As many kids now have their own gadgets, they must be taught about how to keep themselves safe on the Internet. This led the non-profit organization Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (CANVAS) to open the art exhibit Tumba-Tumba: Stories and Spaces. This exhibit which aims to promote a safe internet world for kids was launched on 11 June. It will run until 30 July at the University of the Philippines (UP) Vargas Museum.

A special project with Agay Llanera and The Working Animals Art Projects, A Bridge for Silay was launched at the opening of the exhibit for the artworks. Ronson Culibrina, the creator of the artworks for this exhibition and publication, resides on the island that inspired the book.

The National Privacy Commission’s 4th Privacy Awareness Week Awards named the Safe Space: A Kid’s Guide to Data Privacy children’s learning material as the Privacy Initiative of 2021. This was published by The Center for Art, New Ventures & Sustainable Development (CANVAS) and commissioned by Globe Telecom with additional support from Google.

The joint goal of Globe and CANVAS is to promote children’s literacy, explore national identity, and help deepen the public’s appreciation for Philippine art, culture, and the environment. As partners, they aim to populate Globe eLibrary with local e-books for children that may be used for teaching and learning.

Available in both print and electronic formats, Safe Space: A Kid’s Guide to Data Privacy aims to help children ages 7 to 12 better understand the concept of data privacy and security in a fun and engaging way. The book was created through the joint efforts of Globe, the National Privacy Commission, as well as the Center for Art, New Ventures & Sustainable Development.

“Digital natives are more willing to take risks when surfing, and could be talking to and trusting strangers,” says Anna Jambora of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Here, she writes about two CANVAS books that aim to empower children and teens as they navigate the web.

In this age of fake news, it becomes a moral responsibility to stand guard over the truth. This article originally appeared in #YOUTHInk, a local magazine created by Google and Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (Canvas) as a tool to end misinformation through media literacy education.

Manila Standard Lifestyle writes about CANVAS books “Safe Space” and “#YOUTHink” — “two books designed to empower children and teens who spend most of their time online.”

To help educate your kids about necessary guidelines on using the internet, Noel Pabalate of Manila Bulletin writes about two CANVAS books—Safe Space: A Kid’s Guide to Data Privacy and #YouThink: Fight Fake News.

The Filipino children’s book “Karapat-Dapat: Child, Know Your Rights” is among the 200 titles included in the 2020 White Ravens Selection of International Children’s and Youth Literature.

Organized by non-profit group Center for Art, New Ventures, and Sustainable Development (CANVAS), Karapatan: Artists Stand for Human Rights is an online exhibit that showcases social and cultural relevance and touches on what human rights mean in the country today.

“Along with CCP and Black Canvas, a multi-arts network of creative collaborators, we hope to build a community of children, teachers, parents and artists to promote a safer, peaceful and loving world not only for kids, but for everyone,” Alampay shared.

The Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York, in cooperation with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), and Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development - Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (CANVAS – Ang INK), launched the exhibit “Karapat Dapat Child Know Your Rights” at the UN Headquarters on 18 November 2019. The exhibit was mounted to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

The CANVAS founder believes that we should trust children with uncomfortable truths and complex ideas. Through the initiatives of his organization, legendary artists like BenCab and Rodel Tapaya are helping the next generation be more equipped and aware. — Jam Pascual / ANCX

The Philippines launched an exhibit on Filipino children’s book “Karapat-Dapat: Child Know Your Rights” at the United Nations in Geneva to highlight efforts to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which will mark its 30th anniversary in 2019.

Can you picture a museum on Philippine art for children?

That is the idea CANVAS, or the Center for Art, New Ventures & Sustainable Development, is trying to present with their proof-of-concept show, "Tumba Tumba Children's Museum of Philippine Art," currently mounted at the University of the Philippines Vargas Museum.

ENGAGING and fun — these are how CANVAS, or the Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development, conceptualizes how a children’s museum should feel like. And the group has put its idea to the test in its ongoing public exhibition, Tumba Tumba Children’s Museum of Philippine Art.

On June 19, The Center for Art, New Ventures, and Sustainable Development launched an exhibit titled Tumba-Tumba: Children's Museum of Philippine Art at the University of the Philippines’ Vargas Museum, and the show, which runs until July 27, encourages the public to rethink what makes a children’s museum.

The exhibit is a prototype for a larger, more permanent children’s museum that The Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (CANVAS) hopes to establish one day.

Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

Presented on behalf of the Director-General by Mr. Francesco Pisano Director of the Library, UNOG

In time for the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage, the EU Delegation to the Philippines will hold a Children’s Rights Summit on Thursday, May 24, at the Museo Pambata, Roxas Boulevard, Manila.