Liz Cooper
Senegal
A friend told me about TIG in 2007. I decided to join and to complete my profile, which led to links being made with others working in similar areas. TIG has therefore allowed me to share knowledge and experiences with others, to attend local events, and to make friends with similar motivations in terms of sustainable development. ( read more)
Fi McKenzie
United Kingdom
I want to see the nations of the OECD bring their levels of aid to 0.7% of GNI. I really believe that poverty is an issue that could be drastically affected in our lifetimes and I am determined to see some key changes made. The Make Poverty History campaign is hitting countries all over the world and making 'ordinary citizens' aware of the real issues faced by one in five people on this planet. I find it hard to pick one issue, and poverty is such a huge issue anyway, but I believe we have... ( read more)
Michael Jacko
Canada
I'm inspired by the amount of strength, persistence, and resistance that people have despite what they are up against. There are many stories of resistance to colonialism but resistance to me means treating each other well and not being afraid to challenge the ways of thinking that divide us e.g. challenging racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism etc. I believe that as people we can move a lot farther ahead if we change the linear ways of thinking that work to divide us and we must see how we... ( read more)
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