Next Generation Myanmar > 47 Concern Policy and programme options Misuse of social media • Develop curricula (for primary school and beyond) to stimulate the use of social media and other online opportunities for educational purposes. Youth consulted in this study feel young people waste too many hours on social media, affecting their education and employment outcomes. • Develop curricula (for primary school and beyond) for the critical use of social media. The curricula should focus on critical analysis of information found online and healthy habits around games and other forms of mobile entertainment. • Partner with local community organisations to organise training using the above curricula. • Promote extracurricular programmes in sports, arts, literature and music to provide creative outlets for youth. • Sustain pressure on social media platforms to monitor and remove hate speech. Limited social or political engagement While opportunities for social activism and political activity have increased, many youth are unable to participate due to financial or family restrictions. • Campaign to showcase constructive and positive ways of engaging in civil society activities, student unions and other activities seen as political to mitigate parents’ concerns. • Produce media programmes showcasing the civic and political activism of youth, emphasising its benefits to both young people and the country as a whole. The shows should target an audience of parents and community elders. • Engage authorities in encouraging youth to participate in social and political activism. • Make additional funds available for youth activism. • Design programmes in which students can earn class credit for time served in a volunteer or internship role. Discrimination More than half of youth consulted in this study felt they had experienced discrimination due to their gender, job, religion, ethnicity, family and/or disability. Foreign influence in Myanmar • Develop curricula and campaign for social tolerance. • Identify key community influencers to support anti-discriminatory messages. • Monitor the extent of discrimination. • Adopt an anti-discrimination day. • Partner with youth to produce media promoting safe, responsible and culturally sensitive travel in Myanmar, complementing existing awareness campaigns. This media may include leaders from various faiths in Myanmar to promote appropriate behaviour at the country’s diverse religious sites. • Develop curricula to support NGOs’ sensitivity to local practices. • Expand responsible tourism campaigns.