Background

Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people and inspire a national conversation. Globally, this day is celebrated in more than 170 countries, coordinated by the joint Insafe/INHOPE network, with the support of the European Commission, and national Safer Internet Centres across Europe. In Nepal, the ChildSafeNet is responsible for managing and promoting Safer Internet Day.  ChildSafeNet started celebration of the Safer Internet Day in Nepal in 2019 as the focal organization.

The day offers the opportunity to highlight positive uses of technology and to explore the role we all play in helping to create a better and safer online community. It calls upon young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policymakers, and wider, to join together in helping to create a better internet.

Why Do We Need to Protect Children and Young People Online?

In this digital age, the information and communication technology sector is advancing tremendously. Along with the fast progress, this revolution brings with it, numerous adversities and dangers. Children and young people are heavy users of the technology.  Unsafe use of the digital technology exposes them to serious harms, such as, online sexual abuse & exploitation, cyber bullying, phishing and sextortion. Such harms affect children's mental and cognitive development, humiliate and lower their self-esteem. Children, young people, parents, teachers and governments need to take cyber safety seriously and fulfill their responsibilities in making the internet safer place.

Since cyber safety is an issue relevant to all internet users, we all have responsibilities to make the internet safer for our children and young people. Let us work Together for a Better Internet.

Objectives of the Safer Internet Day Celebration

  1.  To highlight and promote positive uses of the internet and to explore the role we all play in creating a better and safer internet

  2.  To raise awareness on online risks for children and young people and protecting them

  3.   Develop synergy among organizations and institutions working with and for children

  4.   To call upon young people, parents, caregivers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policymakers, and wider, to join together in helping to create a better internet

Activities in Nepal

 ChildSafeNet has planned following activities to observe the Safer Internet Day 2022 in Nepal.

 1.       Produce and disseminate awareness raising Public Service Announcement (PSA) videos, social media posts, radio programmes and TV programmes

 2.       Internet safety training for school students

 3.       Internet safety awareness sessions in schools and colleges

 4.       Panel discussions with influencers, social activists, journalists and organisations

 5.       Panel discussions with parents and children, aimed at understanding the views of parents and children, and the roles they play in ensuring online safety

 6.       Workshops with children and young people on their perceptions on safer and better internet and protection from online harms

 7.       Info-series videos with simple tips to make the internet safer for children and young people

 8.       Social media posts specifically tailored towards promoting the Safer Internet Day

 9.       A short video competition to promote positive and safer use of the internet

 10.   A public event on internet safety on 8 February 2022

When?

Although 8 February 2022 is the main day, the Safer Internet Day 2022 activities will be conducted throughout the year.

 Where?

Online child safety programmes will be conducted nationwide, reaching children, young people, parents as well as stakeholders and duty bearers, mostly through online,  electronic and print media. Schools and colleges are expected to conduct online awareness sessions throughout the country. ChildSafeNet and partner organisations will provide technical resources to conduct awareness activities.

 

How You Can Get Involved

We would like to invite children, young people, parents, schools, colleges, government, police, law practitioners, private sector, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), international/national organizations, media, celebrities as well as other duty bearers are to get involved in celebration of the Safer Internet Day 2022.

You may organize awareness raising activities, such as, group discussions, training sessions, fun fairs, media activities, quiz, etc.

Government, police and law practitioners may use the Safer Internet Day 2022 as an opportunity to reinforce implementation of cyber safety policy and enhance legal protection.

Private sector, including ISPs, could get involved by provision of service and funding.

National and international organizations are requested to provide technical and financial support as well as integrate cyber safety awareness in their projects.

We request support of media and celebrities for promotion of the Safer Internet Day and dissemination of online safety messages.

Besides, please feel free to come up with other ideas to promote a safer and a better internet.

About ChildSafeNet: ChildSafeNet is a non-governmental organization, working to make digital technology safer for children and young people.  We work to raise awareness on safer use of the internet and digital devices to protect children and young people from Internet addiction, online sexual abuse and exploitation, cyber-bullying, phishing, gaming addiction and to promote digital literacy. We work in partnership with children's and young people's groups, parents, schools, government, media, private sector and organizations.

 

Contact Us

ChildSafeNet, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal

Tel: +977 9741673313 Email: info@childsafenet.org     Websites: www.childsafenet.org,   www.saferinternetday.org/web/nepal/sid

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