Building Stronger Child Helpline Responses to Online Harms
Reflections from a Voice Up Africa Training in Namibia
From 4–5 November 2025, we had the privilege of co-facilitating an in-person training in Windhoek, Namibia, under the Voice Up Africa project, focused on online harms and how child helplines can respond effectively. As Childline South Africa’s Online Counselling Manager for the past 13 years, this topic is deeply personal to me. The digital world […]
Launching Our First Training of Trainers on Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Namibia
Last week marked an important milestone with the launch of our first Training of Trainers on Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (TFCSEA) in Windhoek, Namibia. It represents more than a year of collaborative development between CHI and seven African child helplines, made possible through the Voice Up Africa project with the generous support of Safe […]
Voice Up Africa! From Foundations to Action
Across Eastern and Southern Africa, an increasing number of children and young people are active online each year (UNICEF, 2023). Increased access to the internet brings incredible opportunities for learning, communication, and connection. But it also presents new challenges to children and young people, especially the risk of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA). […]
Voice Up Africa!
New initiative by African child helplines to disrupt online harms
On World Children’s Day (20 November 2024), in partnership with seven child helpline members in Eastern and Southern Africa, we officially kicked-off our “Voice Up Africa! Disrupting Harm by Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA)” project; a 2-year initiative funded by Safe Online. Initiated in July 2024, the Voice Up Africa! project brings together […]