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Digitization of the child sexual abuse prevention program "Safe Touch" of the ELIZA association

Digitization of the child sexual abuse prevention program "Safe Touch" of the ELIZA association
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OTE GROUP

OTE Group is the largest technology company in Greece. It is one of the top three listed companies with respect to capitalization, in the Athens Stock Exchange and is also listed in the London Stock Exchange. In 2021, OTE Group employed approximately 10,500 people in Greece.

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Objective Action

Preventing sexual abuse for 5-9 year olds through the Safe Touch program's educational platform, hosted on the Education Policy Institute's skills platform.

 

Target Audience


Children, Educators & Parents: 450,000 Kindergarten and A, B, C grade Elementary children, as well as to the parents of these children and 48,000 kindergarten teachers and teachers.
 

 

Duration

2021 - today


Description


"Safe Touch" is a sexual abuse prevention program, implemented by the ELIZA Association, following the standards of the American Safe Touches program of the NYSPCC. The program is aimed at children aged 5 to 9, is developed in schools on the initiative of teachers and teaches children how to protect themselves from sexual abuse.

The program educates and informs teachers and parents alike, so that they are able to recognize the signs that lead to suspicion of abuse, but also realize the necessity of recognition.

The founding donor of the program is the "Stavros Niarchos" Foundation, while the Supporters are Nea Odos S.A. and the Bank of Greece.

The "Safe Touch" program was developed for life in 2016. In order to ensure the sustainability of the program, the continuation of the education of primary school students over time and the diffusion of the program throughout the country, the program was also digitized with the contribution of COSMOTE and since 2021, it has joined the Skills Workshops of the Educational Policy Institute. The digital program has 3 main pillars: The workshop aimed at children A, B, C, Elementary, the educational video for teachers, the informative video for parents.
 


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Impact on Society

  • Evaluation of the digital format of the program implemented with the participation of 500 students from schools in Attica: The results showed a significant increase in knowledge among the students regardless of the way the program was implemented (live or digital).
  • In just a few months (November 2021 to March 2022), 1,000 children have been trained in how to protect themselves from sexual abuse, through the digital platform www.asfalesaggigma.gr.
  • More than 300 parents & teachers have been informed about the need to recognize the signs, through the digital platform www.asfalesaggigma.gr.
  • More than 7,500,000 citizens across the country have been informed about the need to protect children from sexual abuse, through the program's communication campaign


Initiative Location

Nationwide


Working with Organization

ELIZA Association – Society against Child Abuse


Workers Participation


Benefits for Οrganization

  • Supporting a pioneering project to prevent a very important social problem
  • Contribution to the education of children, parents and teachers in all schools of our country, without limitations and exclusions - through the digitization of the program
  • Contributing to COSMOTE's vision of creating a better world for everyone through technology
  • Informing company employees about this important social problem and about the program, through cooperation, as well as specialized information actions



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