A Social Media Guide To Taking Ethical Selfies In Low
Emily Worrall
Ogard and the co-founder of Barbie Savior  Emily Worrall  hope that the guide will make young volunteers and travelers more aware of what they're posting. Advice in the ten-point checklist includes: Be respectful of different cultures and traditions  avoid sweeping generalizations  challenge perceptions.
 Worrall  recalls  her  own experience a decade ago. When  she  was 17   she  went on a volunteer trip to Uganda.  She  shared photos of  herself  and the orphans  she  was helping with  her  family and friends. They showered  her  with praise. "They told me  'Wow  you're doing such amazing work.' They put me on a pedestal "  she  says. At the time   she  didn't consider the children's privacy or vulnerability. Years later  it became inspiration for this Barbie Savior post:
Ogard and  Worrall  don't want the guidelines to discourage volunteers from posting photos on social media. They just want photo-takers to reflect on what they're sharing. Ask for a subject's consent  they say. Show your social followers something different.
If you need inspiration   Worrall  says  check out some of the positive imagery from charities that received a Golden Radiator award in Radi-Aid's annual contest for the best and worst charity ads. These ads  like those from an NGO called Mama Hope  show local people actively engaged in helping others in their community.
If you're staying with a family in a low-income environment and they allow you to take a photo with their children  use it as a "great opportunity to challenge stereotypes "  Worrall  says. That might mean providing details and context — names  locations  personal stories — in an extended caption on social media.
And if a child gets excited when they see you pull out your tablet or smartphone and ask to take a photo with you  that doesn't mean it's OK to do so. "It's a cop out to say  well  they want it "  Worrall  says. "A child can't make that kind of decision."
Ogard and the co-founder of Barbie Savior  [TGT]hope that the guide will make young volunteers and travelers more aware of what they're posting. Advice in the ten-point checklist includes: Be respectful of different cultures and traditions  avoid sweeping generalizations  challenge perceptions.
 [TGT]recalls  [TGT]  own experience a decade ago. When  [TGT]  was 17   [TGT]  went on a volunteer trip to Uganda.  [TGT]  shared photos of  [TGT]  and the orphans  [TGT]  was helping with  [TGT]  family and friends. They showered  her  with praise. "They told me  'Wow  you're doing such amazing work.' They put me on a pedestal "  she  says. At the time   she  didn't consider the children's privacy or vulnerability. Years later  it became inspiration for this Barbie Savior post:
Ogard and  Worrall  don't want the guidelines to discourage volunteers from posting photos on social media. They just want photo-takers to reflect on what they're sharing. Ask for a subject's consent  they say. Show your social followers something different.
If you need inspiration   Worrall  says  check out some of the positive imagery from charities that received a Golden Radiator award in Radi-Aid's annual contest for the best and worst charity ads. These ads  like those from an NGO called Mama Hope  show local people actively engaged in helping others in their community.
If you're staying with a family in a low-income environment and they allow you to take a photo with their children  use it as a "great opportunity to challenge stereotypes "  Worrall  says. That might mean providing details and context — names  locations  personal stories — in an extended caption on social media.
And if a child gets excited when they see you pull out your tablet or smartphone and ask to take a photo with you  that doesn't mean it's OK to do so. "It's a cop out to say  well  they want it "  Worrall  says. "A child can't make that kind of decision."