Social media can be used for social change. 91% of mobile users go online for social purposes compared to 79% of PC users. The document discusses using social media to help communities through education, employment opportunities, and uplifting people. It also describes a conversation on Mxit where a user seeks help for a 14-year-old friend who has tried to commit suicide and smokes weed.
21. Mobile Counselling 3:41 PM @mxit: i've got this friend of mine i don't know whats wrong with her she tried commiting suicide a couple of times and she smokes weed how can i help her? 3:46 3:42 PM me : hw old is she? how old is your friend 3:45 PM @mxit: She's 14 PM me : do her parents knw dat she tryd 2 commit suicide? 3:47 PM I c.Do you know why your friend wants to commit suicide? that is young so does her parents know she is smoking 3:50 PM @mxit : Ja her parents know they caught her smoking it so she tried 2 commit suicide and i want to help her but i don't know how 3:52 PM me : Does she mix with friends who smoke? 3:53 PM @mxit :Ja we are 6 in the group 4 of them are smokers its just me and my sister who dont smoke 3:54 PM me : Wil she spk 2 sum1 in person if she cn get help? 3:53 PM @mxit :Ja she wants hlp and I dnt know what 2 do 3:55 PM me: which area do u live? 3:56 PM @mxit: In pta 3:56 PM me: we will gt sum1 in pta 2 help. Can u wait online 4 da numbers? 3:58 PM @mxit: k
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23. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.