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Join Log in Language: English French Youth Resources Youth Resources Facilitating a more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable world through programs for youth. Action Guides Commit2Act Global Gallery Teacher Resources Teacher Resources Explore our free educational programs and capacity-building resources that help educators foster deep learning competencies through real-world problem solving. Your Voice is Power Code to Learn Innovative Teaching for Social Impact Program Areas Program Areas Facilitating a more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable world through programs for youth. Youth Action & Social Innovation Facilitating Connected Learning Fostering Creativity & Digital Skills Donate Now Inspire. Inform. Involve. At TakingITGlobal, we design and deliver youth engagement programs that empower young people to understand and act on local and global challenges.Discover TakingITGlobal Our mission is to shape a more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable world through educating and empowering youth across the world to learn and engage on social issues. We achieve this through three program areas: Supporting Youth Action & Social Innovation See Programs Facilitating Connected Learning See Programs Fostering Creativity & Digital Skills See Programs 150 Countries reached by TakingITGlobal programs Our programs serve youth, educators and organizations in their individual and collective efforts to create solutions for the world’s greatest challenges. Donate Now $7,768,250 Granted to youth-led service projects! Supporting Youth Action & Social Innovation To truly empower young people to become agents of positive change in their local and global communities, we recognize that everyone has a role to play. We provide engaged youth with funding and opportunities to participate in and become key stakeholders in strengthening global and local social movements. Featured Programs Sprout Ideas Fellowship The Sprout Ideas Fellowship is a 10-month guided skill-building experience from April 2023 to January 2024 offering 250 #RisingYouth Alumni training, mentorship, seed grants and an opportunity to fundraise in support of a volunteer-led project. Learn More Youth Leadership Fund The Samuel Connected North Youth Leadership Fund was established to support emerging Indigenous youth leaders in creating meaningful change within and beyond their communities. Learn More See All Social Innovation Programs Facilitating Connected Learning Our programs are delivered to even the most remote areas to facilitate interactive learning experience that drive student engagement. Youth connect with peers and experts around the globe while educators also receive professional learning experiences and resources. Featured Programs Connected North Connected North fosters student engagement and enhanced education outcomes in remote Indigenous communities, delivering live and interactive learning experiences through high-definition video technology. Learn More Global Encounters Together with the Centre for Global Education, Global Encounters brings the world to a classroom and a classroom to the world by giving students the opportunity to hear from global experts on the people, places, and topics they are learning about in their curriculum. Explore Upcoming Events See All Connected Learning Programs 1,017,909 Minutes of interactive learning delivered 300,000+ Students reached with digital skills training Fostering Creativity & Digital Skills With textbooks, teacher’s guides and web platforms, we offer programs that make content as accessible and widely distributed as possible. We collaborate with artist to develop resources that teaches youth digital skills while inspiring them to explore their creativity as they take on social justice issues and innovation. Featured Programs Your Voice is Power Your Voice is Power is a learning experience and coding competition. Students learn about activism, music, computer science, and social justice by remixing songs from Indigenous artists on the EarSketch coding platform. Explore the Program Create to Learn Create to Learn offers hundreds of free, self-paced training videos for youth to build digital skills and foster creativity and entrepreneurship. Lesson plans help educators integrate these training sessions across the curriculum. Browse the Videos See All Creativity & Digital Skills Programs Youth Resources We believe in investing in young people to invest in their own ideas. We find new and easier ways for young people to participate. Commit2Act Become a changemaker by signing on commitments, keep track of your progress & get inspired to take action with a like-minded global community. Take Action Guide to Action Our Guides to Action are designed to help you turn your ideas and dreams into reality. These guides are workbooks for you to download, use and share. Download the Guides Toolkits & Publications We have an extensive database of publications from around the world, including youth input to policy processes we’ve supported. Explore toolkits, articles, research, and much more! View Toolkits Share your art in the Global Gallery The Global Gallery is a platform for artistic expression which raises awareness through the arts, promoting cross-cultural understanding and dialogue around major global changes. Lisa, 28 - Canada Emiliano, 21 - Mexico Jade, 25 - Canada Aira, 21 - Canada Oriana, 23 - Argentina Milena, 18 - Honduras View Full Gallery Join others worldwide Internationally Recognized Days promote issues of international interest or concern. TakingITGlobal invites you to join millions of people worldwide in the observance of these days. See International Days Calendar Upcoming Day July 30th, 2023 International Day of Friendship Take Action Get Involved as a teacher Teachers have the ability to empower your students to shape a better world. Join the over 17,000 teachers bringing these programs and opportunities to your classroom! With many resources available, we support teachers worldwide to use technology to facilitate transformative global learning experiences. View Teacher Resources Show your support Thousands of students across the country and around the globe are directly impacted by the programs we offer. Supporting these programs brings unique learning opportunities to students who otherwise would lose out. Donate Now Acknowledgements It is with respect, humility and kindness that our team would like to acknowledge the land that nourishes us. We acknowledge our interconnectedness and are thankful for the water that flows and life that grows each day. Our organization is comprised of a team from many diverse backgrounds who are situated on Indigenous lands across many First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. In this context, we approach our work with a shared responsibility in upholding treaty agreements and awareness of the ancestors who have come before us, along with the impact of our efforts for generations to come. TakingITGlobal is a partner in the creation of Whose.land , a learning resource and mobile app to highlight Indigenous Nations, territories, and Indigenous communities. It includes educational videos, lesson plans, and provides a starting point for conversation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous citizens about land, territorial recognition and land acknowledgement. Visit Whose.land What’s Happening Keep up with us on social Stories From Medium Lessons in Legislation: Connected North Classroom Visit With the Nunavut Legislative Assembly December 29th, 2023 Students Sing Along in Inuktitut with Becky Han in Connected North Storytelling Sessions August 9th, 2023 Woodland Art lessons taught by Joshua Pawis-Steckley invite students to expand on their artistic… August 6th, 2023 Animal Yoga with Heather Cherisse brings calm and mindfulness among students and teachers August 5th, 2023 Greetings from different Indigenous languages with artist Wendy Walker August 4th, 2023 Behind the motivational mindset of Cree and Ojibwe...