“Together for Inclusion” brings in Prishtina teachers from Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia

Pristina 24-25 February 2023 – “Together For Inclusion” is a new initiative that CRCA/ECPAT Albania implements in partnership with EdGuard from Kosovo and the Center for Education and Development – CED from North Macedonia, funded by Western Balkan Fund. The initiative aims to include all children, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, special needs or any other ground, in the regular public schools. The integration of children in regular schools is considered an important step towards the social inclusion of children with special needs in the education system and a successful method compared to placing children in separate schools just for them.

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National Report on Child and Adolescents online safety published in Albania

Tirana, 10 February 2022 – The National Hotline for Safer Internet for Children in Albania, made public the data of the incidents that children and young people have reported during 2022 to the hotline. The data are published in the 4th?National Report on Internet Safety in Albania, an annual publication of the National Internet Safety Centre that is published every February and is linked with the International Safer Internet Day.

The findings of the report were presented this morning in the 8th?Annual Forum for Safer Internet in Albania, with the participation of authorities, teachers, CSO’s representatives and media.

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New legislation could hold big tech accountable for the dissemination of child sexual abuse materials

22 February 2023 – On the European Day for Victims of Crime, ECPAT is proud to launch the Right in Front of Us (#ChildSafetyOn) campaign in partnership with 13 organisations dedicated to protecting children’s safety and rights online.??

Research from?WeProtect Global Alliance & Economist Impact?report shows that an average school classroom of 20 children may have as many as 13 children who have experienced a form of online sexual harm. But a solution to online sexual abuse is right in front of us.?

New legislation is being considered by the EU that would help stop online child sexual abuse. This law would require the EU to create a legal obligation for companies like Meta, Tik Tok and Google, to identify, remove, and report any child sexual abuse material on their platforms. Crucially, those companies will also be held accountable for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse. We are working with teachers and educators across Europe to help mobilise their voice in making children safe in their digital lives away from the classroom.

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