Safeguarding children safety online in Nigeria

What are you raising money for?

We're raising funds to build a safer online environment for Nigerian children. This initiative will develop crucial online safety curricula and educational resources for schools, parents and educators. Funds will support: • Sensitization workshops and trainings on safety platforms and apps for risk management. • Advocacy for robust child protection policies and regulations. • Holding tech companies accountable for online safety. • Establishing online safety helplines for victims of online harm. • Carry out research that reveal and unveil local solutions on how best to handle the challenge of online sexual abuse and exploitation by predators posing as children on the internet, and targeting children when they use the internet to learn, communicate and socialize.

Why are you raising the funds?

We are urgently raising awareness and funds to combat the escalating crisis of online abuse and exploitations targeting children in Nigeria. And how best we can curb this menace as emerging crimes and how we can bring this to fore before Nigerians, that online violations of children are ongoing at alarming rate. The alarming rise in incidents including abduction and rape, trafficking and even murdering, with clear links to online interactions, demand immediate action. These are not isolated cases; we witness the devastating consequences firsthand. To protect our vulnerable children, we must act now. And we are requesting that you could act now please. Your contribution can save a child from falling prey. Children need to be protected and that's why your contribution now is very crucial. It will enable us to create, run and execute successful and impactful interventions and programs, and conduct vital researches to develop effective strategies for online safety.

What will the funds raised help achieve?

Funds raise will empower us to protect children online by : • Delivering educational resources and programs that build resilience against harmful online contents. • Providing support services to prevent and address Cyberbullying and online sexual exploitation. • Developing preventive training programs for schools, children and parents on identifying and avoiding online predators and how they can stay safe by safeguarding their personal information while using the internet. • Equipping parents with tools and knowledge to effectively monitor and guide their children online activity. • Creating innovative protective tools and accessible reporting mechanisms for child safety. • Providing access to free legal aid to children as victims of online harm. • Providing access to psycho social support and mental health to children and family.