“Trusted Smart Products” – Children Are Consumers #WCRD2019
Today is World Consumer Rights Day and at Child Online Africa; we are focusing on the five keys to building trust with children and young people in their choice and use of connected devices. Like we all know; smart products are connected to the internet and they receive, collect and send data. According to Consumers International, there are currently 23.1 billion smart products in the world, outnumbering people; three to one. If World Consumer Rights Day is the opportunity to deliver real impact for consumers and remind the world about the importance of observing and enforcing consumer rights, then children …
African Union Moves to Promote Child Online Safety
Child Online Africa and World Vision International -Ghana are pleased to announce a significant progress on the call on African leaders to consider Child Online Protection and give it the needed action. This call with the hashtag #OnlineSafety4Agenda2040 which was made in June 2018, has culminated in the Executive Council Decision Ex.CL/Dec.1017 (XXXIII) by the Africa Union on the issue. The campaign which commenced on the 16th of June and ended on the 29th of June with a position paper presented to the African Union Commission. The call was to urge the African Union Commission working through the committee of Experts …
J Initiative Launches New Identity
Child online safety advocacy organization, J Initiative has changed its identity to Child Online Africa (COA). The change is to reflect its continental focus and multi-country agenda, as well as to reflect the growing demand and interest in its services in the area of child online protection, child well-being and Digital literacy on the African continent. There is the need to encourage each African country to put in place a deliberate effort at protecting children online like it is the case in Ghana. J Initiative, an organization which has spearheaded the call on stakeholders to protect children and young people …
Child Online Safety Update From Facebook
Our mission is to build partnership with individuals and organizations if possible to bring about the desired result in the interest of children and young people. We are excited to bring to the notice of the general public updates on child safety from FACEBOOK in ensuring that young people of the right age are adequately catered for on social media and the other online platforms ranging from lessons they can use to build their Digital Citizenship to security. Here are the details: As you know, we do not tolerate any behavior or content that exploits children online and we develop …