The Voice Up Africa! project brings together seven Child Helplines in Eastern and Southern Africa in a joint effort to:
- Contribute to the prevention of victimization and strengthening survivors’ support
- Empowerment of children, caregivers and families to prevent technology-faciliated child sexual exploitation and abuse (TF-CSEA) and access early support
- Strengthen national, regional and global infrastructures to effectively tackle digital harms to children.
The Voice Up Africa! project is a strategic partnership between Safe Online and Child helpline International and its member Child Helplines under the Investment Pillar A (Network and Systems).
Key Project Partners
ECFA Child Helpline Ethiopia
Childline Kenya
Kenya
Linha Fala Criança
Mozambique
Lifeline/Childline Namibia
Namibia
Childline South Africa
South Africa
National Child Helpline
Tanzania
Sauti 116
Uganda
Tech Matters
Tech Partner
Project Objectives
To achieve the intended impact, the following project objectives are envisaged:
- To increase the capacity and accessibility of child helplines in seven target countries in Africa to respond to T-FCSEA.
- To increase awareness among children, communities and other key stakeholders on the role of child helplines in relation to T-FCSEA.
The project objectives will be realized through the attainment of five interrelated outcomes namely:
- Technical barriers to accessing child helplines are minimized.
- High-quality child helpline services with TF-CSEA expertise in response and data management.
- Children, caregivers, communities, survivors and their families are informed and empowered to disclose and report TF-CSEA.
- Better integrated national networks for prevention of and protection against TF-CSEA.
- Improved collaboration between child helplines and online platforms to combat TF-CSEA.
Central to the project is system strengthening which includes infrastructure updates, capacity-building, awareness-raising, partnerships and research.
Target Beneficiaries
Primary
- Child helplines in target countries.
- Children in target countries.
- Communities in target countries.
- Key stakeholders, e.g. policymakers and partners in target countries.
Secondary
- Child helplines globally and the children they serve.
Our Team
Joyce Karigia
Project Coordinator
Alessandra Bertone
Communications Coordinator
Child Helpline International and its member Child Helplines gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided for the Voice Up Africa! project by Safe Online.
