Red PaPaz, UNICEF Colombia & Fundación Renacer

Protecting Children from Online Sexual Exploitation in Colombia

In Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena, Red PaPaz is partnering with Fundacion Renacer and UNICEF Colombia to work on multiple levels to end online violence against children. They are:

  • Creating context-specific, child-friendly educational materials to help girls and boys learn about online child sexual exploitation and abuse;
  • Strengthening and supporting youth groups on prevention and incidence of child protection issues;
  • Developing a pilot project with Internet service providers to design a “notice and takedown” protocol for online child sexual exploitation and abuse materials; • Strengthening their existing hotline for child sexual exploitation and abuse materials, Te Protejo;
  • Training journalists and spokespersons on vocabulary on online child sexual exploitation and abuse;
  • Training criminal justice officials to handle online child sexual exploitation and abuse victims and cases, in part by creating recommendations for judicial investigations to follow; and
  • Recommending updates to comprehensive care guidelines for victims.