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Learning about Diana’s Legacy with the Diana Award in London
Yesterday, we were extremely lucky to meet with Katie, Ellie and Connor from the Diana Award in Moorgate, London. Unfortunately, we didn’t have William and Harry for an appearance but there’s always next time! We were interested in the work they do with young people, their partnerships and how they nurture these and build from the legacy set up in…
Stories, Recognition
NZ Youth Awards 2016
It was incredible to head along to Parliament this week for Sticks ‘n Stones to be recognised as well as two of our wonderful young leaders. Sticks ‘n Stones were presented with the ‘Youth Champion Award’ which is awarded to an individual or an organisation who has made significant contribution to young people in areas such as (but not limited…
News
How Anti Bullying groups UK wide are working together and what we can learn from this approach
United Kingdom, Anti-bullying Alliance Meeting After a long flight from Bangkok to London, we dropped our bags and headed off to meet with the UK Anti- Bullying Alliance. They are a coalition of organisations and individuals, who work together to promote an environment that stops bullying and creates safer environments in which children and young people can live. When it…
News
Why we think Professor Jane Burns is AWESOME!
An absolute highlight for us this morning here at the No 2 Bullying Conference was having the chance to listen to Professor Jane Burns from the Young and Well Research Centre (one of the many hats she wears) and then getting a chance to meet and speak with her during morning tea time! Young and Well CRC is an organisation…
Stories, Videos
What does a day with the SnS Project Facilitator look like?
No two days are the same here at Sticks ‘n Stones and with groups right across Central Otago, we can be on the road quite a lot. The fact that our region is so stunning (and our young people are so awesome) makes this all worthwhile. Check out the video below for a brief glimpse into a day with us…
Recognition
National Compliments Day 2016
We were so excited to see so many people liking, sharing and posting our Project Positive compliments as part of Safer Internet Day and National Compliment Day. Check out a few highlights from some of the thousands of people that got involved! MASSIVE shout out to Google NZ for their support in taking Tip’s original concept and amplifying it to…
Stories
Our First Business Partnership
Earlier this year, after seeing the Prime TV Bullies documentary where we appeared, the NZ Fine Touring Team reached out to us to set up a meeting to discuss how we could work together. As a business that operates mainly in the online space, David, Kerry, Sutts and the team felt strongly about making it as positive as possible and…
Recognition
ODT Promo for the Prime TV Final Episode
Great Promo in today’s ODT about the final episode in Prime TVs Bullies Documentary-Cyber Bullying featuring some of our incredible young people Check out the Article by Clicking HERE
Stories, Resources
Hit Pause then Post Safety Guides NZ Launch
Last week we were thrilled to partner with Facebook Australia & NZ and Project ROCKIT for the NZ launch of two new Safety guides: ‘Hit Pause, then Post’ and ‘Help a Friend in Need’. SnS had input in to the New Zealand version of the Guides to ensure that they would resonate with young Kiwis. The Guides were officially launched during…
Recognition
Shout out from Trustpower
Trustpower have given us a ‘Shout out’ on their Facebook page and it is great to see our work being acknowledged Thank you for your continued support Trustpower- we are incredibly proud of the hard work undertaken by all of our young people!