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TakingITGlobal (TIG) is an international organization - led by youth and enabled by technology. TIG connects youth to find inspiration, access information, get involved, and take action to improve their local and global communities. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with a growing worldwide presence, the organization's flagship program is TakingITGlobal.org, the most popular online community for young people interested in connecting across cultures and making a difference, with hundreds of thousands of visitors each month. TIG also works with global partners – from UN agencies, to major companies, and especially youth organizations – in order to build the capacity of youth for development, support youth artistic and media expression, make education more engaging, and involveyoung people in global decision-making. The Global Gallery is a platform for artistic expressions from around the world that: (1) Promotes cross-cultural understanding and dialogue through different media.(2) Raises awareness around major global challenges through the arts. (3) Inspires deep thinking (and feeling) through creativity. (4) Showcases the personal interpretations and talent of young people through an open and shared space that creates opportunities for artists. Find out more at http://gallery.takingitglobal.org

The United Nations Millennium Campaign was launched in October 2002 to encourage citizens around the world in their efforts to hold governments to account for the promises they made at the September 2000 Millennium Summit. Working at both the national and international levels, the ambition of the Campaign is to inspire a global movement to achieve the Goals and eradicate extreme poverty by 2015. To learn more please visit the Millennium Campaign website: www.millenniumcampaign.org