July 2024 – Safe Online

Press Release

Survivors of childhood sexual violence seek urgent action to 'redesign' the internet to protect children

Survivors join bereaved parents and high-level political figures, to put pressure on political leaders, funders and tech companies to end childhood sexual abuse online.

The move comes 100 days before the historic inaugural Global Ministerial on Ending Violence Against Children - the first time that global leaders will be asked to pledge action to end the scourge of childhood sexual violence.

July 17, 2024 [LONDON]: Today, survivors of childhood sexual violence will address the escalating threat to children’s lives posed by online abuse, and call for action to ‘redesign’ the internet and protect children ahead of the first ever global Ministerial on the issue in November 2024. This is a pivotal moment to redefine the digital world for children, ensuring that technology is used for their benefit and never for their harm.

UNICEF Dominican Republic & Plan International Dominican Republic

January 10, 2024

Our grantees UNICEF Dominican Republic & Plan International Dominican Republic Protecting Every Child Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 In the Dominican Republic, UNICEF Dominican Republic and Plan International Dominican Republic have teamed up to establish and implement the country’s national response board, which is charged with coordinating initaitives that prevent

Middlesex University

January 9, 2024

Our grantees Middlesex University Invisible Risks: Combating Secondary Trauma to Safeguard Children Countries involved:United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland We know that online child sexual abuse material is highly damaging to children. But today, little primary research exists about the impact such material has on content moderators –

New Venture Fund

January 9, 2024

Our grantees New Venture Fund Communication and Advocacy Support: Inspiring the End of Violence Against Girls and Boys Grant timeline:United Stated of America As a part of this communications and advocacy support, New Venture Fund develops a number of communications tools for resource mobilization to end online child sexual exploitation

A digital world safe for every child!

Sexual violence against children and adolescents is a pressing global issue. The consequences of child sexual exploitation and abuse are profound, leading to serious implications for children’s health, societal participation and economic prospects. The digital world has amplified children’s exposure to sexual exploitation
and abuse, exposing children to unprecedented risks.

As per the latest Childlight data, one case of online child abuse is reported every second. The Internet Watch Foundation noted 2023 as a ‘record year’ for child sexual abuse with an 8 per cent increase in the number of child sexual abuse imagery found online from the previous year. New and emerging technologies like Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Extended Reality (ER) are turbocharging the rate of abuse, generating child sexual abuse material at a scale and speed never seen before.

Safe Online has joined hands with survivors and global child protection organisations to call upon key actors to prevent and end the sexual exploitation and abuse of children online and create a safer digital future for every child.

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Red Papaz

January 10, 2024

Our grantees Red Papaz Consolidation and Strengthening of the Safer Internet Center – Viguías in Colombia Countries involved:Colombia To ensure the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments, Red PaPaz is developing the Safer Internet Centre – Viguías, to adopt technical and technological tools for promoting effective actions in

UNICEF Mongolia

January 10, 2024

Our grantees UNICEF Mongolia Adopting the Model National Response to Prevent and Tackle Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Mongolia Countries involved:Mongolia In Mongolia, the Fund is supporting UNICEF Mongolia’s project to increase national-level commitment to ending online child sexual exploitation and abuse. UNICEF Mongolia is pushing to implement the Model National

Save the Children Denmark

January 10, 2024

Our grantees Save the Children Denmark Tackling Online Sexual Exploitation Through a National Action Plan Countries involved:Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, Internet connectivity has skyrocketed: over the past 10 years, the country has seen a 600 per cent increase in connections, representing more than 25 million mobile phones. Though rates

Month: July 2024

Press Release: Survivors of childhood sexual violence seek urgent action to ‘redesign’ the internet to protect children

Press Release

Survivors of childhood sexual violence seek urgent action to 'redesign' the internet to protect children

Survivors join bereaved parents and high-level political figures, to put pressure on political leaders, funders and tech companies to end childhood sexual abuse online.

The move comes 100 days before the historic inaugural Global Ministerial on Ending Violence Against Children - the first time that global leaders will be asked to pledge action to end the scourge of childhood sexual violence.

See more of our recent updates

UNICEF Dominican Republic & Plan International Dominican Republic

Middlesex University

New Venture Fund

Call to Action: A digital world safe for every child

Call to Action

A digital world safe for every child!

See more of our recent updates

Red Papaz

UNICEF Mongolia

Save the Children Denmark

Learn to report abuse

Press Release

Survivors of childhood sexual violence seek urgent action to 'redesign' the internet to protect children

Survivors join bereaved parents and high-level political figures, to put pressure on political leaders, funders and tech companies to end childhood sexual abuse online.

The move comes 100 days before the historic inaugural Global Ministerial on Ending Violence Against Children - the first time that global leaders will be asked to pledge action to end the scourge of childhood sexual violence.

See more of our recent updates

Call to Action

A digital world safe for every child!

See more of our recent updates

Learn to report abuse

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