Internet, Phone, Blackberry, Android, iPads ..........are no longer items of luxury to most people even the younger generation because as early as from the age of 8, a child in our own country can be a customer of a telecom network and they are duly recognised!.....and just in case you haven't noticed, you should watch one of the network providers' adverts to confirm.The issue of the influx of information has been one of concern to us as an organisation but don't get me wrong, it has made life a lot easier for us and we actually thrive on it but what is worrisome is how poise our teens are to protect themselves and not get carried away by the wave while 'surfing' the world of information.
With about half of the population of young people having acess to the internet through various medium, it definitely has become mandatory for us to help the our younger ones deal with the realities and possible negativity the internet brings along.
So after we did the Bridge Forum in April, focusing on the Media, we found an organisation out of the country who is as concerned and has gone a step further to provide the needed guidance by way of publishing a comic that is fun to read, adventureous and teaches the importance of online safety and other related issues. The comic is 'The Complicated World of Charlie Valor'.
Charlie is a high school teenager who has to deal with real issues of rumors, violence, frienemies and so much more in a world of the internet and social networking not in his life alone but in relationship with his friends as well. His character reflects the life of a typical teenager who just loves to ive his life and stay out of trouble. But things are not always the way they seem.
The comic is available online but copies can be picked from BackDoor Connections as well. I have read it and some teens in my metwork too and it comes highly recommended.
Please contact us for a copy for yourself or that teen that you love.
E-mail: timsyn@backdoorconnections.com
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