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Posted By:  arunmozhi
Posted On:  Apr 19, 2010

  The Beauty and Ugly

It has been a long time since I have logged on to the TIG Web. I was caught up with the rat race of finishing my assignments and record work for my college coursework and absorbed in other work. But I was reminded unconsciously now and then that something is waiting for me to break the silence....... [view]

Posted By:  arunmozhi
Posted On:  Mar 15, 2010

  Kick off the bad habits guys

This time something had struck me so hard. Three of my close friends have gone out secretly without informing any of us (friends), to consume liquor and tobacco. This had made me think that these small acts of addiction oriented behaviour leads to the greater crimes later in life. Present day...... [view]

Posted By:  Hazz
Posted On:  Sep 18, 2009

  Reasons to Love Climate Change: Can any good come out of the greatest crisis ever to face mankind?

A few months out from graduation, my college room was occupied by three grim friends, dolefully informing me that they had no idea what they wanted to do with their lives. A philosophical pang in the voice of one of them revealed that his was not the standard angst of a retiring university...... [view]

Posted By:  icapyout
Posted On:  Sep 28, 2008

  The Only way to Assure Increased Youth Employment

by Sunimal Alles   A sentence in a recent news report in the Sunday Times stated that  ”According to 2008 data, nearly half of the unemployed in Sri Lanka, 41%, are young people between the ages of 15 – 24 years”   I carried out research...... [view]

Posted By:  freechild
Posted On:  Sep 21, 2008

  The Role of Intensity in Youth Activism

Empowering young people to create social change happens best in intensely personal, intensely local, intensely focused opportunities that engage children and youth in deliberate, meaningful action and learning. None of these things can happen independently of each other. One of the best...... [view]

Posted By:  freechild
Posted On:  Sep 5, 2008

  Democracy Building in the United States

The institutions, culture and public policy that drive our society needs to be transformed so that adults and young people share roles more equitably within government, communities, workplaces, and families. With that assumption firmly intact, the development of new cultural and structural...... [view]

Posted By:  unyimeabasi
Posted On:  Aug 21, 2008

  PAINS OF MY PRIDE

One outstanding factor in the Nigerian leadership is their ability to make or create positive and developmental initiative. Over the past few years, since the coming on board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a body set aside to pilot and fast-forward development plans in the...... [view]

Posted By:  freechild
Posted On:  Aug 14, 2008

  Home Alone and Social Change

What does staying home alone have to do with young people changing the world? In today's New York Times there is an article that proposes that anywhere between 11 and 14 is okay. The author acknowledges that 7, 8 and 9 year-olds stay home alone in working class homes, but doesn't hesitate to...... [view]

Posted By:  freechild
Posted On:  Jun 29, 2008

  "Why Do They Hate Us?"

"Our schools look like shopping malls." "My school looks like a prison." "People at shopping malls follow me around like I'm stealing things." "The army wants me to join them and then go to college." "The army wants to send you to die in Iraq." "For 100 years!" "The curfew in my town is 10pm...... [view]

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Organizations // Events

  Commonwealth Youth Programme, Asia Centre

Submitted By:   nithyad
Website:  http://www.thecommonwealth.org/subhomepage/152929/
Phone:  91-172-2741656/2745505
E-mail:  nithya@cypasia.net
  Vision:   The Commonwealth has enabled young women and men to realize their potential individually and collectively and effectively integrate them as agents of change for development and transformation. The Commonwealth Youth......
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  Organisation of African Youth (OAYouth)

Submitted By:   OAYouth
Website:  http://www.oayouth.org
Phone:  +27734454355
E-mail:  info@oayouth.org
  Vision:   A united African continent of Peace and Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Developmental Prosperity and Opportunity The Organisation of African Youth (OAYouth) is the umbrella organization of all independent minded......
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  Youth Action Forum for Networking (YAFNet) Ghana

Submitted By:   davisopoku
Website:  http://yafnetghana.org
Phone:  3302918935
E-mail:  info@yafnetghana.org
  Vision:   Our future would be uncertain and unpredictable unless we act responsibly and with resolve to ensure that the young people are shaped by the right values and influences. Youth Action Forum for Networking - Ghana (YAFNet......
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  Gobal Alliance for Development Foundation

Submitted By:   agsusec
Website:  http://www.gadef.org
Phone:  +233 243823177
E-mail:  infogadef@gmail.com
  Vision:   GADeF envision that global communities achieve prosperity and self-reliance with youth and women. The Foundation utilizes funds to support the following key areas of development: * Human Resource Development *......
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  Rupantaran Foundation

Submitted By:   mews
Website:  http://rupantaranfoundation.org/
Phone:  +91 - 9433429454
E-mail:  contact@rupantaranfoundation.org
  Vision:   Rupantaran is an NGO formed by a group of youths who have a dream of transforming the society for a better tomorrow. “Rupantaran” itself means transformation, a process of positive change.To make the society free from......
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  ZanaAfrica

Submitted By:   MeganinKenya
Website:  http://www.zanaafrica.org
Phone:  +254 (0) 722.715.603
E-mail:  megan@zanaafrica.org
  Vision:   ZanaAfrica (ZanaA) seeks to identify and scale-up African-led solutions to poverty alleviation in the fields of education, environment, and health. Such solutions must be sustainable and replicable. ZanaA further seeks......
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  NOCER-INDIA

Submitted By:   nocermathew
Website:  http://www.nocer-india.org
Phone:  04902450675
E-mail:  nocerindia@gmail.com
  Vision:   Nocer is working to empower the unwanted and needy . Our aim is to empower consumers in laws, right to information,local governance,. Nocer is trying to empower the women to get financial devolopment. Organising consumer......
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  Center for Civic Education

Submitted By:   agalico
Website:  http://www.civiced.org/
Phone:  +1 8185919321
E-mail:  galico@civiced.org
  Vision:   The Center for Civic Education is an Independent, nonprofit organization with offices in Los Angeles, California and Washington, D.C. The Center's domestic programs are implemented in every U.S. state, the District of......
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  YOUCAN

Submitted By:   nallison36
Website:  http://www.youcan.ca/
Phone:  613 230 1903
E-mail:  info@youcan.ca
  Vision:   YOUCAN is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to building a culture of peace among youth. We are Canada's leading organization run for-youth-by-youth. Our vision is to foster "a nation where all youth work in......
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