Description

TakingITGlobal is an online community (http://www.tigweb.org) that facilitates global education, social entrepreneurship, and civic engagement for millions of youth worldwide. TIG’s mission is to empower youth to understand and act on the world's greatest challenges. To better explain how this happens, TIG’s theory of change posits that there are 4 areas (quadrants) where progressive development can occur: Interior Individual, Exterior Individual, Interior Collective, and Exterior Collective.

Through TIG’s various programs and projects, young people move along a linear path through each quadrant, as exhibited by the diagram below.

Image Credit: TakingITGlobal www.tigweb.org

(A) Youth Development: Youth develop a sense of social responsibility and awareness of global issues, as well as build capacity, regardless of their placement across the spectrum of engagement. i.Learn more about the pressing issues of our time by exploring the global issues section: http://www.tigweb.org/global-issues/ ii. Check out how youth express and experience global issues by browsing through the photos, blogs and articles shared in the youth media section: http://www.tigweb.org/youth-media/ iii.Learn about some of the issues faced by youth around the world by browsing through stories of members who make up the TIG community: http://www.tigweb.org/community/stories/

(B) Youth Action & Participation: Engaged youth are provided with the access to global opportunities, building their skills and creating a sense of belonging to a community of other actively engaged youth. i.Dialogue with other actively engaged youth through the TIG discussion boards: http://discuss.tigweb.org/ ii.Browse through global opportunities by exploring the TIG opportunities section: http://www.tigweb.org/resources/opps/ iii.Start building your skills to craft your own social change project by exploring the various TIG Guides to Action: http://www.tigweb.org/action-tools/guide/

(C) Social Movements: Global social movements are strengthened through collaboration with other organizations to ensure youth participate and become key stakeholders in these efforts. i. Collaborate with other like-minded groups by exploring the thousands of organizations listed on the TIG organizational database: http://www.tigweb.org/resources/orgs/ ii. Learn about some of the social movements happening around the world by reviewing the map on Youth Movements: http://youthmovements.org/ iii. Explore TIG’s key programs to see some of the social movements you can become involved with: http://www.tigweb.org/programs/

(D) Societal Values: Societal values are impacted through involvement in global social movements, ultimately influencing attitudes and behaviours towards creating a more sustainable world. i. Start your own social movement by creating a petition through TIG’s action tools: http://petitions.tigweb.org/home/index.html ii. Showcase the successful of your social movement through the TIG initiatives platform: http://www.tigweb.org/action-tools/initiatives/

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Task

1. Review the TakingITGlobal theory of change as outlined in the description.

2. Based on the theory of change, navigate through the TIG website (www.tigweb.org) to explore what you can do along this pathway.

3. In a discussion thread, share one area of the TIG website you explored for each quadrant of the theory of change. How would you use this tool to develop your social change project?

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Learning Objectives

Through this activity, you will engage in both learning and action by navigating through www.tigweb.org using TIG’s theory of change as your guide. This activity features the following skills and competencies: research skills, planning/organizational skills, leadership and being resourceful.

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