The USHAHIDI project in Benin uses SMS reporting and mapping to fight violence against children. It allows youth to anonymously report incidents of violence via SMS. Reports are mapped and shared with authorities and organizations to facilitate response and advocacy. Over 128 reports have been approved and supported. Challenges include fully transitioning the system to government ownership and ensuring timely and adequate response to all reports.
- The document proposes several programs and policy reforms to boost social safety net programs in Bangladesh. It suggests establishing a National Social Safety Number program that utilizes a mobile app to streamline benefits distribution, ensure transparency, and allow citizens to track application statuses. It also calls for reforms to national old age allowance and orphan/needy children programs to cut out corruption and directly pay allowances to citizens. Further, it recommends establishing national programs to support transgender citizens, vulnerable women, and mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key goals are empowering communities, improving access to healthcare, education and livelihood opportunities, and strengthening social safety nets in Bangladesh.
ICT enables the sexual exploitation of children in several ways:
1) The internet allows traffickers to advertise and recruit children through false pretenses then traffic and exploit them.
2) Live streaming of child pornography occurs over platforms like Skype across borders.
3) The dark web hosts extremely graphic child sexual abuse images.
4) Social media is used by traffickers to identify potential victims.
ECPAT works to end the sexual exploitation of children and provides various e-learning resources and serious games to educate professionals on identifying and preventing trafficking, child sexual abuse images, sexual exploitation through travel and tourism, and child sex exploitation.
In Albania, UNICEF works with the NGO STOP AIDS and a young injecting drug user named Armand to implement the Break the Cycle intervention. Break the Cycle aims to prevent adolescent drug users from initiating injecting drug use and spreading HIV. Armand shares his story of becoming addicted to heroin at a young age and contracting infections from sharing needles. He now advocates to other drug users on the risks of sharing needles and promotes HIV prevention services. The intervention has shown success in changing attitudes and preventing young users from initiating injection.
The 5th International Conference on Safe Belarus and CIS Region for Children was held in Minsk on April 24, 2014 with over 200 participants from Belarus, the UK, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Russia, the US, and intergovernmental organizations. The conference focused on sharing experiences with national child protection systems and programs. Participants discussed developing child-friendly investigations and cooperation between governments and NGOs on child protection. The conference concluded by adopting a resolution to strengthen efforts against child abuse, promote cooperation between authorities and NGOs, and develop effective regional child protection systems.
Child protection refers to preventing and responding to violence, exploitation, and abuse against children. This includes issues like child labor, trafficking, sexual exploitation, and harmful traditional practices. The Convention on the Rights of the Child outlines children's fundamental rights to be protected from these harms. Building a protective environment involves strategies like strengthening laws and enforcement, promoting open discussion, and partnerships between organizations. UNICEF works with governments and partners worldwide to support these efforts and achieve goals like ensuring protection systems are in place and children are protected from impacts of conflicts and disasters.
The document discusses efforts in the Republic of Moldova to integrate social services and respond to violence against children. It outlines the legal framework and studies conducted to build knowledge on violence against children. It also describes awareness campaigns in schools and training for teachers. The national program aims to develop an integrated system of social services. It seeks to identify individual needs, solve community problems, and provide specialized services. Ongoing activities include piloting tools to evaluate social services and empowering communities to monitor child rights. Future plans include laws on accrediting service providers, family support, and standard-based service delivery.
The document summarizes actions taken in the year since Girl Summit 2014 to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM). It highlights that over 40 governments have signed the Girl Summit Charter, with 27 making commitments to end FGM and CEFM. It also outlines inspiring examples of actions taken by governments, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and communities around the world, including legal reforms, national action plans, increased funding, and grassroots mobilization efforts to make progress on these issues. However, it cautions that unless more is done urgently, the number of girls subjected to FGM and CEFM will rise.
- The document proposes several programs and policy reforms to boost social safety net programs in Bangladesh. It suggests establishing a National Social Safety Number program that utilizes a mobile app to streamline benefits distribution, ensure transparency, and allow citizens to track application statuses. It also calls for reforms to national old age allowance and orphan/needy children programs to cut out corruption and directly pay allowances to citizens. Further, it recommends establishing national programs to support transgender citizens, vulnerable women, and mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key goals are empowering communities, improving access to healthcare, education and livelihood opportunities, and strengthening social safety nets in Bangladesh.
ICT enables the sexual exploitation of children in several ways:
1) The internet allows traffickers to advertise and recruit children through false pretenses then traffic and exploit them.
2) Live streaming of child pornography occurs over platforms like Skype across borders.
3) The dark web hosts extremely graphic child sexual abuse images.
4) Social media is used by traffickers to identify potential victims.
ECPAT works to end the sexual exploitation of children and provides various e-learning resources and serious games to educate professionals on identifying and preventing trafficking, child sexual abuse images, sexual exploitation through travel and tourism, and child sex exploitation.
In Albania, UNICEF works with the NGO STOP AIDS and a young injecting drug user named Armand to implement the Break the Cycle intervention. Break the Cycle aims to prevent adolescent drug users from initiating injecting drug use and spreading HIV. Armand shares his story of becoming addicted to heroin at a young age and contracting infections from sharing needles. He now advocates to other drug users on the risks of sharing needles and promotes HIV prevention services. The intervention has shown success in changing attitudes and preventing young users from initiating injection.
The 5th International Conference on Safe Belarus and CIS Region for Children was held in Minsk on April 24, 2014 with over 200 participants from Belarus, the UK, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Russia, the US, and intergovernmental organizations. The conference focused on sharing experiences with national child protection systems and programs. Participants discussed developing child-friendly investigations and cooperation between governments and NGOs on child protection. The conference concluded by adopting a resolution to strengthen efforts against child abuse, promote cooperation between authorities and NGOs, and develop effective regional child protection systems.
Child protection refers to preventing and responding to violence, exploitation, and abuse against children. This includes issues like child labor, trafficking, sexual exploitation, and harmful traditional practices. The Convention on the Rights of the Child outlines children's fundamental rights to be protected from these harms. Building a protective environment involves strategies like strengthening laws and enforcement, promoting open discussion, and partnerships between organizations. UNICEF works with governments and partners worldwide to support these efforts and achieve goals like ensuring protection systems are in place and children are protected from impacts of conflicts and disasters.
The document discusses efforts in the Republic of Moldova to integrate social services and respond to violence against children. It outlines the legal framework and studies conducted to build knowledge on violence against children. It also describes awareness campaigns in schools and training for teachers. The national program aims to develop an integrated system of social services. It seeks to identify individual needs, solve community problems, and provide specialized services. Ongoing activities include piloting tools to evaluate social services and empowering communities to monitor child rights. Future plans include laws on accrediting service providers, family support, and standard-based service delivery.
The document summarizes actions taken in the year since Girl Summit 2014 to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM). It highlights that over 40 governments have signed the Girl Summit Charter, with 27 making commitments to end FGM and CEFM. It also outlines inspiring examples of actions taken by governments, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and communities around the world, including legal reforms, national action plans, increased funding, and grassroots mobilization efforts to make progress on these issues. However, it cautions that unless more is done urgently, the number of girls subjected to FGM and CEFM will rise.
The National Committee for Families and Children is hiring a technical consultant to help develop proposals for juvenile justice legislative reform in Belize. The consultant will finalize a comprehensive policy paper based on consultation sessions that identifies reasons for reform, intended outcomes, a model budget, and implementation plan for proposed legislation. The policy paper will provide estimated costs for processing, transporting, and detaining children through different stages of the juvenile justice system. It will also clearly outline the aims, objectives, and actions needed to fully implement new legislation. The consultant will have two months to complete this work and must have knowledge of Belize's juvenile justice system and human rights approaches.
Ureport is a real-time reporting system in Uganda that allows citizens to anonymously report on public services via SMS. Over 31,000 Ugandans have registered as Ureporters. They receive weekly polls on issues and can report problems at any time. UNICEF collects this data to advocate for improvements and shares results to spark discussion. The data also helps cross-check the official monitoring system for healthcare facilities, strengthening accountability of public services.
The consultant will develop training modules and facilitate training sessions for frontline personnel on Belize's new laws regarding violence against children, including the Trafficking in Persons Act and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Act. The training aims to build knowledge of how to implement these laws in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. As part of the consultancy, the consultant will also work with stakeholders to update standard operating procedures and protocols, and develop a training module to build a cadre of trainers to provide ongoing training at the community level. The consultancy will take place over 10 months in 2014 across districts in Belize.
The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) assists victims of crimes addressed by the International Criminal Court. It was established in 2002 when the Rome Statute created the ICC. The TFV is governed by a 5-member board elected by States Parties and oversees programs that provide psychological support, material assistance, and rehabilitation to victims in countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The TFV's funding comes from voluntary contributions as well as money collected from Court-ordered fines and forfeitures against convicted individuals.
Commission to prevent violence against women 2009 annual report Winnie Singh
The document is the 2009 annual report of the Commission to Prevent Violence Against Women. It provides a history and introduction of the Commission, outlines their priorities for 2009-2010, and summarizes activities in Arizona related to addressing those priorities. The priorities are focused on increasing offender accountability, enhancing victim services through collaboration with other providers, providing parent education in multiple languages, and establishing youth programs around healthy relationships and violence prevention. Statewide and local activities that align with each priority are described.
Frontline SMS - Plan International 2011Thomas Müller
Plan International is using FrontlineSMS to allow anonymous SMS reporting of violence against children in Benin, West Africa. Workshops introduced the idea to local stakeholders, who provided input into the system. The system is beginning to receive reports, and Plan is working with local authorities to respond and track cases. Key lessons included involving users in the design and addressing concerns about response capacity. Plan will monitor the system's impact and share lessons learned with the goal of expanding the approach if it proves effective in reducing violence.
Presentation by Regina Jensdottir (Council of Europe, co-ordinator of the "One in Five" and "Underwear rule" campaigns) on the occasion of the EESC hearing on 'Protection of children against sexual abuse'
Through the Youth Empowerment through Technology, Arts and Media (YETAM) project in Cameroon, Plan Cameroon empowers youth ages 12 to 21 to advocate for their rights. The YETAM methodology trains youth in leadership, gender issues, communications, and information technologies. Youth then conduct advocacy projects on issues they identify like violence and gender discrimination. Using tools like GPS, video, and websites, youth document community resources and needs to influence local decisions and development plans.
a niche social media network focusing on the promotion and protection of children and young people rights, interest and well-being by using open source ICT´s.
Online and mobile telephone advertisement by daniel asher (cuts)Daniel Asher
The document discusses children's use of mobile phones and the internet in Kenya. It notes that most Kenyan children now have access to mobile phones, which they use to communicate with friends and family. However, this access also exposes children to risks like inappropriate advertising and cyberbullying. The document outlines Kenya's legislative provisions regarding child online protection and recommendations for improving safety, such as increasing parental controls and awareness programs.
Online and mobile telephone advertisement by daniel asher (cuts)Daniel Asher
The document discusses children's use of mobile phones and the internet in Kenya. It notes that most Kenyan children now have access to mobile phones, which they use to communicate with friends and family. However, this access also exposes children to risks like inappropriate advertising and cyberbullying. The document recommends developing a regulatory framework in Kenya to protect children online based on international guidelines, and educating children and parents on safe internet use. Current Kenyan laws provide some protections but more can be done to regulate advertising directed at children and restrict their access to harmful content.
Presented on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 at "Mobile Technology & Social Change" by Michelle Fanzo of Four Corners Consulting. Event was organized by the New York Technology Council and held at Microsoft. www.nytech.org
This document provides a summary of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Tunisia. It begins with an overview of Tunisia's demographics, history, political system, and economic and social situation. It then examines Tunisia's ratification of the CRC and reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Key issues covered include non-discrimination, the best interests of the child, health, education, violence against children, child labor, and child participation. Commendable practices and areas needing improvement are identified. The conclusion recognizes the efforts made but more work is needed to fully realize children's rights.
Pada tahun 2020 seluruh negara-negara di dunia termasuk Indonesia mengalami dampak dari pandemic Covid – 19. Menurut data yang dipaparkan oleh NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) pada periode November 2019 sampai mei 2020 telah terjadi peningkatan yang signifikan terhadap penyebaran materi eksploitasi seksual anak selama masa Covid-19 ini. Mengutip dari data NCMEC, terjadi peningkatan yang luar biasa angka kekerasan dan eksploitasi seksual anak secara global, yaitu terjadi peningkatan sekitar 98,66 persen kekersan pada anak pada Januari-September 2020, dibandingkan kurun waktu Januari-September 2019.
Pada semester awal tahun 2020 ECPAT Indonesia melakukan survey terhadap 1203 reponden anak terkait kerentanan anak terhadap eksploitasi seksual anak online di masa pandemi covid-19. Hasilnya adalah, sekitar 25 % atau sekitar 287 anak yang mengalami pengalaman buruk saat berinternet di masa pandemi ini. Bentuk-bentuk pengalaman buruk yang paling sering dialami meliputi dikirimi tulisan/pesan teks yang tidak sopan dan senonoh, dikirimi gambar/video yang membuat tidak nyaman hingga dikirimi gambar/video yang menampilkan pornografi.
Untuk mengatasi permasalahan terkait dengan eksploitasi seksual anak yang terjadi, khususnya dalam masa pandemic Covid-19 ini, ECPAT Indonesia bekerjasama dengan berbagai sektor mulai dari pemerintah, sektor swasta dan juga platform digital
This document summarizes a pilot project in Kibera slum that used open source mapping to increase community participation around HIV/AIDS vulnerability. The project had mappers collect data on vulnerable areas, health services, and other themes. Preliminary findings showed the map amplified community voices for better planning and policy. It also gave youth skills and confidence while helping leaders advocate for improved services. Challenges included technology access and organizational silos. Next steps included collecting more data, helping leaders leverage the maps, and applying the methodology elsewhere.
Youth In Black Cap : A movement against Child Sexual abuse in NepalRamesh Bhandari
Although child sexual abuse is prevalent in our society, many of the parents and children are unaware that it is happening against them. We do not have specific mechanism to aware and enable children, parents, teachers or the community members about protecting children against these abuses. Moreover, children are seldom encouraged to speak about sex. This has resulted into hiding of the cases although they have been victimized of it.
YOUTH IN BLACK CAP is a movement against increasing incidences of child sexual abuse It is a peaceful movement to inform and aware communities about the increasing incidences of child sexual abuse and pressurize policy level higher officials/authorities, parliamentarians and law makers for the formulation and implementation of create child protective and friendly laws policies and programs. This is a youth led social movement where the youngsters put on black cap, hold a candle, different handbills and posters related to child sex abuse and stand in the main junctions of the city without hindering the traffic. This movement will be organized every Friday morning from 9-10. Before the organization of the movement, youths will be oriented about the concept of the movement and motivate them to be the part of the campaign. To make the movement throughout the country, local NGOs operating in the district level and youth will be mobilized. CWISH and Dynamic Youth Forum who envisioned the movement will coordinate with different organizations and make a coordination committee to launch the movement from central level. The secretariat of the committee will be in CWISH office, Buddhanagar. The organizations involved in the movement will have active participation. Interested individuals without institutional affiliation can also make voluntary contribution and take part actively in the movement. Coordination committee will provide technical support in need. The movement will be launched in 19 November which is also celebrated as world’s day against child abuse. On this occasion letter of demand will also be submitted to the prime minister.
This project brief outlines an approach to study the risks children face from online sexual exploitation and abuse across multiple countries. The agencies involved - UNICEF, ECPAT International, and INTERPOL - will collect data on this issue from the perspectives of children, law enforcement, and other stakeholders. Research will include interviews, surveys, and reviews of offense data to understand the legal landscape and experiences of survivors in each country. The goal is to identify priority actions countries can take to better protect children and disrupt these harms, building a global evidence base over time. Initial implementation will occur in 14 countries across Asia and Africa.
The National Committee for Families and Children is hiring a technical consultant to help develop proposals for juvenile justice legislative reform in Belize. The consultant will finalize a comprehensive policy paper based on consultation sessions that identifies reasons for reform, intended outcomes, a model budget, and implementation plan for proposed legislation. The policy paper will provide estimated costs for processing, transporting, and detaining children through different stages of the juvenile justice system. It will also clearly outline the aims, objectives, and actions needed to fully implement new legislation. The consultant will have two months to complete this work and must have knowledge of Belize's juvenile justice system and human rights approaches.
Ureport is a real-time reporting system in Uganda that allows citizens to anonymously report on public services via SMS. Over 31,000 Ugandans have registered as Ureporters. They receive weekly polls on issues and can report problems at any time. UNICEF collects this data to advocate for improvements and shares results to spark discussion. The data also helps cross-check the official monitoring system for healthcare facilities, strengthening accountability of public services.
The consultant will develop training modules and facilitate training sessions for frontline personnel on Belize's new laws regarding violence against children, including the Trafficking in Persons Act and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Act. The training aims to build knowledge of how to implement these laws in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. As part of the consultancy, the consultant will also work with stakeholders to update standard operating procedures and protocols, and develop a training module to build a cadre of trainers to provide ongoing training at the community level. The consultancy will take place over 10 months in 2014 across districts in Belize.
The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) assists victims of crimes addressed by the International Criminal Court. It was established in 2002 when the Rome Statute created the ICC. The TFV is governed by a 5-member board elected by States Parties and oversees programs that provide psychological support, material assistance, and rehabilitation to victims in countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The TFV's funding comes from voluntary contributions as well as money collected from Court-ordered fines and forfeitures against convicted individuals.
Commission to prevent violence against women 2009 annual report Winnie Singh
The document is the 2009 annual report of the Commission to Prevent Violence Against Women. It provides a history and introduction of the Commission, outlines their priorities for 2009-2010, and summarizes activities in Arizona related to addressing those priorities. The priorities are focused on increasing offender accountability, enhancing victim services through collaboration with other providers, providing parent education in multiple languages, and establishing youth programs around healthy relationships and violence prevention. Statewide and local activities that align with each priority are described.
Frontline SMS - Plan International 2011Thomas Müller
Plan International is using FrontlineSMS to allow anonymous SMS reporting of violence against children in Benin, West Africa. Workshops introduced the idea to local stakeholders, who provided input into the system. The system is beginning to receive reports, and Plan is working with local authorities to respond and track cases. Key lessons included involving users in the design and addressing concerns about response capacity. Plan will monitor the system's impact and share lessons learned with the goal of expanding the approach if it proves effective in reducing violence.
Presentation by Regina Jensdottir (Council of Europe, co-ordinator of the "One in Five" and "Underwear rule" campaigns) on the occasion of the EESC hearing on 'Protection of children against sexual abuse'
Through the Youth Empowerment through Technology, Arts and Media (YETAM) project in Cameroon, Plan Cameroon empowers youth ages 12 to 21 to advocate for their rights. The YETAM methodology trains youth in leadership, gender issues, communications, and information technologies. Youth then conduct advocacy projects on issues they identify like violence and gender discrimination. Using tools like GPS, video, and websites, youth document community resources and needs to influence local decisions and development plans.
a niche social media network focusing on the promotion and protection of children and young people rights, interest and well-being by using open source ICT´s.
Online and mobile telephone advertisement by daniel asher (cuts)Daniel Asher
The document discusses children's use of mobile phones and the internet in Kenya. It notes that most Kenyan children now have access to mobile phones, which they use to communicate with friends and family. However, this access also exposes children to risks like inappropriate advertising and cyberbullying. The document outlines Kenya's legislative provisions regarding child online protection and recommendations for improving safety, such as increasing parental controls and awareness programs.
Online and mobile telephone advertisement by daniel asher (cuts)Daniel Asher
The document discusses children's use of mobile phones and the internet in Kenya. It notes that most Kenyan children now have access to mobile phones, which they use to communicate with friends and family. However, this access also exposes children to risks like inappropriate advertising and cyberbullying. The document recommends developing a regulatory framework in Kenya to protect children online based on international guidelines, and educating children and parents on safe internet use. Current Kenyan laws provide some protections but more can be done to regulate advertising directed at children and restrict their access to harmful content.
Presented on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 at "Mobile Technology & Social Change" by Michelle Fanzo of Four Corners Consulting. Event was organized by the New York Technology Council and held at Microsoft. www.nytech.org
This document provides a summary of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Tunisia. It begins with an overview of Tunisia's demographics, history, political system, and economic and social situation. It then examines Tunisia's ratification of the CRC and reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Key issues covered include non-discrimination, the best interests of the child, health, education, violence against children, child labor, and child participation. Commendable practices and areas needing improvement are identified. The conclusion recognizes the efforts made but more work is needed to fully realize children's rights.
Pada tahun 2020 seluruh negara-negara di dunia termasuk Indonesia mengalami dampak dari pandemic Covid – 19. Menurut data yang dipaparkan oleh NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) pada periode November 2019 sampai mei 2020 telah terjadi peningkatan yang signifikan terhadap penyebaran materi eksploitasi seksual anak selama masa Covid-19 ini. Mengutip dari data NCMEC, terjadi peningkatan yang luar biasa angka kekerasan dan eksploitasi seksual anak secara global, yaitu terjadi peningkatan sekitar 98,66 persen kekersan pada anak pada Januari-September 2020, dibandingkan kurun waktu Januari-September 2019.
Pada semester awal tahun 2020 ECPAT Indonesia melakukan survey terhadap 1203 reponden anak terkait kerentanan anak terhadap eksploitasi seksual anak online di masa pandemi covid-19. Hasilnya adalah, sekitar 25 % atau sekitar 287 anak yang mengalami pengalaman buruk saat berinternet di masa pandemi ini. Bentuk-bentuk pengalaman buruk yang paling sering dialami meliputi dikirimi tulisan/pesan teks yang tidak sopan dan senonoh, dikirimi gambar/video yang membuat tidak nyaman hingga dikirimi gambar/video yang menampilkan pornografi.
Untuk mengatasi permasalahan terkait dengan eksploitasi seksual anak yang terjadi, khususnya dalam masa pandemic Covid-19 ini, ECPAT Indonesia bekerjasama dengan berbagai sektor mulai dari pemerintah, sektor swasta dan juga platform digital
This document summarizes a pilot project in Kibera slum that used open source mapping to increase community participation around HIV/AIDS vulnerability. The project had mappers collect data on vulnerable areas, health services, and other themes. Preliminary findings showed the map amplified community voices for better planning and policy. It also gave youth skills and confidence while helping leaders advocate for improved services. Challenges included technology access and organizational silos. Next steps included collecting more data, helping leaders leverage the maps, and applying the methodology elsewhere.
Youth In Black Cap : A movement against Child Sexual abuse in NepalRamesh Bhandari
Although child sexual abuse is prevalent in our society, many of the parents and children are unaware that it is happening against them. We do not have specific mechanism to aware and enable children, parents, teachers or the community members about protecting children against these abuses. Moreover, children are seldom encouraged to speak about sex. This has resulted into hiding of the cases although they have been victimized of it.
YOUTH IN BLACK CAP is a movement against increasing incidences of child sexual abuse It is a peaceful movement to inform and aware communities about the increasing incidences of child sexual abuse and pressurize policy level higher officials/authorities, parliamentarians and law makers for the formulation and implementation of create child protective and friendly laws policies and programs. This is a youth led social movement where the youngsters put on black cap, hold a candle, different handbills and posters related to child sex abuse and stand in the main junctions of the city without hindering the traffic. This movement will be organized every Friday morning from 9-10. Before the organization of the movement, youths will be oriented about the concept of the movement and motivate them to be the part of the campaign. To make the movement throughout the country, local NGOs operating in the district level and youth will be mobilized. CWISH and Dynamic Youth Forum who envisioned the movement will coordinate with different organizations and make a coordination committee to launch the movement from central level. The secretariat of the committee will be in CWISH office, Buddhanagar. The organizations involved in the movement will have active participation. Interested individuals without institutional affiliation can also make voluntary contribution and take part actively in the movement. Coordination committee will provide technical support in need. The movement will be launched in 19 November which is also celebrated as world’s day against child abuse. On this occasion letter of demand will also be submitted to the prime minister.
This project brief outlines an approach to study the risks children face from online sexual exploitation and abuse across multiple countries. The agencies involved - UNICEF, ECPAT International, and INTERPOL - will collect data on this issue from the perspectives of children, law enforcement, and other stakeholders. Research will include interviews, surveys, and reviews of offense data to understand the legal landscape and experiences of survivors in each country. The goal is to identify priority actions countries can take to better protect children and disrupt these harms, building a global evidence base over time. Initial implementation will occur in 14 countries across Asia and Africa.
GSMA - Children & Mobile Technology Presentation Derek Laryea
Presentation captures Ghana's efforts towards the development of a Comprehensive Child Online Protection strategy from the Mobile Operators Perspective in Ghana.
This document discusses Vietnam's motivation to reform its juvenile justice system to better protect children's rights and handle rising juvenile crime rates. Vietnam aims to align its laws with international standards like the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Currently, children in conflict with the law often have their rights violated during criminal proceedings. The reform proposes establishing more family and juvenile courts nationwide to focus on rehabilitation over punishment for juvenile offenders.
A capstone project in fulfillment of the IEDP requirements at Penn GSE. The policy brief discusses the ongoing juvenile justice reform in Vietnam and provides suggestions to attain success.
VSO webinar: Addressing social exclusion and gender inequality in ZimbabweJane Dustan
The document discusses the "Speak it Loud" project run by VSO Zimbabwe to address violence against women and girls. The project works with 15 local community-based organizations across 3 provinces to improve advocacy and response to gender-based violence through activities like capacity building, awareness campaigns, research, and legal assistance. The project aims to empower women's rights organizations, address harmful gender norms, engage civil society and authorities on these issues, and has seen impacts like over 350 cases of gender-based violence assisted and improved systems for partner organizations.
The document discusses using mobile phones for civil society campaigns and advocacy. It provides an overview of how mobiles can empower and facilitate advocacy campaigns through coordination, participation, and sharing information. Specific tools and services that can be used for mobile campaigns are described, along with global case studies of successful campaigns that utilized mobile organizing around issues like human rights, elections, disasters, and health access.
The document summarizes the experiences and lessons learned from the Rural Market Information (RUMI) project in Uganda. Some key points:
- The project worked with high-level farmer groups to increase their access to and use of market information. However, many farmers lacked appreciation for information and the benefits of planning.
- Engaging farmers required creativity like translations and illustrations to convey concepts. Linkages along the entire value chain also needed strengthening.
- While interest in collecting and using information was low initially, support from the I-Network helped groups start developing business plans and linking to other actors.
- The process of changing farmer mindsets and behaviors to utilize information takes significant time, resources, and continuous
The document discusses a program that combines mobile and human networks to deliver agricultural information to rural farmers in Uganda. It introduces Caroline Chelangat, a rural chicken farmer who lives 30km from resources. The program trains local community knowledge workers (CKWs) who use mobile phones to search agricultural databases and conduct surveys to help farmers. Over 15 districts, 689 CKWs have registered over 43,000 farmers. The program aims to sustainably improve livelihoods through access to information and services. It highlights features like local caching, simple to complex surveys, and dashboards to track usage and interactions between CKWs and farmers.
The document summarizes Ethiopia's Livestock Market Information System (LMIS) implemented by the Livestock Information Network and Knowledge System (LINKS) project. The LMIS collects weekly livestock price and volume data from 42 markets across Ethiopia. Market monitors are trained to record price data according to animal type, breed, age, sex, and grade. Data is sent via SMS to a central server where it is analyzed and disseminated to stakeholders through various channels including websites, SMS, radio, and email. The LMIS provides near real-time livestock market data to help producers, traders, and the government make informed marketing and policy decisions.
The document discusses the growing opportunities for using information and communication technologies (ICT) to support education and rural development. It notes the increasing availability of low-cost devices, online educational content, and tools like virtual learning environments that can enable high-quality teaching and learning even in remote areas. For these opportunities to be fully realized, it argues that institutions need policies that embrace open licensing and recognize reliable bandwidth and internet access as essential infrastructure.
This document discusses the importance of education for rural development in sub-Saharan Africa. It notes that while countries have embraced developing knowledge societies, education systems have been slow to implement relevant policies and technology. The presentation focuses on why education is critical, highlighting that education is accepted as key to social and economic development. It also discusses challenges facing education in SSA like teacher development and infrastructure, and examples of countries addressing these challenges through policies, strategies, and partnerships with organizations like Microsoft. Critical questions are raised about whether ICT can make a difference given rural contexts, the roles of different partners, and how ICT can improve access and quality of rural education.
The Vodacom Mobile Education Programme provides ICT training and internet access at resource centers located across several South African districts, with the purpose of offering educational opportunities through various Cisco, Microsoft, and entrepreneurship courses. The centers also sell Vodacom products and provide services like internet cafes, printing, bulk SMS, and fax to email for their communities. Future developments of the programme were mentioned.
BROSDI has faced several challenges in using ICT tools to implement rural development projects. Key challenges include choosing tools that are appropriate for rural contexts and ensuring tools are properly maintained and used. Lessons learned are to involve farmers in tool selection, incorporate local methods, provide thorough training, and adopt a patient approach to introduce tools in informal settings. While ICT has benefits like easier information sharing, challenges remain around tool selection, maintenance, and training to ensure successful adoption in rural communities.
The document discusses how the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) uses information and communication technologies (ICT) to support rural development, particularly in education. IICD operates programs in 12 countries in Africa and Latin America, supporting on-the-ground ICT projects and upscaling successful projects to the national level. In education, IICD works with over 300 schools and teacher training colleges across 8 countries to improve teaching and learning through ICT. The document highlights important differences for implementing ICT4Edu projects in rural communities, such as ensuring locally relevant content that addresses issues like agriculture, health, and culture.
This document discusses using mobile phones to facilitate business incubation for rural micro and small enterprises in South Africa. It notes that business incubation traditionally designed for developed countries does not translate well to South Africa due to large geographical areas and rural populations with limited access. The concept of "Mobi-Incubation" is introduced, using mobile phones to provide business support services remotely. However, challenges in user experience must be addressed when designing a mobile incubation application for rural users. The document proposes investigating user experience elements and developing an actual Mobi-Incubation application to test its impact on rural areas.
Community informatics (CI) involves providing information and communication technologies (ICTs) and tools to communities to help them achieve their local development goals. CI is bottom-up and community-driven, empowering communities to own and control ICTs. It focuses on the needs of communities and implements technologies accordingly. CI draws on multiple disciplines and links researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. Examples of CI include telecenters providing rural information services, a rural health center using teleconferencing, and a rural tourism program managed through a local ICT center.
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1. FLSMS- USHAHIDI
PROJECT IN BENIN TO
FIGHT VIOLENCE AGAINST
CHILD: SHOWCASE
ICT4RD 2011
1-3 November in Johannesburg
presented by Henri Marcel da SILVA
Plan Benin ICTM
2. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
Overview
violence against children SMS reporting system engaging
Government and civil society organizations in rural
communities in Benin.
provide youth with the opportunity to report violence against
children. These reports can in turn help Plan gather valuable
data about violence in a variety of communities, better
understand the nature of violence against children in
Benin, and serve as a useful tool for raising awareness
among a variety of stakeholders.
Provide government actors with a steady stream of
actionable information related to violence against children.
While this is certainly a benefit of the system, in practice the
government has few resources and is in many cases ill-
equipped to investigate individual reports
3. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
Brief Presentation
The team is working on a project to end Violence Against
Children (VAC).
The aim is to make the content and follow-up mechanisms of
the United Nation‟s VAC Study widely known among
children, youth and their caretakers in West Africa and
mobilize a wide representation of children and youth in the
country to prevent and respond to violence against children.
In order to do that the team works with participating youth
and children‟s organizations to build their capacities through
producing comic books, cartoons, information booklets, and
radio and television programs that inform about the topic of
violence against children.
4. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
Brief Presentation: Where we are
Plan Benin has innovated by piloting SMS and „geo-
visualization‟ (mapping) for violence tracking and reporting.
Staff in Benin, with support from the WARO‟s ICT advisor
and the VAC project coordinator, worked with the Child
Protection System, relevant Ministries and local staff and
children to develop a system whereby child victims of
violence and community members who witness violence can
send in a report which is recorded, forwarded to relevant
local authorities, and mapped out so that violent incidents
can be tracked and responded to.
The visualization of violence types and cases is a powerful
tool for advocating to local and national governments and
decision makers as well as funding agencies about the need
for violence prevention and treatment services and programs.
5. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
Brief Presentation: Where we are
Violence against children remains a serious problem in the
West African nation of Benin.
Children live in danger of corporal punishment in school and
at home.
Girls are vulnerable to sexual violence such as rape and
forced marriage.
Trafficking of children across borders and economic
exploitation are also real dangers.
The government of Benin has put in place actors to prevent
and respond to such incidents of violence against
children, which include Centers for Social Protection and
judicial resources such as judges and prosecutors who
specialize in child protection and children‟s rights.
These resources, however, remain underused and
underfunded.
6. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
Brief Presentation: Where we are
Through its SMS helpline Plan Benin is encouraging higher
rates of reporting of violence against children by providing
citizens with a rapid and anonymous means of reporting.
The mapping and management of reports in Ushahidi also
allows Plan Benin to have readily accessible data on the
extent of violence in the country that can be used in
advocacy efforts with central government actors.
7. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
Brief Presentation: Where we are
Plan Benin began receiving SMS reports of violence in July
2010.
Messages are received by a FrontlineSMS system housed at
the national office in Cotonou.
Messages are instantly forwarded to the project focal points
who are based in Plan‟s program offices in the departments
of Couffo and Atacora and now with BPM
These focal points then help launch the investigation and
response by passing along the message to the relevant local
government actors.
These focal points also publish each case to Plan Benin‟s
Ushahidi site: http://vacbenin.ushahidi.com .
8. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
Brief Presentation: Where we are
While resource realities currently demand a complex chain of
communication before cases actually reach the rural and
community-based government child protection actors the end
goal is to have this system taken over by Benin‟s Ministry of
the Family so that reports can go directly from victims to the
responders without Plan‟s facilitation and oversight.
9. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
How the system works
Using a mobile phone, anyone witnessing or experiencing
violence against children sends an SMS report to a local,
easy to remember, number: 96008484
The report is registered in the FrontlineSMS system
(www.frontlinesms.com) .
The sender receives a “thank you for your message!” SMS to
acknowledge the report.
The report is archived in FrontlineSMS (managed at CO
level by ICTM) and automatically sent to the back-end of the
Ushahidi system. An administrator at the PU level reviews
the report, geo-locating it on the map using the information
from the SMS message, and ticking off the type of violence
that was reported.
10. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
How the system works
At the same time SMS alert goes out to local authorities and
frontline staff (ROC Team) who are responsible for child
protection in the community so that they can follow up to
research and verify the case and process it according to local
child protection laws.
Local authorities can also use the incident map to plan
budgets, programs and support for victims of violence.
Children and youth are using Flip cameras and mobile
phones to gather and upload testimonies from children and
community members on the Ushahidi map also to generate
awareness and discussion about violence against children.
11. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
How the system works
In summary, this project in Benin shows innovative and
integrated use of:
new technology tools by youth, including Flip cameras and
mobile phones, to create media and conduct outreach with
their communities and the wider public
mobile phones to crowd source reports of violence in the 2
pilot communities and now at country level
geo-location and geo-visualization to support program
planning, management and advocacy
mobile phones and the web to strengthen management of
cases of violence against children by local authorities
social media tools for sharing the project process, sharing
learning, generating discussion and ideas, and promotion of
the project itself
12. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
How the system works
13. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
How the system works
Live show: www.vacbenin.ushahidi.com &
Technical & Admin Jobs:
Message content: Name + Age + Sex + Locality + Type of
violence (all useful information to help ROC team and CPS
members to take action)
Type of violence: categorize using UN study. We can add if
needed additional categories
Location: map the incident on Benin map
Evaluate the incident and approve on a dynamic manner:
status of each violence changes tacking into account reports
coming from field under ROC team supervision after
verification
22. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
RESULTS
About 128 alerts reporting violence against children approved and verified
Support given to public authorities to give effective response on each case
Institutional support given to CPS, BPM, Brigades to give response
MoU signed with BPM
Children trained and skilled to train their pairs, do campaign on local Radio and
TV and promote the system
Mobile phones given to each children committee and media tool kit
Local authorities trained to work using USHAHIDI project to do advocacy and
submit proposals for new projects at community level
License agreement at final stage to get short code and finally green number
geo-location and geo-visualization to support program planning, management
and advocacy and know the scope of VAC at country level
23. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
Issues & Challenges
People calling instead of texting
Late Reporting back to update the system and take
action
Green number to be set up, government involvement
Easy known number
Weak Response given to abuse cases sometimes by
public authorities
Conflict to be avoided with existing response system
owned by the government
Work to improve the system in liaise with GSM
companies and catch widely violence against child
cases everywhere in the country
Voice Alert to incorporate voice reporting (convergence
of SMS and Voice)
Government buy-in
Spamming
24. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
Project Next steps and way forward
Get green number to facilitate message texting free of charge
Transform current number and get easy knowm (no more
than 4 digits) number to facilitate usage by communities
Get „‟Brigade de Protection des Mineurs‟‟ (BPM), cope child
protection system office, taking action effectively , according
to mémorandum of collaboration signed on the project.
Work and get from all GSM operators a protocole to set SMS
for free or at a low cost on the project
Work with each operator to implement the green number on
his system
Continue advocacy with public authorities (ministry of
defense, interior, communications, social affairs, minors‟
judge, assembly, …) to get their buy-in, support and
involvment.
Networking with other projects/NGOs
25. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
Project Next steps and way forward
Monitor in liaise with WAR Social & Media Advisor all grants
funding to support the project
Continue and re-enforce institutional support to child
protections system offices in order to give adequate response
to violence cases reported
Train all structured children comitees (CVED, CEDA,
CEDEC) of our PUs Couffo & Atacora and give them support
to monitor all abuse cases reported and treated by ROC
team and public authorities at country level.
Train all structured children comitees (CVED, CEDA,
CEDEC) of our PUs Couffo & Atacora to use medias tools
and techies to document violence against child cases.
Work and advocate in order to get the project be
integrated into the Child Protection System in Benin and
managed fully by the government
26. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
ICT Responsibilities
Manage all ICT technical's aspects (configurations,
implementation, reporting, …)
Support, Train and Team capacity building
Monitoring of the system (if needed)
Point person on how achieve goals by using ICT (work with
program, communities, other NGOs, …)
Technological eve
Periodically upgrading the system when new versions of
FrontlineSMS and Ushahidi become available;
Employing best practices with regard to the security of the
system;
Providing periodic status reports on the functioning of
technical components; and Collaborating with other parties
on the implementation of new features and functionality as
the need arises.
27. USHAHIDI Project in Benin to
fight Violence Against Child
CONCLUSION
USHAHIDI project in Benin helps program to fight violence
against child
It shows that rural community can use new technologies in
very simple manner to reduce violence against child and
sensitize authorities and communities on the scope of
violence against child
This project shows that ICT can be used to achieve business
goals in various domain (Rights, Health, Food security,
Emergency, Education, …)
The VAC Benin project is an exciting initiative that has the
potential to significantly raise the profile of violence against
children in Benin while contributing to the resolution of cases
where children have been abused, kidnapped, exploited, or
otherwise mistreated.
28. Thanks you for your attention.
I am happy to take questions.
Editor's Notes
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Literacy, Voice, and Toll Free NumberThe system currently supports SMS-based reporting, which presents a number of obvious limitations for populations with low literacy or in cases where reports cannot be transmitted via text messages due to significant complexity. Furthermore, the cost burden of texting the system is assumed by the individual, not by Plan or any other institution.Though it is technically feasible to reverse the billing for SMS to Plan or to secure a short code or “numerovert”, this has not occurred due to a lack of initiative, follow-through, or political will among stakeholders. As a result, it is possible that potential users are reluctant to participate in this initiative for economic reasons.With regard to voice, there are plenty of technical solutions for incorporating voice reporting into this project via a live helpline or an asynchronous interactive voice response system. While these technical solutions would allow even more people toparticipate in reporting, they would require additional technical expertise and management overhead. For the foreseeable future, while the fundamentals of this projectremain the focus of existing activities, I would focus exclusively on SMS and reassess the use of an IVR system after a thorough cost benefit analysis.