Social Surfing: India's first Social Media for Social Change Story

What Is #SocialSurfing: Looking at the growing use of online spaces in India, Social Media Matters along with Facebook and some NGO's came together and initiated this programme. #SocialSurfing intends to initiate the dialogue on how the user can have a positive online experience by maximizing the use of social media platforms.
Programme Goal: Creating a culture of positive gender sensitive online environment, by promoting use of counter speech, through sensitive campaigns and listing user-driven best practices.
#SocialSurfing intends to engage with a diverse group of internet users and build their capacities for a positive and gender sensitive online experience. With these workshops, we also aim at initiating a dialogue on Counter speech, for the very first time in India. While discussing it with an Indian context, we would encourage the students to come up with their own campaigns that they can run on their social media network. These campaigns will receive full guidance and backend support from Social Media Matters, Facebook and some NGO's as well.