Inspiring, informing and involving young people to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals is one of the key program areas of TakingITGlobal and the Global Youth Action Network in 2005.
Learn more on this page about who is involved in the activities!

TakingITGlobal e GYAN staff

Franziska Seel
Millennium Campaign Youth Editor and Communications Coordinator
TakingITGlobal, Canada

Vidar Ekehaug
Liaison to the United Nations and MDG Coordinator
Global Youth Action Network, USA

Luis Davila Ortega
Direttore Associato
Global Youth Action Network, USA

Millennium Campaign Regional Youth Editors

The task of TakingITGlobal’s Millennium Campaign Regional Youth Editors is to engage TakingITGlobal members and young people in their region, as well as getting the stories heard of those who are contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals through various kinds of actions. If you want to share your story, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the youth editor in your region!

Charlton C. Tsodzo
Africa Meridionale (situato in Zimbabwe)

Fabrizio Scrollini
America Latina (situato in Uruguay)

May Fawaz
Medioriente e Nord Africa (situato in Libano)

Mouhamed A. Latif Mbengue
Ovest Africa (situato in Senegal)

Oleksiy Kuzmenko
Eastern Europe and CIS Region (situato in Ukraina)

Romi
Asia-Pacific (situato in Vietnam)

Wolfgang Gruendinger
Europa Occidentale (situato in Germania)

MDG National Youth Campaigns Advisory Group

TakingITGlobal and GYAN are currently seeking funding to carry out national MDG Youth Campaigns in several countries around the globe. The National MDG Youth Campaigns are an innovative public awareness and action initiative, with the goal to mobilize millions of youth as a driving force behind the efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

A project advisory group has been established to provide guidance for the initiative, make recommendations regarding strategy and implementation, and facilitate collaboration with other interested institutions. The group currently has the following members:

• Nick Moraitis (Australia), Web Strategy Advisor, Amnesty International
• Jennifer Corriero (Canada), Direttore Esecutivo, TakingITGlobal
• Benjamin Quinto (USA), Direttore Esecutivo, Global Youth Action Network
• James Moody (Australia), Membro, Millennium Project Taskforce 10
• Catherine Kamping (Philippines), Co-Chair, Youth Caucus for the Commission on Sustainable Development
• Emily Freeburg (USA), Direttore, United Nations NGO Committee on Youth
• David Woolcombe (UK), Direttore, Peace Child International
• Cameron Neil(Australia), CEO, International Young Professionals Foundation
• John Gagain (Dominican Republic), Direttore Esecutivo, Presidential Commission on the MDGs
• Pera Wells, Segretario Generale del World Federation of UNAs
• Salil Shetty (India), Direttore Campagna Millenaria
• Titilayo Akinsamni (Nigerian), Facilitator, Youth Caucus of the World Summit on Information Society
• Dacil Acevedo Riquelme (Argentina), Coordinatore Regionale, Youth Employment Summit
• Nancy Bakir (Giordania), Assistente Segretario Generale, Lega Araba