Multi-country study on online child sexual exploitation
Terre des Hommes Netherlands conducted a multi-country study on Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) across Cambodia, Kenya, Nepal, and the Philippines to understand parents’ roles in prevention and response.
The research revealed that most parents have limited knowledge of OCSE and struggle to keep up with the digital landscape, creating an intergenerational gap and new sources of conflict.
Children, particularly girls, reported experiencing harassment on platforms like Snapchat and Messenger but often fear victim-blaming, while boys tend to underestimate the risks of exploitation.
The study found that gender-diverse and neuro-diverse children face heightened vulnerabilities in online spaces. Based on these findings, we emphasize that supportive, informed parenting is vital in building digitally resilient children and calls for increased investment in scaling up parent support programs.
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Cambodia
Kenya
Nepal
Philipp
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