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Mar 8th, 2011 - 13:45:36 |
Amerti Arity
Congratulations to February's TIG Stars, Jin Yun and Eddy! They both have performed exceptionally and on behalf of TakingITGlobal I want to say thank you to both of you!!
Here's a little bit of what they each said about their experiences with TIG and their backgrounds..
Jin Yun
1. When did you become involved with TakingITGlobal’s online volunteer team?
What motivated you to become an online volunteer?
I have learnt and gained a lot from TIG. I’m grateful for everything that it has given me, and I do not want to just sit back and take it for granted. Then, I thought, volunteering to translate the website is perhaps a method of contribution in my own humble way.
2. What attracts you to your role as a volunteer?
· Being part of a global community of motivated young people
· Knowing that I can give back a little to an organization that I have learnt and gained a lot from (that’s TIG, of course), even if it’s just a little in the meantime.
· Volunteering is contributing to society in my own humble way.
· It is flexible where and when I want to do my task
3. What have you learned from the experience so far?
Any abilities that one possesses can be an asset to contribute. Knowing Chinese/Mandarin proficiently is not uncommon, but most of my peers do not realize that they can make use of multilingual abilities to do meaningful things. One does not have to have a particularly unique talent—Olympic gold medalist, Nobel laureate—to make an impact.
I also learn when I see how the TIG Staff and the other Online Volunteers are so dedicated. It takes collective effort to make things happen.
While translating the passages, I’m also reading and understanding the contents at the same time. It also makes me think about different ways of interpreting or conveying the message.
Furthermore, I appreciate my mother tongue even more, and realize how unique, similar and different various languages can be—just like the people in our diverse society.
4. What advice would you give other young people out there interested in becoming online volunteers?
You have the ability to handle a great workload—just make sure you don’t get burn out! Besides, if you have a smart phone, online volunteering can be done while in the train, waiting for the bus and anytime when you’re bored; unfortunately I don’t have a smart phone yet but I multitask by listening to music.
We all have other commitments; but don’t be afraid to make online volunteering one of them. If you know you’re going to be busy during certain periods, then, try to translate more than required when you’re less occupied before that. Or even after that—it’s better late than never!
Keep an open mind and be aware of how other people in this dynamic community are doing their part.
5. What are your overall thoughts on the experience?
I have never once thought that I will be selected to become one of the TIG Stars. This is way beyond what I expect or deserve.
It’s not the ‘Star’ that matters. It’s about being part of a Community of Stars—TIG Staff (Salute!), TIG volunteers, and TIG members…
Eddy
1- I have been volunteer at takingITGlobal since 2009 and my
motivation was participation and engagement i.e I wanted to belong to
a network that that does somthing for the community and i believed i
had something to bring into this network.
2- What attracted me was the will and the devotion people who were
already at the site had and been a volunteer is very enriching you
gain a lot in cultural diversity and human resources.
3- I have learned at great deal of things though ive not been
priviledged to attain to one of them,i have learned a lot from the
international rendez-vous that takingITGlobal offers, i also
appreciated the engegement guide that permits everybody to learn and
take action no matter the age.
4- Cette année 2011 est dédiée à la jeunesse donc mon conseil a la
jeunesse qui veut devenir membre de takingITGlobal surtout celle des
pays en voie de developement est qu'il gagnerai beacoup a échanger
leurs experiences avec les autres jeunes de leurs communauté et de la
terre entierepour faire avancer leur communauté par léordre de la
societé civile et takingITGlobal est une ouverture internationalequi
favorise l'EDUCATION et la COMMUNICATION pour un changement de
comportement,un impacte sur la société mondiale.
5- TakingITGlobal est une merveilleuse expérience parce que beaucoup
de gens s'inspire et takingIT doit créer d'avantage c'est-à-dire être
plus dynamique et au mieux favoriser au moins une fois par an les
rencontres entres différents acteurs de la communauté donc sortir du
cadre virtuelle.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK EVERYONE!
Mar 8th, 2011 - 13:43:48 |
Amerti Arity
Congratulations to February's TIG Stars, Jin Yun and Eddy! They both have performed exceptionally and on behalf of TakingITGlobal I want to say thank you to both of you!!
Here's a little bit of what they each said about their experiences with TIG and their backgrounds..
Jin Yun
1. When did you become involved with TakingITGlobal’s online volunteer team?
What motivated you to become an online volunteer?
I have learnt and gained a lot from TIG. I’m grateful for everything that it has given me, and I do not want to just sit back and take it for granted. Then, I thought, volunteering to translate the website is perhaps a method of contribution in my own humble way.
2. What attracts you to your role as a volunteer?
· Being part of a global community of motivated young people
· Knowing that I can give back a little to an organization that I have learnt and gained a lot from (that’s TIG, of course), even if it’s just a little in the meantime.
· Volunteering is contributing to society in my own humble way.
· It is flexible where and when I want to do my task
3. What have you learned from the experience so far?
Any abilities that one possesses can be an asset to contribute. Knowing Chinese/Mandarin proficiently is not uncommon, but most of my peers do not realize that they can make use of multilingual abilities to do meaningful things. One does not have to have a particularly unique talent—Olympic gold medalist, Nobel laureate—to make an impact.
I also learn when I see how the TIG Staff and the other Online Volunteers are so dedicated. It takes collective effort to make things happen.
While translating the passages, I’m also reading and understanding the contents at the same time. It also makes me think about different ways of interpreting or conveying the message.
Furthermore, I appreciate my mother tongue even more, and realize how unique, similar and different various languages can be—just like the people in our diverse society.
4. What advice would you give other young people out there interested in becoming online volunteers?
You have the ability to handle a great workload—just make sure you don’t get burn out! Besides, if you have a smart phone, online volunteering can be done while in the train, waiting for the bus and anytime when you’re bored; unfortunately I don’t have a smart phone yet but I multitask by listening to music.
We all have other commitments; but don’t be afraid to make online volunteering one of them. If you know you’re going to be busy during certain periods, then, try to translate more than required when you’re less occupied before that. Or even after that—it’s better late than never!
Keep an open mind and be aware of how other people in this dynamic community are doing their part.
5. What are your overall thoughts on the experience?
I have never once thought that I will be selected to become one of the TIG Stars. This is way beyond what I expect or deserve.
It’s not the ‘Star’ that matters. It’s about being part of a Community of Stars—TIG Staff (Salute!), TIG volunteers, and TIG members…
Eddy
1- I have been volunteer at takingITGlobal since 2009 and my
motivation was participation and engagement i.e I wanted to belong to
a network that that does somthing for the community and i believed i
had something to bring into this network.
2- What attracted me was the will and the devotion people who were
already at the site had and been a volunteer is very enriching you
gain a lot in cultural diversity and human resources.
3- I have learned at great deal of things though ive not been
priviledged to attain to one of them,i have learned a lot from the
international rendez-vous that takingITGlobal offers, i also
appreciated the engegement guide that permits everybody to learn and
take action no matter the age.
4- Cette année 2011 est dédiée à la jeunesse donc mon conseil a la
jeunesse qui veut devenir membre de takingITGlobal surtout celle des
pays en voie de developement est qu'il gagnerai beacoup a échanger
leurs experiences avec les autres jeunes de leurs communauté et de la
terre entierepour faire avancer leur communauté par léordre de la
societé civile et takingITGlobal est une ouverture internationalequi
favorise l'EDUCATION et la COMMUNICATION pour un changement de
comportement,un impacte sur la société mondiale.
5- TakingITGlobal est une merveilleuse expérience parce que beaucoup
de gens s'inspire et takingIT doit créer d'avantage c'est-à-dire être
plus dynamique et au mieux favoriser au moins une fois par an les
rencontres entres différents acteurs de la communauté donc sortir du
cadre virtuelle.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK EVERYONE!
Jan 26th, 2011 - 14:37:26 |
Amerti Arity
This month's Multilingual TIG stars are (**!!!Drum Rolls Please!!!**) Mpasua and Marina. Congratulations to both! Mpasua has been a very important member of our Swahili translators since May, 02 2009 and Mariana has been on our Russian team starting November 02, 2010. You can read more about them here: http://multilingual.tigweb.org/team.html. We asked Mpasua and Marina to answer some questions on their experience volunteering with TIG. Here are their responses:
MPASUA
1. When did you become involved with TakingITGlobal’s online volunteer team? What motivated you to become an online volunteer?
I first started involving myself with TakingITGlobal’s online volunteer team about 5 years ago. The motivation to become an online volunteer derived from my general love to volunteer in any endeavour and especially so my passion to the language of Swahili which I volunteer in.
2. What attracts you to your role as a volunteer?
My zeal and belief to spread the Swahili Language far and wide using the online plartform since arguably it is the fastest growing language in Africa.
3. What have you learned from the experience so far?
I have learnt the POWER of believing that you can achieve whatever that you conceive in your mind. I have also learnt that victory is not necessarily for everyone!
4. What advice would you give other young people out there interested in becoming online volunteers?
This is the best thing they can do in this New Year as one of the ways to start this new cycle of 11’ as the previous one ends with 10’
5. What are your overall thoughts on the experience?
We should finish and finalize on the Translation process of the whole site into the Swahili language. More innovative ways should be brainstormed on how to collectively involve everyone in the Swahili Team for us to achieve greater heights of achievements.
Questions and Their Answers Given in English and Swahili:
Maswali na Majibu Yake Yatolewa kwa Kiingereza na Kiswahili:
1. When did you become involved with TakingITGlobal’s online volunteer team? What motivated you to become an online volunteer? I first started involving myself with TakingITGlobal’s online volunteer team about 5 years ago. The motivation to become an online volunteer derived from my general love to volunteer in any endeavour and especially so my passion to the language of Swahili which I volunteer in.
Ni lini ulianza kujihusisha na timu ya kujitolea ya mtandaoni ya TakingITGlobal? Ni nini kilikupa motisha ili kujitolea mtandaoni? Nilianza kwa mara ya kwanza kujihusisha na timu ya kujitolea Mtandaoni ya TakingITGlobal miaka mitano iliyopita. Motisha ya kujitolea mtandaoni ilitokana na upendo wangu wa dhati wa kujitolea katika swala lolote na hususan shauku yangu ya lugha ya Kiswahili ambayo najitolea kwayo.
2. What attracts you to your role as a volunteer? My zeal and belief to spread the Swahili Language far and wide using the online plartform since arguably it is the fastest growing language in Africa.
Ni kipi kinachokuvutia wewe katika kujitolea? Nguvu na imani yangu katika kueneza Lugha ya Kiswahili zaidi na kwa upana kwa kutumia uenezi wa mtandaoni kwani yamkini ndiyo lugha inayo kua kwa kasi zaidi katika Afrika.
3. What have you learned from the experience so far? I have learnt the POWER of believing that you can achieve whatever that you conceive in your mind. I have also learnt that victory is not necessarily for everyone!
Umejifunza nini kutokana na kile ambacho umefanya mpaka sasa? Nimejifunza kuhusu NGUVU za kuamini kuwa unaweza kupata chochote ambacho unapanda katika akili zako. Pia nimejifunza kwamba ushindi si tu kwa kila mtu!
4. What advice would you give other young people out there interested in becoming online volunteers? This is the best thing they can do in this New Year as one of the ways to start this new cycle of 11’ as the previous one ends with 10’
Ni ushauri upi utawapa watu wengine kule nje ambao wangependelea kujitolea mtandaoni? Hiki ndicho kitu bora zaidi ambacho wanaweza kukifanya katika Mwaka huu Mpya kama njia mojawapo ya kuanza msururu huu mpya wa 11 kama vile uliopita uliishilia na 10
5. What are your overall thoughts on the experience? We should finish and finalize on the Translation process of the whole site into the Swahili language. More innovative ways should be brainstormed on how to collectively involve everyone in the Swahili Team for us to achieve greater heights of achievements.
Unayo maoni gani kwa jumla kuhusu kile ambacho umefanya mpaka sasa? Inafaa tukamilishe na kutimiza katika hatua ya Utafsiri wa wavuti wote katika lugha ya Kiswahili. Njia nyingi za ubunifu yafaa ziwekwe za kuchemsha bongo kuhusu jinsi ya kuhusisha kwa ujumla kila mmoja katika Timu ya Kiswahili ili sisi kuhitimu upeo wa ufanisi mkubwa.
MARINA
1. When did you become involved with TakingITGlobal’s online volunteer
team? What motivated you to become an online volunteer?
I became a TIG volunteer in October 2010. I was motivated by the opportunities volunteering
provides and also by the fact that TIG is meant to inspire young people to be active members of
their communities.
2. What attracts you to your role as a volunteer?
I think volunteering is a great way to gain experience and confidence in your chosen profession. As I decided to become a full-time translator, I thought that volunteering would give me an opportunity to learn more about the process of translating. Volunteering is a wonderful way to learn 'on the job' without the pressures of a paid job.
3. What have you learned from the experience so far?
I've learnt that translating can be a very creative activity and sometimes even addictive! I've also
realised how easy it is to work with people from all around the world and that people from different cultures have much more in common that the common sense usually assumes.
4. What advice would you give other young people out there interested in becoming online volunteers?
Do it, if you are serious about it, and do your best. Volunteering is a commitment. The fact that you are not paid does not mean you can produce substandard work. Use it as an opportunity to raise your standards.
5. What are your overall thoughts on the experience?
I'm quite enjoying it.
Questions and Their Answers Given in Russian:
1. Когда вы присоединились к команде волонтеров TakingITGlobal? Что повлияло на ваше
решение?
Я стала переводчиком-волонтером в октябре 2010 года. В волонтерстве меня привлекают
возможности профессионального развития, а также то, что задача TakingITGlobal —
вдохновлять молодых людей на активное участие в жизни общества.
2. Чем привлекательна роль волонтера для вас?
На мой взгляд, волонтерство — это очень хороший способ получить необходимый опыт
и уверенность в себе, когда начинаешь заниматься какой-либо профессией. Поскольку я
решила заняться переводом на постоянной основе, для меня было важно «отточить перо»
и разобраться в тонкостях процесса перевода, проверить свои силы и узнать себе цену.
Волонтерство дает возможность получать навыки без того давления, которое присуще
всякой платной работе.
3. Что нового вы почерпнули для себя за время работы волонтером?
Я поняла, что труд переводчика — очень творческий и увлекательный процесс. Иногда я
просто не могу остановиться! Я также рада была найти подтверждение своей мысли о том,
что между людьми разных культур гораздо больше общего, чем обычно считается.
4. Какой совет вы бы дали молодым людям, которые задумываются над тем, стать ли
волонтером?
Если это намерение серьезное, то надо его непременно реализовать. Только необходимо
при этом помнить, что волонтерство — это важное обязательство и возможность научиться
новому, а ни в коем случае не повод выполнять работу спустя рукава только потому, что за
нее платят.
5. Каковы ваши общие впечатления от волонтерства в TakingITGlobal?
Мне очень нравится. Рекомендую.
Oct 19th, 2010 - 14:19:57 |
Nivedita
This month's TIG stars are Felix and Derya. Felix has been an integral part of our German translation team since April, 2010 and Derya has been our Turkish Coordinator for the past 6 months. You can read more about them here: http://multilingual.tigweb.org/team.html. We asked Felix and Derya to answer some questions on their experience volunteering. Here are their responses:
Felix:
1. When did you become involved with TakingITGlobal’s online volunteer team? What motivated you to become an online volunteer?
It was in mid-April when I was selected as a volunteer. TIG's call for applications attracted my attention because I knew how important language translations are to help TIG reach into the farest corners of the world and also because I saw a chance to train and develop my own language skills.
2. What attracts you to your role as a volunteer?
I like my role as a volunteer because of the two-sided effect: you do something good, but you get something more valuable than money in return.
3. What have you learned from the experience so far?
I've improved my translation skills and also learnt about interesting events and causes that TIG promotes.
4. What advice would you give other young people out there interested in becoming online volunteers?
Get the job with the right objective. Think about the quality of work you have to offer and how your work can help you get better in what you do.
5. What are your overall thoughts on the experience?
Easy-to-use online tools and high independence make it an enjoyable work. However, mile-long formatting placeholders in the translations can sometimes cause a little head ache.
Derya:
1. When did you become involved with TakingITGlobal’s online volunteer team? What motivated you to become an online volunteer?
I became involved with TIG's online volunteer team 2 years ago when I decided to put my language skills to work for a cause. The concept of TIG bringing youth from all over the world for initiating a change for the better definitely provided me with a cause to work for.
2. What attracts you to your role as a volunteer?
I love working as a team and am very glad to be working with dedicated and inspiring in the Turkish and the Multilingual Team. The flexibility of working hours is another attractive trait of this job.
3. What have you learned from the experience so far?
I learned valuable skills such as teamwork and time management besides improving my translation skills. Deciding on your own work schedule taught me so much in terms of time management!
4. What advice would you give other young people out there interested in becoming online volunteers?
DO IT! You'll be working for a cause along with great people! It doesn't take much time and its benefits (fun, experience, networking...) by far outweigh the responsibilities it entails.
5. What are your overall thoughts on the experience?
I learned, interacted, served a cause, improved, had fun, got inspired... It was just a great experience overall!
Sep 8th, 2010 - 10:46:42 |
Nivedita
Congratulations to this month's TIG stars- Elaine and Farzana from the Portuguese and Bengali teams. Read more about them here http://multilingual.tigweb.org/team.html. You can also read Farzana’s interview questions below (in English and Bengali).
1. When did you become involved with TakingITGlobal’s online volunteer team? What motivated you to become an online volunteer?
I joined with TakingITGlobal’s online volunteer team on November 2009. It was a great opportunity for me to be a part of global community as well as get connected with different networks, create new friends, sharing & learning ideas and views, know various cultures and explore myself and my culture to the young learners around the world.
2. What attracts you to your role as a volunteer?
I have more than 11 years working experience in my back home in the social service sector since I was a University student. These experiences made me feel good to be a change maker of the developing world and attract me to continue to my contribution as well, which I got from TakingITGlobal.
3. What have you learned from the experience so far?
Learning is always endless. I have learned a lot and sharpen my previous leanings as well, like:
- Team Coordination and organization
- Planning and reporting
- Performance evaluation of team members
- Communication skills in the development field
- Enhanced knowledge in the global issues like: culture, education, environment, globalization, Health, human rights, media, peace & conflict and technology, etc.
4. What advice would you give other young people out there interested in becoming online volunteers?
Here I would suggest for those young people who want to contribute to change the world but don’t find any scope, they can easily join with TIG and shear their ideas, views, experiences and contribute their time in volunteering with TIG and to become involved in global issues. They can be a part of the contributor of the changing world.
5. What are your overall thoughts on the experience?
Volunteering is the best and easy way to show respect and sympathy to the human being and it is also the best way to get involved, networking, learning and friendship.
১. টেকিংইটগ্লোবাল অনলাইন ভলেন্টিয়ার দলে আপনি কবে যোগ দিয়েছেন? অনলাইন ভলেন্টিয়ার হিসেবে কাজ করার ক্ষেত্রে কোন বিষয়টি/বিষয়গুলি আপনাকে উৎসাহিত করেছে?
টেকিংইটগ্লোবাল অনলাইন ভলেন্টিয়ার দলের সাথে আমি নভেম্বর, ২০০৯ থেকে কাজ শুরু করি। গ্লোবাল কম্যুনিটির একটি অংশ হবার ক্ষেত্রে এটি আমার জন্য একটি বড় সুযোগ ছিল আর একই সাথে বিভিন্ন নেটওয়ার্কের সাথে যুক্ততা, নতুন বন্ধু তৈরী, আইডিয়া ও দৃষ্টিভঙ্গীর শেয়ারীং, বিভিন্ন সংস্কৃতি সম্পর্কে জানা এবং সর্বোপরি বিশ্বের অন্যান্য তরুণদের কাছে আমার নিজের সম্পর্কে ও আমার সংস্কৃতি সম্পর্কে পরিচিতি তুলে ধরার একটি বড় সুযোগ তৈরী হয়েছে।
২. ভলেন্টিয়ার হিসেবে ভূমিকা পালনের ক্ষেত্রে কোন বিষয়টি বা কি আপনাকে সবচেয়ে বেশী আকর্ষণ করে?
আমার নিজের দেশে সামাজিক উন্নয়ন সেক্টরে আমার ১১ বছরেরও বেশী কাজের অভিজ্ঞতা রয়েছে এবং বিশ্বদ্যিালয়ের ছাত্রাবস্থা থেকেই আমি এই সেক্টরে কাজ শুরু করেছি। উন্নয়নশীল বিশ্বের একজন চেইঞ্জ মেকার হিসেবে আমার এই অভিজ্ঞতাসমূহ আমাকে দারুন অত্মতৃপ্তি দিয়েছে এবং এই সেক্টরে আমার অবদানকে চালিয়ে যাওয়ার ক্ষেত্রে আমাকে আকর্ষন করেছে, যার সুযোগ আমি পেয়েছি টেকিংইটগ্লোবাল-এর কাছ থেকে।
৩. এপর্যন্ত আপনার অভিজ্ঞতা থেকে আপনি কি কি শিখেছেন বা জেনেছেন?
শিক্ষার কোন শেষ নেই। আমি আমার অভিজ্ঞতা থেকে অনেক কিছু শিখেছি এবং শানিত করেছি আমার পূর্বেকার শিক্ষাকে যেমন:
-দলের সমন্বয়ন ও সংগঠন
- পরিকল্পনা এবং প্রতিবেদন
- দলীয় সদস্যদের কাজের মূল্যায়ন
- উন্নয়নে ক্ষেত্রে যোগাযোগের দক্ষতা
- গ্রোবাল ইস্যুসমূহ যেমন: সংস্কৃতি, শিক্ষা, পরিবেশ, বিশ্বায়ন. স্বাস্থ্য, মানবাধিকার, মিডিয়া, শান্তি ও
সংঘাত এবং প্রযুক্তি সম্পর্কে জ্ঞান বৃদ্ধি, ইত্যাদি।
৪. আপনার আশেপাশের অন্যান্য তরুণরা যারা অনলাইন ভলেন্টিয়ার হিসেবে কজ করতে আগ্রহী তাদের জন্য আপনি কি উপদেশ দিবেন?
যেসব তরুণরা বর্তমান বিশ্বের পরিবর্তনের জন্য অবদান রাখতে আগ্রহী কিন্তু কোন সুযোগ পাচ্ছেন না তাদের প্রতি আমার পরামর্শ হল, তারা খুব সহজেই টিগ্-এ যোগ দিতে পারেন এবং তাদের আইডিয়া, দৃষ্টিভঙ্গী ও অভিজ্ঞতাগুলো শেয়ার করতে পারেন এবং টিগ্-এর সাথে ভলেন্টিয়ারিংএর মাধ্যমে উন্নয়নে অবদান রাখতে পারেন, আর অর্ন্তভুক্ত হয়ে যেতে পারেন গ্লোবাল ইস্যুতে। এভাবেই তারা পরিবর্তনশীল বিশ্বে অবদানের ক্ষেত্রে একজন অংশীদার হতে পারেন।
৫. আপনার অভিজ্ঞতার আলোকে আপনার সার্বিক চিন্তাভাবনা কি?
মানুষের প্রতি শ্রদ্ধা ও সমবেদনা প্রকাশের সবচেয়ে সহজ এবং উত্তম উপায় হচ্ছে ভলেন্টিয়ারিং এবং শুধু তাই নয় অর্ন্তভুক্ততা, নেটওয়ার্কিং, শিক্ষা এবং বন্ধুত্বের ক্ষেত্রেও ভলেন্টিয়ারিং একটি উত্তম মাধ্যম।
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