2007 Education Award Laureate
TakingITGlobal
| Laureate Country: Toronto, Canada |
| Project Countries: Global with over 150,000 members from over 250 countries |
| Website: http://www.takingitglobal.org |
| Video: 2007Videos/takingitglobal.mov |
TakingITGlobal technology provides young people worldwide with an online platform for social change.
Half of the world's population is under 25, but young people remain an untapped resource for solving urgent problems. Their enthusiasm and energy for social change is wasted, simply because they lack the tools for civic engagement.
TakingITGlobal created a multilingual, advertising-free online community to incubate young leaders and help them learn from each other’'s ideas. The site guides users to a deeper awareness of social, economic, and environmental issues. And it builds a bridge between learning and action by allowing young people to create their own community project pages, and by fostering mutual understanding across continents and languages.
