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 Welcome to the Youth Development GIG Who are we?The Youth Development GIG is a group of Peace Corps Volunteers interested in promoting leadership and community development skills among the youth in Thailand. We want to encourage Thai youth to take on a more significant role in bettering their communities and be a catalyst for change. The Youth Development GIG at the 2009 Conference"Dream. Believe. Achieve."Mission StatementVolunteers working to develop and disseminate tools geared towards the youth community (children, adolescents, or young adults) to assist local communities construct effective projects and activities related to youth development. .......................
Purpose of this Wiki Page
The purpose of this page is to provide easy and quick access to as much information as possible about youth development, youth development activities, organizations and projects in general and the Peace Corps Youth Development Global Initiative Group (GIG) and its activities in specific. If you can't find something you need here, if you have a question, a thought, an idea or suggestion pertinent to youth development or the mission of the Youth Development GIG feel free to contact any of the GIG Members, information for whom is listed along the right side of this page.
The Wiki is a fluid tool intended to grow as Volunteers get new ideas, enhance existing ideas, modify true and tested projects or create new ones. If you can improve the wheel, let everyone know how you did it so that the benefit can be far reaching.
........................................................... Upcoming Events: for news about upcoming meetings, conferences
and other YD GIG activities.
..........................................................Other Online Resources: http://www.sportanddev.org | This is a hub site devoted to materials and resources related to using sports as a key development tool. Browse their tools and resources, including creative monitoring and evaluation tools, integrating gender approaches in sports, inclusion of disabled groups, sports to promote health and prevent HIV. | http://www.righttoplay.com/site/PageServerCreating a healthier and safer world for children through the power of sport and play.http://www.youthradio.org/Youth Radio's mission is to promote young people's intellectual, creative and professional growth through training and access to media and to produce the highest quality original media for local and national outlets. Click on Teach Youth Radio Curriculum for a monthly Newsbreak as well as Media Production Tips. Some of the content is very American-focused, but click on International for a global perspective, and of course, the tools and resources are always adaptable.http://www.peacechild.org/A youth led development organization out of the UK, Peace Child truly puts the concept of youth participation to work. The publications and tools are written by young people. Click on Downloads or Resources for their youth action guides, Nothing for Us… Without Us and other e-books that have great ideas about how to support youth-led community projects.
http://www.service-learningpartnership.org/site/PageServer
This is a website that supports networking, innovation, and professional development for service learning practitioners. Click on Teaching Resources and note tools and lesson plans under topics such as Community Partners and Student Voice
http://www.socialedge.org/
This site is a hub for resources, ideas, and organizations on the cutting edge of entrepreneurial approaches to social change. Of note is the Podcasts of Peace Corps social entrepreneurs. | | |
| The 2008-2011 YD GIG Committee Members, Contributors and StaffRenee Schlatter President (120 CBOD Chiang Rai) Secretary (120 TCCO Trang) (120 CBOD Uttaradit) Member (121 CBOD Ranong)
(121 TCCO Phayao) Nathalie Aguedelo, Contributor (120 CBOD Phrae) Chadchaya Wattana Peace Corps Staff Liaison Contributor & ICT GIG Connection/Liaison
(120 CBOD Phitchit)
Tony Barnes Contributor (120 TCCO Ubon) |
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