Safe Space for all: Globe holds internet safety workshops for Children’s Month
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Taguig City — Globe Telecom Inc. carried out three events from October to November that featured “Safe Space,” a book on internet safety published by the Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development. With the help of different government and private institutions, the book was used as a learning tool to teach kids how to navigate online spaces.
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Kids dressed up in colorful costumes visited the Globe Tower for “Globe: Happiest Ever After.” This Halloween event was filled with games, booth, and candy! As part of the festivities, the attendees traversed the digital space by reading through “Safe Space”.
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Meanwhile, Win the Youth and Khan Academy Philippines celebrated their Family Day by teaching parents and their children about internet safety.
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The Office of Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano organized a “Children’s Digital Safety Workshop” for schools in the city during Children’s Month. They partnered with the Department of Justice and Globe to carry out the seminar and fruitful discussions with the students.
We thank Globe for bringing “Safe Space” to more kids, and for locking arms with us in educating Filipino children!
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“Safe Space,” was awarded as the Privacy Initiative of 2021 by the National Privacy Commission. Intended for early graders, the book guides kids on how to protect themselves and their personal information from online dangers. It gained recognition in the 2022 National Children’s Book Awards.
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A non-profit that works with the creative community to promote literacy and explore national identity, CANVAS publishes award-winning children's stories and donates the books to benefit children in public schools and poor communities throughout the Philippines. Its One Million Books Campaign promotes independent reading and creative thinking in Filipino children, while also exposing them to the best of contemporary Filipino art and literature. Twenty Years of Art and Stories details the organization’s work, from art exhibitions, book publishing and distribution, to partnerships CANVAS has had in the past two decades.
