{"id":2805,"date":"2021-06-09T23:07:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T23:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.fj\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2021-06-09T23:07:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T23:07:43","slug":"kiribati-solomon-islands-and-vanuatu-join-facebook-and-save-the-childrens-online-safety-advisory-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.fj\/kiribati-solomon-islands-and-vanuatu-join-facebook-and-save-the-childrens-online-safety-advisory-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu join Facebook and Save the Children\u2019s Online Safety Advisory Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FOR\nIMMEDIATE RELEASE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10\nJune 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auckland, 9th June 2021 – Government\nrepresentatives from Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have joined the\nPacific Islands Digital Citizenship and Safety Advisory Group, a digital\nliteracy initiative first convened by Facebook and Save the Children in July\n2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Government representatives join Fiji,\nPapua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga member countries, alongside youth, academic\nand NGO representatives from the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Advisory Group met virtually on Tuesday to\nwelcome the new countries, and to launch the official \u2018I Am Digital\u2019 website.\nThey also reflected on the impact and lessons learned from the \u2018I Am Digital\u2019\ninitiative and discussed opportunities for its future expansion in the original\nfour countries, as well as Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I Am Digital\u2019 is an online safety campaign\ndelivered in English and local languages which began as a pilot in February.\nDelivered over five weeks earlier this year, the campaign is designed to\nempower Pacific Island teenagers and young people to have safer and more\npositive online experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Advisory Group shares knowledge and\nexperience to help inform and shape the direction of future digital citizenship\nand safety initiatives specifically developed for Pacific Island\ncommunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shairana Ali, Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children Fiji\nsaid, \u201cIt was an absolute privilege working with Facebook on the pilot campaign\nin Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. When the campaign launched, the initial reaction from\nthe general public was very positive. So many parents and children reached out\ndirectly to Save the Children Fiji and thanked us for such a campaign, as it\nhas really helped families to understand the importance of safer online\npractices and given them important tools to navigate social media in a\nresponsible way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe important next step for us was to ensure that the safety\ncampaign resources could be readily available to the target groups for their\nongoing learning and therefore, the new \u2018I Am Digital\u2019 website is a great way\nof ensuring digital safety learning continuity. We are also delighted that the\nsuccess of the pilot campaign may lead to expansion in other Pacific countries\nlike Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Kiribati and we are excited to support these\ncountries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosario Sam, Deputy Country Director of Save the Children PNG,\nsaid, \u201cDigital transformation is fast becoming the culture of our young people\nwith everyday social media, smart phones and internet. It expands their\nlearning and keeps them connected to the changing environment. But while\ndigital connectivity brings opportunities for our young people and children, it\nalso comes with risks and threats. We want to ensure and encourage their safety\nonline, \u2018I am Digital\u2019is greatto support this. Save the\nChildren is happy to be collaborating again to expand further across the\nPacific.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nathan Powell, Business Development Manager of the Suva-based\ncreative agency, Webmedia South Pacific, said \u201cIt was a pleasure to have been\npart of such an impressive regional effort in helping to make a difference in\nchildren\u2019s lives and to protect them online. The campaign which resulted in\nmore than 18 million impressions in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and PNG, was a strong\nindicator that the campaign elements were viewed multiple times by the right\naudiences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the four pilot countries, on Facebook\nalone, I Am Digital achieved a reach of 7.1 million people and achieved 12.65\nmillion impressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018I Am Digital\u2019 is an important project and\nwe\u2019ve been proud to see the success of the pilot in Fiji, PNG, Samoa and Tonga.\nWe\u2019re excited to keep building on this momentum in partnership with Save the\nChildren, the Advisory Group and the young people who informed and shaped the\ncampaign messaging to educate others in the Pacific Islands on how to have\nsafer and more positive online experiences,\u201d says Mia Garlick, Facebook\u2019s\nRegional Policy Director for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe launch of the new \u2018I Am Digital\u2019 website\nwill ensure that the educational resources developed for the campaign can\ncontinue to be accessed free of charge by audiences across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pursuit PR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

facebook@pursuitpr.co.nz<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tel: +64 9 913 7520<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Am Digital Website: https:\/\/wethinkdigital.fb.com\/pc\/en-us\/iamdigital\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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