It is critical to empower children to keep them safe online. The following resources, which demand action from parents, schools industry, media, service providers and police makers, will help stakeholders:
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Equip children via child-friendly channels with age-appropriate information on safety online, including how to seek out help and support
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Help children develop digital resilience, critical thinking skills and ability to make good choices
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Encourage children to support each other online
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Consult with children on how to improve their safety online, including policy development and online platform design
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Ensure the above services, resources and tools are equally accessible to the most vulnerable groups of children, especially children with limited access to the internet and those marginilised based on gender, age, disability, ethnicity and socio-economic status.
THE RESOURCES
eSafety Commissioner, Australia
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Resources for schools to engage and empower students on child online safety
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Early years online safety programme (0-5 years) with booklet and poster
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Story puzzles - online safety adventures for children
UNODC
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Education for Justice (E4J) initiative aims to build children’s digital resilience via educational resources for primary, secondary and tertiary schools (The University Module Series on Cybercrime)
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Videos (Zorbs), comic/colouring books (The Online Zoo), games (Cyberstrike), animated series (Big trouble with the small screen, Log off and cool down) in multiple languages
Consultations with children
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CJCP & UNICEF, Our Lives Online Use of social media by children and adolescents in East Asia - opportunities, risks and harms, 2020
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EU Kids Online Network, EU Kids Online: Survey results from 19 countries, 2020
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Global Kids Online, Comparative Report, 2019
Other
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ITU guidelines for children on Child Online Protection (storybook for younger than 9 years old, workbook for 9-11 years old, Social media campaign for 12-18 years old)
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UK Safe Online activity packs for children and young people
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UNICEF cyberbullying webpage
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UNICEF, What Works to Prevent Online and Offline: Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse? Review of national education strategies in East Asia and the Pacific, 202
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Voice of Youth, online platform for young people to exchange knowledge and ideas
This collection is part of the End Violence Partnership's technical note, COVID-19 and its Implications for Protecting Children Online.
Pictured above: In South Africa, 8-year-old Emma and her brother bake with their grandmother through video chat. © UNICEF/UNI321249/Schermbrucker