is an international organization - led by youth and empowered by technology. TakingITGlobal connects youth around the world to find inspiration, information and get involved in improving their local and global communities.

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with a growing worldwide presence, the organization's flagship program' TakingITGlobal.org, serves as the most popular online community for young people interested in connecting across cultures and making a difference, with hundreds of thousands of visitors each month.

TakingITGlobal works with global partners – from UN agencies, to major companies, and especially youth organizations – to build the capacity of youth for development, artistic and media expression, make education more engaging, and involve young people in global decision-making.

Programs

Online Community Engagement
TakingITGlobal.org is a global online network that inspires young people to make a difference, is a source of information on opportunities to take action, and a bridge to get involved in the local and global community. TIG is accessible in English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian.

Thematic Engagement around major global challenges TakingITGlobal is developing a series of thematic strategies to mobilize youth around important global challenges - through networks, awards, financing, mentorship and events. Current priority topics are the Millennium Development Goals, the Digital Divide, and HIV/AIDS.

Student and Educational Engagement
TakingITGlobal operates educational programs that connect TakingITGlobal with the formal classroom environment. Our efforts are focused on helping teachers find meaningful ways to use technology in schools, creating curriculum and online learning tools that introduce students to global issues, and providing tools to help schools integrate and accommodate relevant innovative learning experiences happening outside school.

Organizational Engagement
TakingITGlobal is working to connect and empower youth organizations to become more effective in their important work. Our efforts are focused on providing online spaces for knowledge sharing and management of international networks to help bring continuity and support collaboration. In addition our internship program sends staff to work with key actors in the youth movement to build their capacity.

Local Engagement
TakingITGlobal recognizes that our programs are only relevant to young people if they are inlocal languages, provide connection to opportunities close-by, reflect what's going on in their community, and are inclusive of those who do not yet have access to the Internet. Our local strategy is to see TIG become fully multilingual, hold in-person TIG Open Forums, and in selected countries build intensive partnerships to expand content and outreach.