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Make Connections Through Youth Networks

In a world this big, collaborating with other people can only help your cause. Here are some ways you can meet other people who might inspire you or join your effort.

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Youth Networks Worldwide

There are so many youth networks and youth groups around the world that it would take up thousands of pages to list every single one. Here are a few larger organizations that are working with youth around lots of different issues worldwide.

• Global Youth Connect free spirit
  This website allows youth to work from anywhere in the world (through letter campaigns, research, and phone calls) to advocate for global human rights.

• Serve 2.0 campus culture, young at heart
  The Bonner Foundation created this resource wiki so people from college campuses can exchange ideas on how to use social media to drive student service and civic engagement.

• Do Something
  On the Do Something website you can join "a community where young people learn, listen, speak, vote, volunteer, ask, and take action to make the world a better place."

• Taking IT Global
  Taking IT Global is a general resource center for youth around the world. Check out the blogs, discussion boards, an art page, an in depth database of organizations, and much more!

• SpunOut.ie
  Ireland's national youth website includes articles, forums and loads more.

• Youth Networks EU
  Coming out of the NoBorders initiatives, Youth Networks is supported by the European Commission and provides a searchable list of youth organizations (largely from areas of Europe, Northern Africa and Asia).

• Free Child Project
  The Free Child Project offers resources and organization lists for youth activism.

• Youth Workers
  Youth Workers offers a networking resource center for youth interested in faith based ministry work. Based in the United States, Youth Workers offers a searchable map for networks and affinity networks, as well as extensive resources on ministry work.

• Youth Noise
  Youth Noise is a great online social networking site supporting informed youth involvement and leadership. The site offers an extensive list of "cause channels," discussion boards on everything from the latest elections to environmental health, and a networking function that allows you to create a personal profile and interact with other youth who might be involved in your cause.

• Raise Your Voice campus culture
  Raise Your Voice/Student Action for Change is a broad student organizing resource center covering everything from funding, meeting skills, job and internships searches, and campaign partnerships. The site makes it easy to search for groups you might be interested in by organizing campaigns by geographic region.

• Global Justice Now campus culture
  Global Justice is a US and international coalition-based student organization that works on social issues through partnerships and group campaigns.

• Global Youth Service Day HS Hero
  Service events like Global Youth Service Day may seem like a very short commitment, but they are a great way to get some ideas and jump-start your involvement.

• The Common
  Not limited to young adults, The Common is a space where people or organizations can post their needs, abilities, and collaborative efforts.

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