Alva's World the online safety cartoon

Alva's World (Alva's world), a new Irish animation series that aims to teach children about online safety and empathy, premiered on Monday on RTÉjr. Created by award-winning Irish animation studio Kavaleer Productions, the series is considered the "world first" for TV, placing Internet safety at the heart of programming for younger children. The series will also air on Sky Kids from 18 October.

At a time when more children are online than ever, Alva's World (Alva's world) explores themes that have been developed in collaboration with CyberSafeKids and Crandall Consulting in the form of magical tales to teach children about appropriate online behavior, including interaction, as well as preparing them for common childhood problems they may encounter through social media. Recent research from CyberSafeKids shows that even by the age of eight, nearly 50% of children have some form of internet accessible device and 45% are already using some form of social media.

"Alva's world is the first television series focused on providing digital water wings for children, ”said Andrew Kavanaugh, creator of the series and CEO of Kavaleer. “The series addresses a number of key areas, from cyberbullying and online gaming to identity theft and current issues related to COVID monitoring and home learning. The characters and storylines were developed to provide children with the online wellness tools they need through safe, non-threatening entertainment. We believe it is an important show and embodies Kavaleer's ethics of supporting young hearts and minds to thrive.

Philip Arneill of CyberSafeKids noted: "Alva's World (Alva's world) is an exciting new project in which we at CyberSafeKids were delighted to have been able to get involved. It's an engaging, straightforward and age-appropriate way to reach younger children, through a medium they love, to start developing healthy online habits and responsible digital citizenship when they start their online journey. "

Alva's World (Alva's world) is commissioned by RTÉjr (Ireland) and YLE (Finland) and produced in association with Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and BCP Asset Management with funding for the development of Creative Europe / MEDIA. It first airs on RTÉjr on 6 September and Sky Kids on 18 October.

Synopsis: When Alva isn't out and about with her digitally connected family in real life, she enjoys visiting the magical land of Gizmo, which is full of amazing creatures and places, and where anything is possible. You can sleigh in the mountains, fly an umbrella in the clouds, invent your own toy growing trees, and talk to friendly, furry animals the size of houses! Most of all, though, Alva loves visiting her friends Oolies, the friendly elven race living in Gizmo. Together, Alva and the Oolie have a blast, but they also solve problems and overcome obstacles: every trip to Gizmo is a new adventure! But no place is without problems - and in Gizmo, these problems are usually started by trolls. They enjoy creating trouble between all the different communities of Gizmo, and it's up to Alva to save the day!