EMPOWERING YOUTHS FOR DIGITAL LITERACY
Selected youth organizations will be designing and implementing a 4-month drive related to various topics around digital literacy and responsible social media use
In this year’s Digital Youth Summit, Facebook Philippines and Mano Amiga Philippines are supporting 12 youth organizations after a nationwide call for applications searching for online campaigns that promote digital literacy and social impact.
The selected youth organizations will be designing and implementing a 4-month campaign related to various topics around digital literacy and responsible social media use, including mental health awareness, cyber bullying prevention, outreach programs for digital literacy among indigenous communities and a campaign for the recovery of Marawi City in Mindanao.
The 12 youth organizations were given the chance to refine their campaigns before pitching them to a panel of judges on the last day of the Summit. The top 5 teams chosen from the participating groups will receive cash prizes, webinars, and mentoring from Facebook, Mano Amiga, and partners to help them grow their advocacies online and offline.
Here are the winning advocacies at this year’s summit:
1. #TheSMLProject. Student organization XU Development Communication Society of Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan is campaigning to put an end to the spread of fake news and hate speech online. Learn more about the campaign on #TheSMLProject Facebook Page: https://www.facebook. com/TheSMLProject/
2. I Am Mindanao is a social media, marketing, and mobilization campaign that aims to address violent extremism and promote lasting peace in Mindanao. Among the objectives of this advocacy are: Educate the young about the dangers of violent extremism; Strengthen their sense of identity, belongingness, purpose, and pride as Mindanaoans; and Empower them to actively partake in efforts that counter violent extremism. Learn more about the campaign on the I Am Mindanao Movement Facebook Page: https://www. facebook.com/iammindanao/
3. Camp SEWI (Students Environmental Writing Initiative). Its aim is to lead capacity building programs on environmental journalism and stewardship for journalists in Dumaguete City. Learn more about the campaign on the Association of Youth Environmental Journalists Facebook Page: https:// www.facebook.com/AYEJ.PH/
4. Project SMILE is an organization that is involved in different kinds of community engagement activities all geared towards addressing the needs of disadvantaged groups and persons with disabilities. Learn more about the campaign on the Project Smile Philippines Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/projectsmilephilippines/
5. Project Saysay is an advocacy that envisions to be a disseminator of timelessly relevant, useful, and inspiring information sourced from history. Learn more about the campaign by visiting their website https://www. saysay.org) and following their Facebook Page: https://www. facebook.com/psaysay/