International Day against Bullying and Cyberbullying: Setting an example together!
Ludwigshafen/Wuppertal, 07.11.2024 | Today is the International Day against Bullying and Cyberbullying - an important day of action that draws attention to the urgent problem of bullying and cyberbullying in particular. klicksafe, the Love Always Wins e.V. association and "Nummer gegen Kummer" offer support to those affected, parents and teachers.
Cyberbullying is a growing problem, especially in times of increasing digital networking
The recently published Cyberlife Study shows that 18.5 percent of the children and young people between the ages of seven and 20 surveyed have already been victims of cyberbullying. Compared to the 2022 survey with 16.7%, the number of those affected has increased by almost 2 percentage points. Whereas bullying used to be limited to the physical context of school, it is now normal for children and young people to be confronted with bullying on social networks and via messenger services. This can be particularly stressful because they can hardly escape the attacks.
Set an example: Together against bullying!
On "International Day against Bullying and Cyberbullying", klicksafe, Love Always Wins e.V. and Nummer gegen Kummer are jointly calling for people to take a stand against bullying. It is important that those affected know that they are not alone - there is help available to them at any time.
klicksafe offers comprehensive information, materials and tips for parents, teachers and young people. The focus is on approaches to preventing and intervening in cyberbullying. To this end, klicksafe published the Cyberbullying First Aid app for young people in 2017 and the Cyberbullying Easy Help app this year. Both apps have already won awards. They were co-developed by young people (2017) and people with disabilities (2024). In addition to the posters and flyers for the apps, klicksafe has many other materials and practical guides for those affected, parents and teachers under the keyword cyberbullying.
"Our task is to provide young people with the information and emotional tools they need to protect themselves from cyberbullying. We show them and their caregivers ways in which they can actively defend themselves and deal with cyberbullying," explains Deborah Woldemichael, Head of the EU initiative klicksafe at the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority.
The Number against grief offers confidential and anonymous advice for children, young people and parents - including on the subject of cyberbullying. Those affected can contact trained advisors by phone or online, who are there to help them in stressful situations.
The association Love Always Wins e.V. is primarily involved in education and prevention measures to empower and encourage young people to actively combat bullying. The special focus here is on the perspective of a victim, as the chairwoman of the association, Lijana Kaggwa, suffered from severe cyberbullying herself.
About klicksafe
klicksafe is the media literacy initiative of the European Union's Digital Europe Program for more safety online. In Germany, klicksafe is the responsibility of the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority. klicksafe supports the confident and critical use of digital media with a wide range of services. Educational professionals, parents and interested users can find up-to-date information and materials at klicksafe.de.
klicksafe is politically and economically independent and a member of the "Safer Internet DE" association(saferinternet.de). In addition to klicksafe as an awareness center, this includes the hotlines internet-beschwerdestelle.de (from eco and FSM) and jugendschutz.net as well as the helpline Nummer gegen Kummer.
About Love always wins e.V.
Love Always Wins e.V. is a non-profit association that campaigns for greater social cohesion and digital security. We work on concepts to help schools, parents, teachers and companies with the problems of digital media. We regularly visit schools to teach young people how to use social media. We do press work and educational work on social media to make the whole of society aware of this issue, campaign for changes in politics and work with other well-known organizations to find a holistic social solution and promote democracy.
At lovealwayswins.de, those affected find support and a story they can identify with. The chairwoman of the association, Lijana Kaggwa, suffered extreme cyberbullying herself and shares this story and her emotions with society in order to raise awareness of the issue of cyberbullying.
About Nummer gegen Kummer e.V.
Nummer gegen Kummer e.V. is the umbrella organization for local associations that operate child and youth helplines and parent helplines in Germany. The current 87 local operators of the helplines are mainly local associations of the German Child Protection Association and other welfare organizations. This network is the largest free telephone counseling service for children, young people and parents in Germany. Specially trained and mainly volunteer counselors support callers by helping them to help themselves with everyday problems and difficult life situations. To finance the network, Nummer gegen Kummer e.V. and its local supporting associations seek donations from companies, organizations and private individuals.
Nummer gegen Kummer e.V. emerged from the German Child Protection Association and is affiliated with it as a member in its objectives. The umbrella organization is a member of Child Helpline International.
Nummer gegen Kummer e.V. is funded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and supported by Deutsche Telekom. As a cooperation partner of Nummer gegen Kummer e.V., Deutsche Telekom has been providing the technical infrastructure for the nationwide counseling service free of charge since 1991. It also pays the connection fees for calls to the counseling hotlines.
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