A co-developed tool with members
Participation is one of the four general principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and is a procedural right through which to realise other rights, including the protection of children from online-facilitated sexual abuse and exploitation.
As decision-makers, organisations and professionals, we have a responsibility to amplify children, young people and survivor voices, so they are heard by the people with the power to drive positive change or drive positive change themselves. By listening to the experiences of children, young people and survivors we can ensure the right support is available to those who need it. We need to do this in a way that is not tokenistic and truly supports, empowers and benefits children, young people and survivors.
This tool provides advice and guidance on how to foster participation to effectively engage children, young people and adult survivors in developing responsive and impactful responses to reduce the risk of sexual exploitation and abuse online.
The content of the document has been developed in partnership with eight WeProtect Global Alliance members who are at the forefront of participatory work with children, young people and survivors on the issue of child sexual exploitation and abuse online. It is a ‘live’ learning tool developed with many members of WeProtect Global Alliance and will be updated as practice in this space continues.