We want to include Safe Swipe in the school curriculum – Safe Swipe Representative

Australian eSafety Commission program wants to incorporate the Safe Swipe app within the school curriculum in Fiji so that youths can participate and be able to spread awareness regarding online activities. Safe Swipe Representative, April Tuner says this app will allow young minds to be aware of the benefits and harms of internet in their lives.

Tuner says she was pleased when the Online Safety Commission heard about their work in the Solomon Islands, helping children to navigate their online life safely with a program funded by the Australian Government.

She says Swipe Safe is highly strategic for responding to the complex issues of online child protection and they were also planning how they could deliver Swipe Safe in Fiji.

The representative says after the success in Vietnam they knew they had the opportunity to replicate the app in other countries as well because there is clear evidence of some young people were losing their confidence. Tuner says this is a child protection program to assist children around the world to be careful and vigilant about the online activities they indulge themselves in.

The Representative adds it is a fun exercise for the children where they can recognise what is good and bad on the internet.

Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Lynda Tabuya confirms that they are having a discussion to incorporate the app within the school system.