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International Association of Internet Hotlines (InHope)

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International Association of Internet Hotlines (InHope)

ESCAPE

Countries involved:
The Netherlands

With support from Safe Online, the International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE) launched the programme – ESCAPE – to develop automation and intelligence tools for faster classification of CSAM reporting. These tools will allow hotline analysts and law enforcement officers to focus on the most urgent cases of abuse, allowing professionals to reach those most in need of urgent support as soon as possible. Through this project, CSAM will be removed as soon as possible, preventing further circulation and re-victimisation of children. This project has a global reach.

Now in 2022, INHOPE is creating a new project, ‘Global Standard – a common CSAM classification’. This is a global common language (ontology) for helpline and hotline analysts and law enforcement officers to classify CSAM. Following the Global Standard, an interoperable global CSAM hash set will be created and exchanged between hotlines, law enforcement and industry for CSAM detection & removal. 

Grant timeline:
September 2020 – March 2023 ($741366) / July 2022 – July 2024 ($749317)

Grantee website:
www.inhope.org/EN

Funding amount:
$1,490,683

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DeafKidz International

Our grantees DeafKidz International DeafKidz Defenders Project Countries involved:United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland DeafKidz International will develop DeafKidz Defenders, an interactive, accessible digital platform

January 9, 2024

5rights Foundation

Our grantees 5rights Foundation Creation of a Global Child Online Protection Policy Handbook Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 5Rights Foundation is creating a Global Policy

January 9, 2024

Marie Collins Foundation

Our grantees Marie Collins Foundation The Global Protection Online Network With support from the Fund, the Marie Collins Foundation is rolling out a global online resource, the

January 9, 2024

EPCAT International (Disrupting Harm)

Our grantees ECPAT International (Disrupting Harm) Evidence From 14 Countries on the Context, Threats, and Children’s Perspectives of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Countries

January 9, 2024

UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division

Our grantees UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division Global Programme to Build Capacity to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation Countries involved:United States of America With support

January 9, 2024
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Suojellaan Lapsia Ry

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Suojellaan Lapsia Ry

Redirection

Countries involved:
Finland

Suojellaan Lapsia Ry will develop and launch ReDirection, an evidence-based self-help programme working to prevent the consumption of CSAM on the Dark Web. By providing targeted support for these individuals, the project will also reveal new information about these searchers and their pathways to CSAM access and use. This programme builds on the Finnish government’s accredited New Direction rehabilitation programme for sex offenders. Headquartered in Finland, this project has a global reach.

Grant timeline:
September 2020 – September2022

Grantee website:
suojellaanlapsia.fi

Funding amount:
$918,673

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DeafKidz International

Our grantees DeafKidz International DeafKidz Defenders Project Countries involved:United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland DeafKidz International will develop DeafKidz Defenders, an interactive, accessible digital platform

January 9, 2024

5rights Foundation

Our grantees 5rights Foundation Creation of a Global Child Online Protection Policy Handbook Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 5Rights Foundation is creating a Global Policy

January 9, 2024

Marie Collins Foundation

Our grantees Marie Collins Foundation The Global Protection Online Network With support from the Fund, the Marie Collins Foundation is rolling out a global online resource, the

January 9, 2024

EPCAT International (Disrupting Harm)

Our grantees ECPAT International (Disrupting Harm) Evidence From 14 Countries on the Context, Threats, and Children’s Perspectives of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Countries

January 9, 2024

UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division

Our grantees UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division Global Programme to Build Capacity to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation Countries involved:United States of America With support

January 9, 2024
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World Health Organization

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World Health Organization

What Works to Prevent and Respond to Child Online Abuse

Countries involved:
Switzerland

The World Health Organisation is using the Fund to explore current systems of prevention and response to online child sexual exploitation and abuse. These findings will support governments and civil society organisations, giving them the tools and evidence they need to implement effective, evidence-based programs to keep children safe online. After determining what works and does not work around preventing and responding to sexual and emotional online child abuse, the project will produce accessible informational documents, including policy briefs, infographics and multimedia, which will be appropriate for a variety of audiences. The project is also holding two major international conferences to inform the programming of international organisations, development partners and civil society organisations, and providing technical support to pathfinding countries engaged in the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.

Grant timeline:
August 2018 – December 2022

Grantee website:
www.who.int

Funding amount:
$306,020

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DeafKidz International

Our grantees DeafKidz International DeafKidz Defenders Project Countries involved:United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland DeafKidz International will develop DeafKidz Defenders, an interactive, accessible digital platform

January 9, 2024

5rights Foundation

Our grantees 5rights Foundation Creation of a Global Child Online Protection Policy Handbook Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 5Rights Foundation is creating a Global Policy

January 9, 2024

Marie Collins Foundation

Our grantees Marie Collins Foundation The Global Protection Online Network With support from the Fund, the Marie Collins Foundation is rolling out a global online resource, the

January 9, 2024

EPCAT International (Disrupting Harm)

Our grantees ECPAT International (Disrupting Harm) Evidence From 14 Countries on the Context, Threats, and Children’s Perspectives of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Countries

January 9, 2024

UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division

Our grantees UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division Global Programme to Build Capacity to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation Countries involved:United States of America With support

January 9, 2024
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Canadian Centre for Child Protection

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Canadian Centre for Child Protection

Advancing Project Arachnid: Global Notice System and Tailored Tools to Expedite the Removal of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Countries involved:
October 2017 – October 2019

With support from Safe Online, Canadian Centre for Child Protection has advanced its existing technological solution, Project Arachnid, to improve automated detection of child sexual abuse material. Project Arachnid is processing tens of thousands of images per second, crawling sites across the web to detect and remove abuse material. By developing an automated multi-lingual global notification system – along with tailored tools to find and report images – Project Arachnid used End Violence’s support to expedite the removal of child sexual abuse material across the world, and develop tools to find images on sites that traditionally make automated detection nearly impossible. Headquartered in Canada, this project has a global reach.

In 2022, two distinct new components will help to bolster Project Arachnid’s capabilities to target publicly available CSAM that, for the most part, has evaded detection. These efforts will have a significant impact on the removal of CSAM globally, as well as the prevention of online child victimization.

Grant timeline:
September 2020 – September 2022 ($450,000) / June 2022 – June 2024 ($750000)

Grantee website:
www.protectchildren.ca/en

Funding amount:
$1,200,000

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DeafKidz International

Our grantees DeafKidz International DeafKidz Defenders Project Countries involved:United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland DeafKidz International will develop DeafKidz Defenders, an interactive, accessible digital platform

January 9, 2024

5rights Foundation

Our grantees 5rights Foundation Creation of a Global Child Online Protection Policy Handbook Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 5Rights Foundation is creating a Global Policy

January 9, 2024

Marie Collins Foundation

Our grantees Marie Collins Foundation The Global Protection Online Network With support from the Fund, the Marie Collins Foundation is rolling out a global online resource, the

January 9, 2024

EPCAT International (Disrupting Harm)

Our grantees ECPAT International (Disrupting Harm) Evidence From 14 Countries on the Context, Threats, and Children’s Perspectives of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Countries

January 9, 2024

UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division

Our grantees UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division Global Programme to Build Capacity to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation Countries involved:United States of America With support

January 9, 2024
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Swansea University

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Swansea University

Dragons+ : Developing Resistance Against Grooming Online Stories – Strengthened Safeguards

Countries involved:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

DRAGONS+ builds on Swansea University’s expertise in anti-grooming technology to pioneer research at the intersection of offender and child interaction. This research considers development of perceived-first-person CSAM and how children try to communicatively resist groomers’ manipulation.  

The project newly synergises linguistics and participatory research methods. It is developed in partnership with UK-based lived experience experts and with child safeguarding practitioners internationally (e.g., child helpline counsellors, hotline analysts, police school liaison officers). Partners in this work span the Global North and South, enabling engagement of multiple languages, including British English, Colombian and Peninsular Spanish, Vietnamese and British Sign Language. Key project partners include: Marie Collins Foundation, DeafKidz International, INHOPE, INSAFE / European Schoolnet, Project StopOnSexGroom and Red PaPaz. DRAGONS+ will generate novel, richly contextualized insights to anchor the design and implementation, particularly for tech industry, of actionable online grooming preventative technology at scale. 

Grant timeline:
December 2020 – December 2022

Grantee website:
www.swansea.ac.uk

Funding amount:
$660,226

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DeafKidz International

Our grantees DeafKidz International DeafKidz Defenders Project Countries involved:United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland DeafKidz International will develop DeafKidz Defenders, an interactive, accessible digital platform

January 9, 2024

5rights Foundation

Our grantees 5rights Foundation Creation of a Global Child Online Protection Policy Handbook Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 5Rights Foundation is creating a Global Policy

January 9, 2024

Marie Collins Foundation

Our grantees Marie Collins Foundation The Global Protection Online Network With support from the Fund, the Marie Collins Foundation is rolling out a global online resource, the

January 9, 2024

EPCAT International (Disrupting Harm)

Our grantees ECPAT International (Disrupting Harm) Evidence From 14 Countries on the Context, Threats, and Children’s Perspectives of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Countries

January 9, 2024

UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division

Our grantees UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division Global Programme to Build Capacity to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation Countries involved:United States of America With support

January 9, 2024
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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)

CyberTipline

Countries involved:
United States of America

NCMEC’s CyberTipline will enhance a critical survivor-serving tool through a more accessible public reporting process for children, caregivers, and the general public. By reducing the burden of child sexual abuse reporting and developing a trauma-informed and interactive submission process, the new application will lead to more accurate data intake that will affect response, content removal, and impact global policy on child safety. 

Grant timeline:
August 2022 – August 2023

Grantee website:
www.missingkids.org

Funding amount:
$601,328

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DeafKidz International

Our grantees DeafKidz International DeafKidz Defenders Project Countries involved:United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland DeafKidz International will develop DeafKidz Defenders, an interactive, accessible digital platform

January 9, 2024

5rights Foundation

Our grantees 5rights Foundation Creation of a Global Child Online Protection Policy Handbook Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 5Rights Foundation is creating a Global Policy

January 9, 2024

Marie Collins Foundation

Our grantees Marie Collins Foundation The Global Protection Online Network With support from the Fund, the Marie Collins Foundation is rolling out a global online resource, the

January 9, 2024

EPCAT International (Disrupting Harm)

Our grantees ECPAT International (Disrupting Harm) Evidence From 14 Countries on the Context, Threats, and Children’s Perspectives of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Countries

January 9, 2024

UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division

Our grantees UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division Global Programme to Build Capacity to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation Countries involved:United States of America With support

January 9, 2024
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New Venture Fund

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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 and abuse.

Grant timeline:
December 2018 – December 2021

Grantee website:
newventurefund.org

Funding amount:
$594,000

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DeafKidz International

Our grantees DeafKidz International DeafKidz Defenders Project Countries involved:United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland DeafKidz International will develop DeafKidz Defenders, an interactive, accessible digital platform

January 9, 2024

5rights Foundation

Our grantees 5rights Foundation Creation of a Global Child Online Protection Policy Handbook Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 5Rights Foundation is creating a Global Policy

January 9, 2024

Marie Collins Foundation

Our grantees Marie Collins Foundation The Global Protection Online Network With support from the Fund, the Marie Collins Foundation is rolling out a global online resource, the

January 9, 2024

EPCAT International (Disrupting Harm)

Our grantees ECPAT International (Disrupting Harm) Evidence From 14 Countries on the Context, Threats, and Children’s Perspectives of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Countries

January 9, 2024

UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division

Our grantees UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division Global Programme to Build Capacity to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation Countries involved:United States of America With support

January 9, 2024
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INTERPOL (Global)

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INTERPOL (Global)

The Devops Group Project

Countries involved:
France

INTERPOL will bring the most advanced technology to investigators of online CSEA through its new DevOps Group Project. The initiative will facilitate research and development by an expert group of investigators, non-governmental organisations, academia, and information technology companies, and extend solutions to specialised officers worldwide via INTERPOL’s secure channels. Headquartered in France, this project has a global reach.

Grant timeline:
November 2020 – November 2024

Grantee website:
www.interpol.int/en

Funding amount:
$750,000

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DeafKidz International

Our grantees DeafKidz International DeafKidz Defenders Project Countries involved:United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland DeafKidz International will develop DeafKidz Defenders, an interactive, accessible digital platform

January 9, 2024

5rights Foundation

Our grantees 5rights Foundation Creation of a Global Child Online Protection Policy Handbook Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 5Rights Foundation is creating a Global Policy

January 9, 2024

Marie Collins Foundation

Our grantees Marie Collins Foundation The Global Protection Online Network With support from the Fund, the Marie Collins Foundation is rolling out a global online resource, the

January 9, 2024

EPCAT International (Disrupting Harm)

Our grantees ECPAT International (Disrupting Harm) Evidence From 14 Countries on the Context, Threats, and Children’s Perspectives of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Countries

January 9, 2024

UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division

Our grantees UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division Global Programme to Build Capacity to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation Countries involved:United States of America With support

January 9, 2024
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Thorn

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Thorn

Bringing Light to the Dark Web

Countries involved:
United States of America

The Fund is supporting Thorn’s Bringing Light to the Dark Web project, a global initiative that will use a new tool to help law enforcement identify children who are victims of online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Thorn helps gather the most important pieces of information related to child sexual abuse material online to support law enforcement investigations. By expanding the initiative’s reach, Thorn hopes to achieve the following goals:

    • Remove more children, faster, from abusive situations
    • Reduce the time it takes to identify new child sexual abuse material
    • Reduce the investigative time required to identify a child in abuse material
    • Foster collaboration among law enforcement worldwide

To date, Thorn has helped law enforcement in over 55 countries find over 800 children whose abuse material has appeared online.

Grant timeline:
April 2018 – April 2021

Grantee website:
www.thorn.org

Funding amount:
$700,000

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DeafKidz International

Our grantees DeafKidz International DeafKidz Defenders Project Countries involved:United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland DeafKidz International will develop DeafKidz Defenders, an interactive, accessible digital platform

January 9, 2024

5rights Foundation

Our grantees 5rights Foundation Creation of a Global Child Online Protection Policy Handbook Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 5Rights Foundation is creating a Global Policy

January 9, 2024

Marie Collins Foundation

Our grantees Marie Collins Foundation The Global Protection Online Network With support from the Fund, the Marie Collins Foundation is rolling out a global online resource, the

January 9, 2024

EPCAT International (Disrupting Harm)

Our grantees ECPAT International (Disrupting Harm) Evidence From 14 Countries on the Context, Threats, and Children’s Perspectives of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Countries

January 9, 2024

UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division

Our grantees UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division Global Programme to Build Capacity to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation Countries involved:United States of America With support

January 9, 2024
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Internet Watch Foundation

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Internet Watch Foundation

Reporting Portal Project

Countries involved:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

With support from the Fund, the Internet Watch Foundation is progressing its mission to eliminate child sexual abuse from the internet by working in 30 countries – the majority of which are in Africa – to implement web-based portals for citizens to report online child sexual abuse content and make the Internet a safer place for children and adults around the world.

The aim of the project is to support countries without anywhere to report images and videos of child sexual abuse. IWF provides a reporting button which feeds directly to their expert analysts in the UK, who assess the reports according to UK Law and work to remove the content as quickly as possible from the internet.

Grant timeline:
October 2017 – October 2019

Grantee website:
www.iwf.org.uk

Funding amount:
$448,875

 

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DeafKidz International

Our grantees DeafKidz International DeafKidz Defenders Project Countries involved:United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland DeafKidz International will develop DeafKidz Defenders, an interactive, accessible digital platform

January 9, 2024

5rights Foundation

Our grantees 5rights Foundation Creation of a Global Child Online Protection Policy Handbook Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 5Rights Foundation is creating a Global Policy

January 9, 2024

Marie Collins Foundation

Our grantees Marie Collins Foundation The Global Protection Online Network With support from the Fund, the Marie Collins Foundation is rolling out a global online resource, the

January 9, 2024

EPCAT International (Disrupting Harm)

Our grantees ECPAT International (Disrupting Harm) Evidence From 14 Countries on the Context, Threats, and Children’s Perspectives of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Countries

January 9, 2024

UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division

Our grantees UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division Global Programme to Build Capacity to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation Countries involved:United States of America With support

January 9, 2024

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