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The Impact of TakingITGlobal

Inspire. Inform. Involve. Young people around the world undertake this pathway to become effective agents of change.

But what about the impact TakingITGlobal has had on their lives? Between January and April 2008, we conducted a member impact survey to assess our effectiveness in improving the lives of our global membership.

While you can read the full report online some of the highlights include:

  • 82% of members have made friendships through TIG
  • 69% agree that TIG has improved the ability of young people to effect change
  • 65% have formed cross-cultural collaborations or partnerships through TIG
  • 57% agreed that their awareness of local and global issues increased
  • Members from Africa, Asia, Middle East, South America, and the Caribbean were more strongly impacted by TIG's activities and efforts

Members can be segmented into three groups:

  • those who were engaged in their communities prior to TIG and now use TIG to access additional opportunities
  • those who may or may not have been active before TIG but whose involvement had generally not changed since joining TIG
  • those who were not previously engaged and became more engaged as a result of TIG

As part of this research, we also conducted several interviews with some of our youth members, and their stories are an example of how effective TIG is in influencing young people to have a positive impact in their communities.