Meeting Prince Harry
Gravesend young person, Vivien Farkas-Haholt aged 16, will co-host the online launch event for a children’s safety kit, at which Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex will be a key speaker.
Vivien Farkas-Haholt
The global event hosted by 5Rights Foundation and End Violence Partnership will be launching a new set of ready-made policies that governments and organisations around the world can adopt now to protect children online.
The event takes place this evening at 5pm British time, a link to register and join the event is below.
Other speakers include youth advocates from around the world (including Vivien), and representatives from the United Nations, African Union and European Union.
With one in three people online being under the age of 18, the time for change is now. Register to join and hear from these speakers on how we can make child online safety a reality: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kfEdSiWnRw2ut2uHXMITVg
5Rights Foundation, who GYG works with regularly, invited Vivien to be one of the youth advocates because of the work she has done with them via GYG.
Vivien, who lives and goes to school in Gravesend, Kent, will talk to Prince Harry at the online launch this evening alongside young people from South Africa, Canada and Brazil and Malaysia.
Jackie Coupar, Youth Work Manager for Gifted Young Gravesham said, “We can't tell you how thrilled we are for Vivien and for GYG young people who always give so much of their time and energy to different projects both locally, nationally and internationally. We have known Vivien since she was just 11 years old and to see her grow into a confident young woman who has now been chosen to speak with Prince Harry is just brilliant. There are so many incredible young people locally and we are pleased to be able to support so many and provide them with opportunities like this.”
5Rights have been campaigning for online policies to change to protect the rights of young people for some years. GYG have worked with 5Rights at several events on the subject, including interviewing businesses and representatives from the UN about youth rights online.
In 2019 another GYG young person, Mason Rickard, was invited by 5Rights to speak at the UN’s international conference about regulating the internet on the subject of protecting young people online.
Vivien has taken an active role in GYG projects and last year was part of a youth media project with Estuary Festival, where she spoke to the artist Bob and Roberta Smith.
GYG (Gifted Young Gravesham) is Gravesham’s youth service and has been running in the borough for 12 years. They provide free workshops in all kinds of areas – from singing to environmental studies, services such as free mental health counselling, run youth campaigns and provide support for young people aged 8 years to 19 years (up to 25 with additional needs) from youth specialists.
