TakingITGlobal Proudly Presents:

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The TakingITGlobal Dispatch!
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For the month of November 2004 (Volume 4.11)

In this issue:

1 -> Welcome to the Dispatch
2 -> Monthly Theme: Entrepreneurship
3 -> Special thanks to all E-Translators
4 -> TIG Launch in Arabic
5 -> TIG Russia: Launch, Essay Winners
6 -> Global Gallery Contest: "Dream Job"
7 -> GG Contest Winners: "Domino Effects" 
8 -> Panorama: Venture Out
9 -> Featured Country Sites: Colombia and Australia
10 -> Featured Event: World Youth Congress 2005 - Apply Now!
11 -> Call for Open Forums
12 -> Human Resources: Hello Co-ops!
13 -> Wrap Up

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++ 1. Welcome to the Dispatch ++
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Welcome to TakingITGlobal's Dispatch for the month of November! In this
issue, we are excited to introduce the monthly theme on Entrepreneurship. You
will find a quiz to test your entrepreneurial characteristics, a 7-step guide
to starting your own business, an advice column, and interviews with young
entrepreneurs from the Philippines, Russia, Germany and Canada.

BIG NEWS this month is the launch of TIG Russia. Find out how it went...
Our multilingual online community continues to grow as TIG in Arabic nears...
Plus winners for the Global Gallery Contest and the National Youth Essay Contest
in Russia... And look who joined the team! TakingITGlobal co-op students spend
their first weeks in the office: who are they and what do they do?

Dispatch 4.11 is bursting with information, so check it out!

In Friendship,

The TakingITGlobal Team

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++ 2. Monthly Theme: Entrepreneurship ++
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Imagine that you could create work for yourself that you truly enjoy while
not having to report to any boss. Still imagining? One way to make this dream a
reality is through the exciting possibility of starting your own business
(becoming an entrepreneur). If you do start a business, would you be socially
responsible? An ecological visionary? Bring a revolutionary product or service to
your community? Young people today will tell you that entrepreneurship is not just
about making a lot of money -- it's about creating sustainable and meaningful work
for themselves and others. TakingITGlobal invites you to familiarize yourself with
the many aspects of youth entrepreneurship, our Monthly Theme this November.

http://www.takingitglobal.org/themes/ye

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++ 3. Special Thanks to all e-Translators
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This year, TIG has successfully launched the Russian, French and Spanish
versions of TIG. These accomplishments would not have been possible without the
ongoing help and commitment of volunteer e-translators. TIG wishes to express a
special thanks to all translators who have been contributing to the translation
of the TIG site, including its Monthly Theme pages.

French: Boris Bouquerel, Tahina Lantosoa Rabezanahary, Manel Jaziri, Sylvie
Niombo, Saira, and Youssoupha Gueye.

Spanish: Lizouli Millan, Luciana, Damian Profeta, and Ada Ruth Sandoval.

Russian: Yulia Vereshchagina, Zhenya Alexandrenkova, Sasha Markova, and Ivan
Ivanov.

Thank you!

Interested in joining our team of e-translators? Email: multilingual@takingitglobal.org

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TakingITGlobal continues to grow into a multilingual online community
that will allow young people across the globe to communicate in national/local
languages. After the successful launch of French, Spanish, and Russian versions
of TIG, we are approaching our next goal – TIG in Arabic, in early December
2004! Given that Arabic is the sixth most spoken language in the world and is
spoken in more than 25 countries, the Arabic version of TIG would connect
Arabic-speaking youth living in different parts of the world.

The translation of the TIG website into Arabic is part of TIG's new, larger
initiative in the region of the Middle East. We plan to continue relying on our
online volunteers who actively support TIG's activities and programs, and we have
a team of almost 40 online volunteers who have been enthusiastically translating
the site. The global team of e-translators lives in Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Tunisia,
Libya, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Australia,
United States, and Canada!

So, help us get ready for the launch by submitting articles, short stories,
and other writing pieces in Arabic to Panorama. If you are not a fan of writing,
then you can express yourself through art, in our Global Gallery. Your work will
be showcased on your respective Country Sites, just in time for the launch. You
can also submit events, projects, updates, and more – all in Arabic!

Otherwise, please contact Eman Ebed, TIG's Middle East Regional Coordinator,
at eman@takingitglobal.org for other ideas and/or suggestions.

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++ 5. TIG Russia: Launch, Essay Winners ++
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On October 6, 2004 TIG and its Russian partners launched the Russian
version of TIG at Microsoft's offices in Moscow, Russia.  The event was
attended by more than 40 people who represented local NGOs, media and youth
groups.  Check out the Russian version of TIG: http://www.takingitglobal.ru

After the launch, TIG held the first Open Forum in Russia during which
TIG members discussed the issues of youth participation in today's Russia.  If
you want to organize an Open Forum in your area on the topic of local importance
and promote it through our web site, check out the guidelines:
http://takingitglobal.org/action/openforums

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National Youth Essay Contest Winners!
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We are pleased to announce the winners of the essay contest, "What I
Would Like to Tell the World about Russia." We received over 300 submissions
in different literary genres sent by young authors from Murmansk to Vladivistok.

We would like to thank all TIG Russia members who participated in the
contest.  Congratulations to our winners:

Svetlana P., 16, Belgorod (category: English, 15-20 y.o.) Evgeny O., 22,
Moscow (category: English, 21-30 y.o) Pavel A., 15, Pushkin (category: Russian,
15-20 y.o) Anna K., 21, Vladivostok (category: Russian, 21-30 y.o.)

You can read the winning essays in English and Russian in a Panorama special issue:
http://takingitglobal.org/panorama/index.html?ZineID=54

All esssays submitted to the contest will be published in Panorama in November.

Check out the Russian country site http://russia.takingitglobal.org to
learn what Russian youth want the world to know about Russia. If you are involved
in any projects, want to tell us about youth-led initiatives of which you are part,
or have creative ideas about improving and developing the Russian country site, e-mail
svitlana@takingitglobal.org!

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When we are children most of us dream of becoming space explorers, police
officers, secret agents or firefighters. As adults not many of us will walk into
space or become James Bond: Some of us caught up in the hectic pace of times will
not even dream. This is your opportunity to remember the job you dreamt of as a
child, the job you dream of today, or is your job a dream? Submit an image that
represents your dream job to this month's contest!

The contest closes on the 29th of November.

To find out more and to submit your art: http://gallery.takingitglobal.org/contest

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Last month the Global Gallery ran a contest entitled "Domino Effects". Here
are the winners:

WINNER

"Light Through Darkness" by Lisa C., Canada
http://gallery.takingitglobal.org/qnp/7252

RUNNERS-UP

"Freedom" by Amy K., Australia
http://gallery.takingitglobal.org/nippalony/7255

"We Will Not Forget" by Rana G., Palestine
http://gallery.takingitglobal.org/ranaghassan/6929

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who participated.

Check out this month's contest at http://gallery.takingitglobal.org/contest

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Our writers speak their minds in this month's issue. Read first-hand accounts
of the business start-up process from members who have done it themselves;
uncover thoughtful articles about how entrepreneurship can ameliorate conditions
in communities; and discover articles that challenge the way business is taught
and practiced. Follow your entrepreneurial curiosity to Panorama.

Read more, and contribute your opinions, at http://panorama.takingitglobal.org

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During the month of November, as TIG members get inspired and informed about
different forms of innovative youth entrepreneurship, the TIG featured country
sites will be Colombia and Australia. To find out more about TIG members and
opportunities in these two countries go to:

Colombia: http://colombia.takingitglobal.org

Australia: http://australia.takingitglobal.org

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The 3rd World Youth Congress, organized by Peace Child, is coming to Scotland
from July 30th to August 8th, 2005.

The event is open to young people aged between 18 - 25 (you must be at
least 18 on 30th July 2005) and the congress theme is "Young People working
together for a sustainable world community".

Learn more and apply now: http://events.takingitglobal.org/wyc2005

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Have you organized or participated in a TIG Open Forum taking place in
your community? To see if any Open Forums are taking place in your local
school or other local venue go to:

http://takingitglobal.org/action/openforums/current.html

To submit a proposal to hold an Open Forum go to:
http://takingitglobal.org/action/openforums/submit.html

* Remember that Open Forums can also take place in sync with TIG's monthly
theme for November: ‘Entrepreneurship’

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++ 12. Human Resources: Hello Co-ops! ++
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TIG welcomed seven new co-operative education students to our staff in
an orientation on October 4th and 5th. They are:

Serge K. - Marketing Assistant
Mike M. - Marketing Assistant
Saro C. - Research Assistant
Ricky Q. - Editorial Assistant
Evan H. - Graphic Design Assistant
Kevin K. - Opportunities Assistant
George L. - Action Coordinator
Sanja M. - Community Engagement Assistant

Welcome to the team!

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Your interest, support and involvement with TakingITGlobal helps our
community to grow and encourage more young people to become inspired,
informed and involved everyday! Thank you for being a member with the
vision of positive change!

In friendship,

The TakingITGlobal Team
dispatch@takingitglobal.org

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