UNICEF and Globe further strengthened their partnership to promote online safety and security among children and the youth through a “Training of Trainers (TOT)” workshop of their Digital Thumbprint Program (DTP). DTP aims to increase students’ knowledge of digital citizenship and cybersafety by taking a critical look at their online behavior and helping them develop insights into the influences of the online world and the choices they are making.
Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, children are staying online for a longer time. There is now a more urgent need to strengthen the digital skills of students, teachers, and parents to enable them to identify, address, and avoid the risks present in the current digital space.
By partnering with UNICEF, Globe hoped to reach more internet users and help them become more responsible digital citizens. The training aims to create DTP champions among UNICEF staff and partners who can then cascade skills to their peers and networks on the five (5) DTP modules: Digital Insight, Digital Impact, Digital Discernment, Digital Ambition, and the Parent Module.
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“According to the Philippine Kids Online Survey, a study conducted by UNICEF Philippines in 2017, the Internet offers tremendous opportunities as it helps children learn, play and connect. This is even more amplified at this time of the pandemic. However, we also must understand that the caring community that surrounds the childlike parents and teachers, needs opportunities to access new skills and understanding, in order for them to support children have a safe and positive experience online, protected from risks and harm,” explained Patrizia Benvenuti, UNICEF Child Protection chief.
More than 120 officers and staff participated from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Education Alternative Learning System Task Force, Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development, Tambayan Center for Children’s Rights, Break The Silence National Network, Inc. and Share An Opportunity Philippines.
