Africa Safety Tour heads to South Africa, Zimbabwe

Facebook's Africa Safety Tour team is this week meeting with leading South African and Zimbabwean representatives, civil society, and experts, giving training, and facilitating workshop sessions on the topic of online safety.

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“We want everyone to feel safe when using Facebook”, says Emilar Gandhi, public policy manager for South Africa, Facebook. “Protecting the privacy and safety of the people who use Facebook is at the heart of everything we do and that is why this Safety Tour is so important to us – not only to educate on the tools that we have in place but to create open conversations.”

Africa Safety Tour events:

Safety roundtable, Harare, Zimbabwe, 15 September 2017: Meeting with Zimbabwean policymakers this session will discuss how to drive awareness of online safety amongst the young in Zimbabwe.
Facebook safety for journalists, Zimbabwe, 15 September 2017: Co-organised with a media NGO, this discussion and training session on safety for journalists in Harare will explore issues relevant to journalists in the country, with a special focus as part of the day on women journalists.
Safety open house, Cape Town, South Africa, 20 September 2017: Co-hosted with a local crime prevention policy group, this specialist event aims to create an open forum discussing online safety.
Women’s Luncheon, Cape Town, South Africa, 20 September 2017:- This luncheon will bring together influential women to explore issues relating to women’s online safety as well as to learn from the community.