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Exercise 1: Rights vs exercise 5: Trust Exercise 9: Support
Wants 12 19
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Exercise 6: Messages Exercise 10: Warning
Exercise 2: top 3 15 20
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Exercise 7: Blocked Exercise 11: Protection
Exercise 3: Sharing 16 22
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Exercise 8: response Exercise 12: SHIELDS
exercice 4: Advice 18 26
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Rights
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vs Wants
Protection from Money to spend
discrimination as you like
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What’s the difference between a right and

a want? Write whether they are a “right” or 05 06
a “want” underneath. Education Holiday trips
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Sending messages
Play on a mobile phone
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Freedom to practise your own A decent
culture, language and beliefs shelter
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Exercise 1 The latest fashion Using a laptop

Rights
computer
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Clean air
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Nutritious food
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a want? Write whether they are a “right” or

a “want” underneath. 15 16
Protection from abuse Watching
and neglect television
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Medical care when The opportunity to express
you need it your opinion and be listened to
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Convention on
the rights of
the child

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 All children have all these rights,
no matter who they are, where they live,
what language they speak, what their
Your name religion is, what they think, what they
look like, if they are a boy or girl, if they
have a disability, if they are rich or poor,
A child is and no matter who their parents or families are or
any person what their parents or families believe or do. No child
When adults make decisions, they should
think about how their decisions will affect
children. All adults should do what is best
for children. Governments should make
sure children are protected and looked
after by their parents, or by other people
when this is needed. Governments should make sure
that people and places responsible for looking after

Convention on
under the should be treated unfairly for any reason. children are doing a good job.
age of 18.

Governments must do Governments should let families Every child has the
all they can to make and communities guide their right to be alive.
sure that every child children so that, as they grow up, Governments must
in their countries can they learn to use their rights in the make sure that children

the rights of
enjoy all the rights in best way. The more children grow, survive and develop in
this Convention. the less guidance they will need. the best possible way.

Children must be registered when they are Children have the right to their own identity – an
born and given a name which is officially official record of who they are which includes their

the child
recognized by the government. Children must
have a nationality (belong to a country).
Whenever possible, children should know
their parents and be looked after by them.
name, nationality and family relations. No one
should take this away from them, but if this happens,
governments must help children to quickly get their
identity back.

Children should not be separated If a child lives in a Governments must stop

from their parents unless they are different country children being taken out
not being properly looked after than their parents, of the country when this
– for example, if a parent hurts governments must is against the law – for
or does not take care of a child. let the child and example, being kidnapped
Children whose parents don’t live parents travel so by someone or held
together should stay in contact with both parents that they can stay in contact and abroad by a parent when the other
unless this might harm the child. be together. parent does not agree.

Children have the Children have the right Children can choose their own
right to give their to share freely with thoughts, opinions and religion,
opinions freely others what they learn, but this should not stop other people
on issues that think and feel, by talking, from enjoying their rights. Parents
affect them. Adults drawing, writing or in can guide children so that as they
should listen and any other way unless it grow up, they learn to properly use
take children seriously. harms other people. this right.

Children can Every child has the Children have the right to get information
join or set right to privacy. from the Internet, radio, television,
up groups or The law must protect newspapers, books and other sources.
organisations, children’s privacy, Adults should make sure the information
and they can family, home, they are getting is not harmful. Governments
meet with communications should encourage the media to share
others, as long as this does and reputation (or good name) from information from lots of different sources, in languages
not harm other people. any attack. that all children can understand.

Parents are the main
people responsible
for bringing up a child.
When the child does
not have any parents,
another adult will have
this responsibility and they are called
a “guardian”. Parents and guardians
should always consider what is best
for that child. Governments should
help them. Where a child has both
Governments must Every child who cannot be looked
protect children from after by their own family has the
violence, abuse and right to be looked after properly
being neglected by by people who respect the child’s
anyone who looks religion, culture, language and
after them. other aspects of their life.
When children are adopted, the most important thing is to do what is best
for them. If a child cannot be properly looked after in their own country –
for example by living with another family – then they might be adopted in

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another country.
parents, both of them should be
responsible for bringing up the child.
 Children who move
from their home country
to another country as
refugees (because it was
Your name not safe for them to stay
there) should get help and
protection and have the same rights as
children born in that country.
Every child with a
disability should enjoy
the best possible life in
society. Governments
should remove all
obstacles for children with
disabilities to become independent and
to participate actively in the community.
Children have the right
to the best health care
possible, clean water to
drink, healthy food and a
clean and safe environment
to live in. All adults and
children should have information about
how to stay safe and healthy.

Convention on
Every child who has been placed Governments Children have the right to
somewhere away from home - for should provide food, clothing and a safe
their care, protection or health – money or other place to live so they can
should have their situation support to help develop in the best possible
checked regularly to see if children from way. The government should

the rights of
everything is going well and if this poor families. help families and children
is still the best place for the child to be. who cannot afford this.

Every child has the right to an education. Primary Children’s education should help them fully
education should be free. Secondary and higher develop their personalities, talents and abilities.
education should be available to every child. It should teach them to understand their own

the child
Children should be encouraged to go to school
to the highest level possible. Discipline in schools
should respect children’s rights and never use
violence.
rights, and to respect other people’s rights,
cultures and differences. It should help them to
live peacefully and protect the environment.

Children have the right to Every child has Children have the right to be
use their own language, the right to rest, protected from doing work that
culture and religion - even relax, play and is dangerous or bad for their
if these are not shared by to take part in education, health or development.
most people in the country cultural and If children work, they have the
where they live. creative activities. right to be safe and paid fairly.

Governments The government should protect children Governments must

must protect from sexual exploitation (being taken make sure that children
children from advantage of) and sexual abuse, are not kidnapped or
taking, making, including by people forcing children to sold, or taken to other
carrying or have sex for money, or making sexual countries or places
selling harmful pictures or films of them. to be exploited (taken
drugs. advantage of).

Children have the right to be protected
from all other kinds of exploitation
(being taken advantage of), even if
these are not specifically mentioned in
this Convention.
Children who are accused of breaking the law should not be
killed, tortured, treated cruelly, put in prison forever, or put in
prison with adults. Prison should always be the last choice
and only for the shortest possible time. Children in prison
should have legal help and be able to stay in contact with
their family.

Children have Children have the right Children accused of breaking the
the right to be to get help if they have law have the right to legal help and
protected during been hurt, neglected, fair treatment. There should be lots
war. No child treated badly or affected of solutions to help these children
under 15 can join by war, so they can become good members of their
the army or take get back their health communities. Prison should only be
part in war. and dignity. the last choice.

If the laws of a Governments should These articles explain how

country protect actively tell children governments, the United Nations
children’s rights and adults about this – including the Committee on the
better than this Convention so that Rights of the Child and UNICEF -

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Convention, then everyone knows about and other organisations work
those laws should children’s rights. to make sure all children enjoy all
be used. their rights.
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Exercise 3

Sharing
Circle the people who you
01
My social
media posts
02
My personal
information
(e.g. address, name)
03
My physical
location
04
My search
history
think can see the things
you say, do and post online. Friends Friends Friends Friends

Tech companies Tech companies Tech companies Tech companies

Family Family Family Family

Strangers Strangers Strangers Strangers

Government Government Government Government

Businesses Businesses Businesses Businesses

Other : Other : Other : Other :

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Why?: Why?: Why?: Why?:

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Shade the starsagree with
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exercice 4 how much you

the sentence
Advice
Read what other young
.. .. ..

people had to say about “I have all my privacy “One of my online friends
“I’m really worried who I haven’t met
their online safety and about hackers who can and security settings on in real life asked me if I wanted
break into data storage so I’m not really worried
privacy. Do you agree systems and use my data”
to meet up in person.
I don’t think I’ll go…”
about my data”
with these statements?
Why/why not? Write your
answers in the boxes
below.

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 Your name Unicef
What type of website is this ? Do you think this website is trustworthy? Why/why not?
exercise 5

Trust
Look at the screenshots
on the handout and think
about whether you would
trust information from
these websites.

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 Your name Wikipedia
What type of website is this ? Do you think this website is trustworthy? Why/why not?
exercise 5

Trust
Look at the screenshots
on the handout and think
about whether you would
trust information from
these websites.

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exercise 5 What type of website is this ? Do you think this website is trustworthy? Why/why not?

Trust
Look at the screenshots
on the handout and think
about whether you would
trust information from
these websites.

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 Your name Web md
What type of website is this ? Do you think this website is trustworthy? Why/why not?
exercise 5

Trust
Look at the screenshots
on the handout and think
about whether you would
trust information from
these websites.

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Ways they should behave

Exercise 6

Messages
Write a text message to a friend
giving them advice about how Things they should never do
young people should treat each
other when they go online.

Ways they should behave

Things they should never do

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Exercise 7 .. .. ..
Blocked
Have you ever blocked
One of your classmates has
been sending you mean text
Your best friend
makes a rude comment
A stranger sends you
a friend request
about you in a group chat. Facebook.
messages every day for
someone online? What the last three weeks.
They’re usually nice You don’t recognise
to you online. their picture.
did they do to make
you block them? Read
the stories and decide
if you would block this Why?/Why not? Why?/Why not? Why?/Why not?
person.

Circle the lock padlock to indicate if you would block the person or not

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Exercise 7 .. .. ..
Blocked
Have you ever blocked
Your mum adds you as a
friend and tags you in some
Someone you’ve been
chatting to online asks Someone from your school
you to send them a nude sends you a video that shows
baby photos. You don’t want
someone online? What your friends to see them
photo. You don’t feel some graphic violence.
comfortable.
did they do to make
you block them? Read
the stories and decide
if you would block this Why?/Why not? Why?/Why not? Why?/Why not?
person.

Circle the lock padlock to indicate if you would block the person or not

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The person being bullied

Exercise 8

Response
If someone is being
bullied online, we have
a responsibility to do
something about it. what
Friends (the bully’s friends or the friends of the person being
do you think each of these bullied)”
people should do to stop
cyberbullying or help the
person being bullied?

Other bystanders

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Exercise 9 What we
bsites or

Support
organisa
tions ca
you go to n
that for help?
Who do you know what can
they do?
for help
you can turn to
Do you know what resources are es wrong
if something go
n these
available in your country to help young online? what ca
you?
people if something upsets you or people do to help
worries you online? For example,
is there a person, a website or an
organisation that you know of that you
can go to for help? How did you hear
about them?

It’s okay if nothing comes

to mind! Try doing a quick
internet search and tell us
what information you fin
d!

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 Your name 1 Sharing personal information
(e.g. home address)

Exercise 10

Warning
2 Meeting up with someone
you met online

ces and
Cut out senten line
There are lots of different
3 Chatting to a stranger
he
kinds of people, activities stick them to t e
or experiences that you can
on the next pag
encounter on the internet. 4 Sending a private
photo to a friend
You might think some of
these things are less safe,
or more safe, than others.
How do you rate some of 5 Accepting friend requests from
someone you don’t know
these activities (e.g. meeting
someone face-to-face that
you met online)?
6 Using google to do research
for school work

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co m ple tely safe,

Exercise 10 G een is
afe at all.
and red is not s

Warning if t
f
he
rom
re s
’
t h
so
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m
lis
ething missing
t, w rite it on!

Not safe at all

Completely safe

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Exercise 11

Protection Social media ? Would you feel prepared to

deal with this risk?

Friend Friend Friend

Friend
? What is happening to her?

You Jamila is in year 8 at school. For

the last month, she has been
receiving anonymous messages
which say mean things about her
clothes and hairstyle
One day, one of her ? What could you do to
friends tells her that a fake protect yourself?
Instagram account with her
? Who could they ask for help or talk name has been set up and
to about the problem? is sending people rude
pictures.
You Jamila scared to go to
is
school in case she is teased
about it.

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Exercise 11

Protection Social media ? Would you feel prepared to

deal with this risk?

Friend Friend Friend

Friend
? What is happening to her?

You Gino is 15 years old. He loves

? Who could they ask for help or talk
to about the problem?
You
playing online games and will
often play late into the night.
Each day, he spends at
least 10 hours playing on
the computer. At first it was ? What could you do to
just for fun, but Gino has protect yourself?
started skipping school to
play games and doesn’t
want to take part in activities
with his friends or family any
more.
He is becoming more
socially isolated and his
family are worried about his
mental health.

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Exercise 11

Protection Social media ? Would you feel prepared to

deal with this risk?

Friend Friend Friend

? What is happening to her?
You
Who could they ask for help or talk
? she feels comfortable
to about the problem?
You
Friend
Zahra accepts a new friend
request on Facebook from an older
man she doesn’t know. She starts
chatting with him and realises they
have a lot in common.
Zahra feels like she can’t talk
to her parents about some ? What could you do to
of her experiences at school, protect yourself?
but her new friend seems to
understand and
confiding in him.
One day, he asks if she
wants to meet face to face.
Zahra is unsure whether to
go and meet
her new friend.

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Exercise 11

Protection Social media ? Would you feel prepared to

deal with this risk?

Friend Friend Friend

Friend
? What is happening to her?

You Max is 16 years old. His mother

posts a photo on her social media
account of Max when he was 3
without his permission.
In the photo, Max is playing
naked on the beach with ? What could you do to
some friends. protect yourself?
His mother loves the photo
? Who could they ask for help or talk and wants to share it with
to about the problem? her friends and family who
she is connected with on
Facebook, but Max doesn’t
You feel comfortable with it
being online.

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Write some
Exercise 12 of the things that you use

SHIELDS
to protect your computer.

Viruses and malware can be bad for your computer

– they can make it slow down or crash, or they can
delete files or even put your privacy or security at
risk. Do you do anything to keep your computer
safe from viruses?

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 This activity book has been developed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
and a working group of contributing authors from leading institutions in the sector of child rights
and child protection in the digital environment.

The activities are based on those developed by the Young and Resilient Research Centre
at Western Sydney University, with support from the 5Rights Foundation, to inform the drafting
of the UNCRC General Comment on Children’s Rights in the Digital Environment.

This work would not have been possible without the time, enthusiasm and dedication
of the contributing authors and ITU graphic team.

ITU is grateful to all of the following partners, who have created

this resource for children by contributing their valuable time and insights:
Amy Jones and Olivia Solari Yrigoyen (Child Rights Connect),
John Carr (ECPAT International) as well as Amanda Third
and Lilly Moody​​(Western Sydney University)

www.itu.int/cop
ISBN: 978-92-61-30441-6