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14 Adobe Youth Voices http://ayv.tigweb.org The Adobe Youth Voices program ignites young people's Creative Confidence – the ability to harness creative skills to solve problems – through the power of storytelling with digital media. TakingITGlobal is delivering this innovative program to prepare young people to develop original media that highlights an issue they care about, identify solutions, and in the process, foster critical creative skills and a passion to make a difference. 2013 was an exciting year for Adobe Youth Voices. Our community of youth and educators expanded to 37 countries and we successfully extended our program offerings to create new and exciting opportunities for our program participants to engage in media production and showcase their artwork. NEW DEVELOPMENTS Portuguese Language Educator Training For the first time this year we offered the Adobe Youth Voices core training in Portuguese. This enabled us to reach 10 sites located throughout Brazil. Providing linguistic access to this training will support 500 Brazilian young people to participate in the coming year. Youth Ambassadors A new and exciting offering of our program is the Youth Ambassador Training. This is an opportunity for young people who demonstrate exceptional leadership in their communities to develop their skills, increase their community involvement, and collaborate with other young leaders around the world. Through monthly interactive webinars, 18 youth in 15 countries engaged in lively discussion, hands- on skill-building activities and meaningful learning experiences. Alumni Engagement As the Adobe Youth Voice educator network expands, we are proud to announce the first alumni cohort in our program's history. This cohort consists of educators who have successfully participated in three consecutive years of media training. Through newsletters, webinars and special opportunities we are able to continue harnessing the expertise and experience of our most seasoned educators. Exhibitions Aspire Awards Winners Creativity Scholarship Recipients Countries Educators Partner sites 9 7 7 37 73 156