{"id":534,"date":"2011-04-21T09:02:57","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T13:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/?p=534"},"modified":"2011-04-21T09:02:57","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T13:02:57","slug":"social-media-makes-teens-more-aware-of-needs-of-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2011\/04\/social-media-makes-teens-more-aware-of-needs-of-others.html","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Makes Teens More Aware of Needs of Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/13384589@N00\/2581537797\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bibledude.net\/30-hour-famine-590x442.png\" alt=\"world vision, 30hf, community service\" width=\"590\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to a new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.30hourfamine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">30 Hour Famine<\/a> study, almost half (44 percent) of American teens say they\u2019ve become  more aware of the needs of others thanks to their social media usage.  The survey commissioned by <a href=\"http:\/\/worldvision.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">World Vision<\/a>,  a relief and development group, revealed that four out of five teens  (80 percent) use social media and that two out of three (66 percent)  agree that the benefits of social media outweigh the risks. 30 Hour  Famine is the world\u2019s largest teen hunger awareness campaign involving  more than six million teens since 1992. More than 150,000 teens will  take part in 30 Hour Famine later this month to address the Global Food  Crisis and fight global hunger.<\/p>\n<p>The study, conducted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harrisinteractive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harris Interactive<\/a>,  also reveals that about one in three teens (34 percent) \u201cfriend\u201d,  \u201clike\u201d or \u201cfollow\u201d charitable organizations or causes they believe in.  Teenage girls are more likely than boys to say they\u2019ve become more aware  of the needs of others as a result of their use of social media (51  percent vs. 38 percent). The study was conducted online in January by  Harris Interactive among more than 500 youth ages 13 to 17 years old.  The study also found that girls are more likely than boys to \u201cfriend\u201d,  \u201clike\u201d or \u201cfollow\u201d charities they support and causes they believe in (41  percent vs. 27 percent).<\/p>\n<p>Michele Tvedt, World Vision\u2019s 30 Hour Famine Manager says, \u201cIt\u2019s  rewarding to see that sites like Facebook and Twitter are making teens  more aware of the needs of others. This just confirms what we\u2019ve known  all along \u2013 that young people really are eager to engage their world and  use social media to make a difference.\u201d Tvedt has personally done The  Famine for 13 years, adding up to more than 390 hours over the years.  Since 30 Hour Famine started in 1992, groups participating in Famine  events have raised more than $140 million to fight global hunger.<\/p>\n<p>On the weekend of April 29-30, teens nationwide will participate in  World Vision\u2019s 20th annual 30 Hour Famine, forsaking food for 30 hours  to get a taste of what the world\u2019s poorest children face. Prior to the  event, teens raise funds by explaining that $1 can help feed and care  for a child a day. So $1 for each hour they\u2019ll fast, $30, can feed and  care for a child for a whole month. As they fast, teens consume only  water and juice as they participate in local community service projects  (food banks, soup kitchens and homeless shelters). Part of the funds  from this year\u2019s 30 Hour Famine will go toward long-term relief in  Haiti. Last year\u2019s 30 Hour Famine raised $10.4 million with funds going  to fight global hunger. This year\u2019s fund-raising goal is $11 million.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, almost 1 billion people worldwide will go to bed hungry.  22,000 children die each day from hunger and preventable diseases.  Chronic poverty, affecting half the people on earth, is the cause.  Nearly 3 billion people live on less than $2 a day.<\/p>\n<p>Where does 30 Hour Famine money go? Haiti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia,  Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, Mauritania, Pakistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe and  other targeted spots where famine, conflict and other crises make  children vulnerable. Some 30 Hour Famine funds are also used to address  poverty here in the U.S..\u00a0World Vision works in 100 countries, helping  approximately 100 million people every year.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For info:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.30hourfamine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.30hourfamine.org<\/a> or call 800-7-FAMINE<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Or visit our facebook fan page at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wv30HF\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/wv30HF<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Originally posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/bibledude.net\/2011\/04\/study-social-media-has-made-teens-more-aware-of-needs-of-others\/\" target=\"_blank\">BibleDude.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p><strong>DILLON BURROUGHS<\/strong> is an author, activist, and             co-founder of Activist      Faith. Dillon served in Haiti following    the          epic 2010 earthquake and    has   investigated modern    slavery  in    the    US   and internationally. His    books   include <a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Undefending-Christianity\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9780736937023\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Undefending Christianity<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Not-in-My-Town\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9781596693012\/?itm=3\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Not in My Town<\/em><\/a> (with Charles J. Powell), and <em>Thirst No More<\/em> (October). Discover more at <a href=\"http:\/\/activistfaith.org\/\">ActivistFaith.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a new 30 Hour Famine study, almost half (44 percent) of American teens say they\u2019ve become more aware of the needs of others thanks to their social media usage. 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