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:
To date, Thorn has helped law enforcement in over 55 countries find over 800 children whose abuse material has appeared online.
Our grantees UNICEF Jordan Accelerating action on Child Online Protection from all online child sexual exploitation (OCSEA) in Jordan Countries involved:Jordan Grant timeline:May 2023 –
Our grantees UNICEF Jordan Targeting Online Sexual Exploitation of Children in Jordan Countries involved:Jordan UNICEF Jordan is using support from the Fund to improve services for
Our grantees UNICEF Indonesia Strengthening Safe and Friendly Environments for Children (SAFE4C) to Prevent and Respond to Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSEA) Countries
Our grantees Project VIC international Katalyst Countries involved:October 2017 – October 2019 Project VIC International will continue developing its KATALYST programme, which aims to boost countries’ technological
Our grantees Population Foundation of India SNEHAI: a Companion to Empower and Protect Countries involved:India Population Foundation of India will sustain SnehAI: A Companion to Empower
Our grantees UNICEF Ghana Protecting children from online CSEA in Ghana Countries involved:May 2023 – May 2025 UNICEF Ghana is using support from the Fund to
Our grantees UNICEF Ethiopia Strengthening Child Protection in Ethiopia to prevent and respond to violence against children, including online child sexual abuse and exploitation Countries
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