Explorers women's grant
Explorers! - Digital Awareness and Online Safety for Disadvantaged Girls
E-mentoring’s program titled Explorers! is implemented with the support of the Roots and Wings Foundation’s Solidarity Women’s Program. The initiative focuses on strengthening the online safety, self-confidence, and self-advocacy skills of disadvantaged young people - especially girls.
- not feel left alone,
- know that help is available,
- and be part of a community where they can feel safe both online and offline.
Because online harassment is not a “virtual problem.”
Program Objectives
Our plans are for participants to gain knowledge and tools that will help them:
- Recognize different forms of online harassment (bullying), manipulation, and digital abuse.
- Understand their rights and know where to turn for help.
- Build a supportive community where they can strengthen one another by sharing and processing their own stories.
Activities
Implementation is based on experiential and interactive methods, both in person and online:
- Trainings for disadvantaged mentored children in rural and Budapest locations,
- Preparation and training of mentors on the topic of online safety,
- Publication of thematic content, posts, and a practical training guide on E-mentoring’s online platforms and social media channels.
Implementation Timeline
The 6+1-month project process is divided into the following phases:
- Preparation: Development of the training program.
- Organization and professional development: Informing partner institutions and scheduling training sessions.
- Training and campaign implementation: Delivering the trainings and collecting stories.
- Dissemination: Evaluating results and communicating about the implemented programs and outcomes.
Another Step Toward Safetí and Confidence
For us, the Explorers program is another important step toward ensuring that every child - especially girls in the most vulnerable situations - can experience that:
They have a voice, they have the right to protection, and they are never alone.
E-tanoda’s project against online harassment, incorporating a gender-sensitive perspective, was supported by the Roots and Wings Foundation.
