The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is the nation’s independent human rights body. AHRC works to find practical and long-term solutions to the human rights issues facing people in Australia, as well as to build greater understanding and respect for human rights in our community.

In August 2012, AHRC launched the National Anti-Racism Strategy. The strategy identified the need for online resources specifically for young people to help them understand and address racism in their everyday lives.

Zuni is a supporting Partner in the Young and Well CRC, a federal government initiative which unites young people with researchers, practitioners and innovators from over 70 partner organisations across the not-for-profit, academic, government and corporate sectors. The Young and Well CRC explores the role of technology in young people’s lives, and how technology can be used to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 12 to 25 and is established under the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centre’s programme.

Zuni, along with the University of Western Sydney, Queensland University of Technology and the University of South Australia are leading activities as part of the Safe and Supportive Research Program with the Safe and Well Online project responsible for developing and testing a program of online, youth-centered social marketing campaigns to promote young people’s safety and wellbeing online. Safe and Well Online was originally based on NAPCAN’s Smart Online, Safe Offline framework.

Over the last five years, we have strategically developed and executed four social campaigns.