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Efraim Batista de Souza Neto (efraimneto)
Male, 22 from Salvador, Brazil
Joined TIG: Oct 22, 2007
My name is Efraim. I was born in Barreiras in the west of the State of Bahia, in Brazil. 15 years ago, I moved to Salvador to study. I have since traveled to many parts of Brazil and have had the opportunity to explore diverse ecosystems and to participate in various events on the environment. I am very passionate about the environment, and I see its relations to all areas of society, from culture to the economy. As a journalism student, I was thrilled during my trip to Porto Alegre, Brazil, when I met in person many notable individuals in the field of environmental journalism who are fighting for a sustainable environment.
Entering university was super important to me, as I saw the opportunity to reach a large group of people through communication. I created a blog called “Secas Lembranças” in early 2004, in which I wrote mostly about social issues in northeastern Brazil. Towards the end of 2006, I got the idea to start the ECOBlog, which would focus on several environment-related events in Salvador, Bahia and Brazil. For example, the ECOBlog has hosted the Week of Environment and Society and has participated as a support platform for “Meeting the Waters of the State of Bahia”, held by the Superintendence of Water Resources of Bahia. The ECOBlog is a space for disseminating knowledge, expressing my views and opinions, and directly interacting with others who read the blog. At the same time, I was also participating in networks of discussion on environmental journalism, such as the Environmental Communication Network of Latin America and the Caribbean. Networks are really important since they enable us to expand our ideas and work, and this is where I find TakingITGlobal has provided the tools and resources to achieve this goal.
A friend introduced me to TakingITGlobal in October 2007. I found TIG to be such a wonderful platform that in some 4 months, I somehow managed to be among the 20 most active members on the site! TIG offers me the possibility to showcase my work, to share knowledge on diverse issues, and to contact and learn from the youth in all corners of the world. I use TIG to learn more about the projects and experiences that are occurring outside of my community and region, and thus to apply and adapt these best practices to my own initiatives.
I really enjoy Panorama, as it provides a means to publish our views on various events in our local area, as well as to find various written expressions from many different countries. I also like the TIGblog and the discussion boards for similar reasons. These three tools on TakingITGlobal reflect a synergy between my two interests – journalism and environmentalism – and I always try to generate discussion around the issue.
Since I joined TakingITGlobal, the number of people who have visited the ECOBlog has risen significantly. I am happy that my blog now has readership across several borders, and that more young people from other countries can become aware of the environmental issues in Brazil. In addition, through TIG, I have access to important information regarding the environmental events and activities involving youth in other parts of the world. In particular, I am very interested and impressed by some of the activities in Argentina, especially the InterJóvenes project, which I came across through TakingITGlobal. This Argentinean initiative really caught my attention, and it has inspired me as a model online magazine for youth by youth. With the new wealth of information that TIG provides about other countries and the attitudes of youth towards the environmental in those countries, I’m able to make my blog both locally and globally comprehensive.
Through TIG, I have learned that, despite our differences, youth from all continents face similar issues and challenges. I am more conscious about the activities that young people are undertaking and their importance in affecting change. TIG helped me to see that young people are the most important element in driving change in society, and that the construction of a better world depends on us. I have met many interesting youth on TakingITGlobal with whom I chat through instant messenger on a regular basis. These individuals inspire me to continue my work and to meet more of the youth across our planet.
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