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Dispatch 5.8 / 5.9 August / September 2005 "TIG Turns 5, Unveils Version 5" |
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 Monthly Theme: 5 Years of TakingITGlobal A lot can happen in 5 years - how about a taste of what we've been up to? On the theme page, get to know in a more personal way, some of our star members who have excelled in our online community or in their own local communities. Follow the TIG timeline to find out when new programs and features came on board, and to see how much we have grown! And, are you curious about what really goes on in the TIG office? To commemorate our 5-year anniversary, we produced short movies where we introduce you to the team, show you a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Version 5, and delve into the inner thoughts of co-founders Jennifer and Michael on what lies ahead for TIG. It wasn't always easy but we made it to our first milestone anniversary and for that, we have you to thank. Come join the party! Click here! 
TIG Site Revamp 
After months of technical patience and preparation, our busy design and technology team has successfully launched Version 5 of TakingITGlobal.org! You will find brand new pages such as My TIG, which changes the way you receive and sort information from us and allows you to organize your activities and customize your web space. Plus, popular sections such as Groups, Projects and TIGblogs, have brand new features for you to discover. Download one of our easy to use powerpoint presentations and show a friend how to use our newly enhanced tools! Download your powerpoint guide today: click here!Let us know what you think of Version 5! Post your comments on our feedback discussion board thread click here!
Be a Birthday Supporter  This September, help us light up our birthday cake! Click here!For every $10,000 we raise, we will be able to light one candle on our birthday cake - each candle one step closer to our fundraising goal of $50,000. For a minimum donation of $30, you will be recognized as a birthday supporter and will receive a thank you card signed by all TIG staff. And as a true sign of our appreciation, a symbol of your support in the form of a birthday cake will be added to your member profile page. Your birthday gift will enable the people behind TIG to keep doing what we're doing – working for youth and working for you - and help ensure that TIG will be around to celebrate many more birthdays to come. For more about contributing to TakingITGlobal go to: click here!
TIG in Portuguese 
TakingITGlobal and the Global Youth Action Network are very proud to present the result of work that begun more than a year ago: the Portuguese Version of TakingITGlobal's online community! In addition to having Spanish, Arabic, French and Russian platforms available, it will now be possible to choose "Português" when you're navigating through the website to have access to all the content in Portuguese. This accomplishment was only made possible with the hard work of the translation group and some other very special people that helped us out along the way. The final phase of this task was coordinated by Barbara Azevedo, our Portuguese Engagement Coordinator working from GYAN's Regional Office in Brazil.Let us not forget that TIG's content is always renewing itself, so there still is a lot of work to be done! If you want to join this team of successful translators, click here. By the way, here's a list of people we would like to appreciate publicly for their contributions: Talita Montiel, Felipe Butelli, Felipe Portela, Mayra Peixoto, Julia Furlan, Gustavo Nicoletta, Luana Cavalcanti, Bruna, Ana Boa-Ventura, Pedro Piza, Daniel Taminato, Alberto Cauaia, Larissa Cavalcante and last, but not least, Diogo Andre and Melina Laboucan-Massimo. "Bom trabalho pessoal!"
GKP Youth Awards Launch  TakingITGlobal is proud to announce that The Youth and ICT Awards successfully launched July 22. The awards will recognise 6 young social entrepreneurs from different regions of the world who have transformed social development opportunities into a sustainable social enterprise through innovative use of ICTs. The awards will highlight successful young social entrepreneurs who can envision social enterprise through innovative use of ICTs. For more information: click here! TakingITGlobal would like to congratulate and thank our five regional researchers who will play an important role in finding candidates for the awards: Pascal B, Amany S, Wang X (Bonnie), Dumitru G, Damián P. For questions, please contact: hugh@takingitglobal.org
The World Summit Youth Award 
The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) aims to empower youth by creating digital opportunity. It is an international competition for youth-led projects that encourage the active participation of young people in the emerging Information Society. It is the first global "youth for youth" initiative for selecting and promoting best practice in e-content and technological creativity. WSYA is not only a showcase to the world for young designers, technologists and e-content creators, it also contributes on a global scale to reducing poverty, protecting the environment, sharing knowledge and empowering marginalized youth groups. This awards process is held within the framework of the UN World Summit on the Information Society.So do you have a cool emerging project on the web? Are you a young designer, web developer, music producer or artist looking for international exposure? Are you passionate about using technology for social change? Enter now and showcase your project to the world! More information and an online application form is available: click here!
Contribute to Research on Youth-led Action 
TakingITGlobal is conducting research on 'Youth Led Action in an International Context' in attempt to better understand the characteristics of youth leadership in this era and how it can be made more effective. The research will contribute to the development of a new version of TakingITGlobal's Guide to Action. For the purposes of this study, a young leader is defined as someone between the ages of 16 - 26, who has initiated an effort to affect change in their community (which can be defined as local, national and/or global), either as part of an institution or outside of formal institutions.If you meet these criteria, you are invited to participate in an online survey and an effort to contribute to a culture of youth-led action and engagement globally. Click here! The survey closes on Friday, September 23, 2005.
"Read. Reflect. Reform." at AIMUN, Egypt  The first Alexandria International Model has taken place from 7th to the 10th of August 2005, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt. The model is a student to student activity run for the first time by the youth members of an Egyptian non-governmental organization, Sustainable Development Association (SDA). The model delegates went through a training course of eight sessions in July followed by the conference in August. The theme of the model was "Re-evaluation of the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region performance towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals: A Youth Perspective." Moustafa Hussein, who is TIG's Arabic Translations coordinator, was the vice president for the model and a member of the coordination team. To find out more about the model activities, click here!For more information, contact Moustafa Hussein: moustafa@takingitglobal.org
Featured Country Sites: Uzbekistan and Kenya Country Site: Uzbekistan  By exploring Uzbekistan Country Site. (http://uzbekistan.tigweb.org) you will be introduced to a small but growing community of youth from a transition country where only a small percentage of the population has Internet access. With the population of 26 million, Uzbekistan has only 492,000 Internet users (Internet World Stats, 2005). However, Uzbekistan Country Site shows how a group of young and dynamic youth can find opportunities for personal and professional growth through their involvement with TIG.Read about Dilmurod Nasimov, 19 year old Economics student, who was one of the 4 young people selected to represent youth perspectives on education and technology at the National Educational Computing Conference in the US (TIG's Student Voices Project): click here! Learn how TIG members from Uzbekistan and creative studio DIV participate in TIG's global multi-media project, Language as Violence, Violence as Language: click here! Meet technology pioneers and social activists from Uzbekistan and learn about their experiences: click here! If you are a TIG member in Brazil or Uzbekistan and would like to connect with other members in your country and work together in promoting and developing your Country Site this month, email us at: countries@takingitglobal.org Country Site: Kenya  With close to 2000 members, Kenya is TIG's third most active sub-Saharan African country after Nigeria and Ghana. Located in East Africa, this country is rich in its culture, natural resources and his hospitality tradition through tourism development. Kenyan members are involved in numerous TIG activities as Language as Violence project in collaboration with UNESCO and SalesForces Fundation. Education, WSIS campaign, ICT, HIV/AIDS, youth participation, discover what they do in these keys areas visiting Kenya's country site, what they talk about, and also upcoming youth events and local opportunities there! Click here!
MDG Open Forums Update: Second for Uruguay  Two successful Open Forums on MDGs took place in Montevideo, Uruguay and in Maldonado (southeast of Uruguay). Read about the lastest one: click here!If you want more information on how to organize an Open Forum please: click here! For information on how to get MDG materials, please visit our MDG website: click here!
Global Gallery Photography Contest "I Am TakingITGlobal"  Have we become inseparable after 5 years?For this photo contest, the theme is simple. We want you to take TIG with you. Take TIG with you on the highway, the subway, mountain climbing, to the beach, to the top of the Eiffel tower, anywhere! Just print this specially-made contest sign "I AM TakingITGlobal" and photograph yourself in a unique location that represents your village, city, country or travel destination. This August and September, remember to take TIG with you! For more contest rules and to print the contest sign: click here!
Panorama Current Issue: 5 Years of TakingITGlobal IN THIS ISSUE OF PANORAMA , we celebrate the past 5 years and highlight our members achievements. Read personal interviews with members who have contributed great things to our online community - in particular Panorama, the Global Gallery, TIG discussion boards, and TIG Updates. You will also find interviews with members conducted in French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian (and translated to English). Submit your writing to Panorama today! Click here
Panorama Next Issue: Cybercitizenship and Online Safety TakingITGlobal presents the basics of Cybercitizenship and Online Safety in the October issue of Panorama. We want you to contribute to the theme by writing on any of the following topics, or coming up with your own idea. We are looking for fresh and engaging pieces of writing (fiction or non-fiction) on the subject of Cybercitizenship and Online Safety. Possible topics include:
For submission criteria please: click here Questions? Email: editorial@takingitglobal.org
Celebrating Student Voices  What is your ideal learning environment? Has technology been used effectively in your schools? What are your dreams and concerns for the future of education?For five weeks this spring, a group of TIG members examined these issues, shared their experiences, and came to some interesting conclusions as part of the Student Voices project, supported by the International Society for Technology in Education. The final report, which was presented by TIG members and staff at the National Educational Computing Conference in Philadelphia in June, is available in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. Click here. If you have any questions or are interested in using the report in your work, email: education@takingitglobal.org
Member Stories  Who are TIG members? What do they care about and how do they visualize their role in the world? Member Stories (previously known as Featured Members) is an opportunity to get to know other members in the TIG online community, and a place for you to share your own story. Young people have a story to tell - what's yours? Tell us!
Wrap Up Your interest, support and involvement with TakingITGlobal helps our community to grow and encourage more young people to become inspired, informed and involved everyday! In being a member of TakingITGlobal, you are part of a community that is more than 90,000 coming from over 250 countries and territories. Thank you for having a vision of positive change. Your work makes a difference! In friendship, The TakingITGlobal Team |
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Copyright 2005 TakingITGlobal The TakingITGlobal Dispatch is the official newsletter of TakingITGlobal, electronically published via email, and compiled from various events and news from within the TakingITGlobal network. Contributions should be sent to dispatch@takingitglobal.org. Please include your full name, age, and your TIG username. |
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