouh Osama Mansare Sekou Abdoulaye Maria Lopéz Elias María Sol Fernández Rial Marian Mazarovici Mariana León Lopéz Mariano Noguera Mariel García Mary Anne Cederuvist Masoud Mansouryar Maximin Kouadio Biozid Jessorey Mehran Nejati Mekhala Chaubal
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Melissa Koluksuz Melissa Wolfe Michael Hanl Mina Akrami Miryam Belle Mohamed Kouyate Mohamed Syful Islam Mohammad Nurizadeh Mohammad Reza Mehrazma Mohammed Elkashash Momdouh Oussama Morteza Moshir Sinaei Mpasua Msonobari Mpongo Zerain Muhammad Abdel Motaleb Abdou Muhhammad Umar Bin Alam Khaiyam Mussa Msengi Gunda Mustafa Haid Mustafa Nabulsi Mustafa Soliman Nelly Gachanja N'guessan M'bahia Nicole Bowers Nimin Yang Nouar Fawzi Noufal Hammoumi Nour Halawani Oana Florea Oana Mirabela Sirb Ola' lekan Babatunde Olajide Arigbabu Olga Levshina Olga Savenkova Osama Mustafa Suliman Omer Ozgor Pamela Carpio Pascal Bekono Patricia Pepin Patricia Sudi
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Pedro Ríos Guayasamin Puneet Duggal Qingya Ke Rachele Maggiolini Rahel Weldeab Rana Reda Raushan Bhuiyan Razan Salhi Rebecca Lohman Rebecca Mozzato Richard Zhang Richard Zhanga Roland Eklou Roland Mukanya Roli Mahajan Rosa Montero Runzhou Jiang Mamunur Rasid Sahar Nuraddin Salma El Bahrawy Samantha Balahun Marbaniang Samantha Hodder Samuel Odekunle Sandra Cervantes Sandra Smiley Sara Brihuega XavierMorato Sara Garcia Sara Iris Satyanarayan Singh Serge Michel Logossou Shang Wang Shaquille Danji Shaza Gameel Sherrin Saffan Sib Shankar Deb Sharma Silvina Lindner Olivera Simina Irimie Simona Negroni Sina Pourabrisham Sita Lounages
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Siu Hung Cheung So Jin Pyo Sofia Gallagher Soh Yueng Kim Solomon Mburu Son Eun Joo Songxiao Che Soo Ho Jung Soumya Mukherjee Stanley Adika Stefan Martens Steven Milambo Surya Gaire Sylvestre Ndayiragije Temitayo Olofinlua Thiago da Silva Thomas Sarmento Tamara Shuvaeva Uday Chakraborty Unyime Abasi Essien Valeria Appetito Valierie Busch Verena Audino Veronica Cappella Victor Angatia Victor Rasugu Victor Reyes Wajid Baysudee Wiaam Youssef William Ntoina Erimoi Won Jun Li Xuanli Lin Xuyan Zhang Yanquing Zhang Yea Gee Nam Yi Wu Yuanyuan Dong Yuri Huayhua Yusuf Erturan Zablon Wagalla Zheng Huang Zhidi Chen Zidan Elwy
Financial Position
Balance Sheet Canada
2009
Canadian financial statements audited by
2008
ASSEtS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents
197,956
222,586
Accounts receivable
191,883
322,962
6,480
8,879
396,319
554,427
Prepaid expenses and sundry assets Property, equipment and software
90,022 486,341
135,044 689,471
Funding Sources
Corporations 46%
Foundations 23%
Liabilities Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Deferred revenues
Deferred capital contributions
129,497
121,930
38,303
59,549
167,800
181,479
49,751
79,935
217,551
261,414
268,790
428,057
486,341
689,471
NET ASSETS
Individuals 2%
Schools 6%
Governments 13% NGOs 10%
The data on these pages has been extracted and summarized from the audited financial statements. Management is responsible for the preparation of financial statements and other financial information in this report. The Canadian financial statements have been reported on by our auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants.
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Revenue & Expenses Canada 2009
2008
Grants
337,796
1,229,750
Community and technology support services
411,967
261,037
13,072
132,242
762,835
1,623,029
In-kind contributions
468,043
372,644
30,184
51,982
1,261,062
2,047,655
Revenues
Unrestricted contributions
Amortization of deferred capital contributions
Expenses Salaries, benefits and internships
546,771
965,360
Advertising and promotion, in-kind and other
478,064
412,547
Travel
83,092
320,064
Project support services
23,376
134,791
Amortization of property, equipment and software
48,131
79,221
Office rent
46,048
54,082
Communications
39,661
42,898
Office and general
51,718
42,276
Professional fees
38,409
35,952
Bookkeeping
10,555
13,778
Insurance
9,720
9,590
Bad debts
10,119
5,457
2,897
5,235
Memberships and dues Technology support Foreign exchange (gain) loss
9,262
956
22,506
(79,867)
1,420,329
2,042,340
Excess of (expenses over revenues) revenues over expenses for the year
(159,267)
5,315
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Revenue & Expenses United States Audited Statement in US dollars
2009
2008
127,732
56,864
16,500
4,042
7,355
16,353
-
2,250
20,956
4,023
$ 172,543
$ 83,532
ASSEtS Cash Unconditional promises to give Accounts receivable Security deposit Property and equipment, at cost, (net of accumulated depreciation)
Total Assets
Liabilities & NET ASSETS
Grants payable
20,675
8,489
2,500
-
23,175
8,489
Commitment and contingency
53,563
Temporarily restricted
144,272
21,480
149,368
75,043
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
111,482
314,021
Donated services
Grants and contributions
51,305
36,678
Service contracts
27,040
94,449
-
7,500
Administrative fees Interest Income
$ 172,543
219
844
190,046
453,492
Net assets released from restrictions Total Unrestricted Revenue and Other Support
11,581
2,467
201,627
455,959
Expenses Program Services Management and general
5,096
Total Net Assets
2008
163,308
$ 83,532
Fundraising Total Supporting Services
84,686
101,735
2,100
4,590
86,786
106,325
Total Expenses
250,094
460,999
Decrease in Unrestricted Net Assets
(48,467)
(5,040)
Changes in Temporarily Restricted Net Assets Contributions
134,373
21,480
Net assets released from restrictions
(11,581)
(2,467)
Increase in Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
122,792
19,013
74,325
13,973
Increase in net assets Net assets, beginning of year Net assets, End of Year
75,043 $ 149,368
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354,674
Supporting Services
NET ASSETS Unrestricted
2009
Revenue and Other Support
Satisfaction of time and program restrictions
Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets
61,070 $ 75,043
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