Ultimately, lasting change will depend not only on stronger systems, but also on transforming
the social norms and values that enable violence against children to persist. Only by challenging
the attitudes, inequalities and assumptions that enable exploitation and silence survivors can a
future be built in which all children are truly safe, supported and protected.
Children have shared their experiences with honesty and courage. Their voices must lead to change.
Contributors
This research reflects the contributions of many dedicated researchers and participants over the
past seven years. We acknowledge and thank all those who shared their experiences to help build
a stronger evidence base to protect children from technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and
abuse.
This report was conceptualized and written by Daniel Kardefelt-Winther and Anisha Bhargava.
Quantitative data analysis for the report was led by Anisha Bhargava and Hélène Guillou.
We appreciate the valuable contributions from many reviewers across UNICEF: Bo Viktor Nylund,
Regina de Dominicis, Sheema Sen Gupta, Ramya Subrahmanian, Kathleen Edison, Alessandra
Guedes, Sabrina Page, Afrooz Kaviani Johnson, Josianne Galea Baron, Lily Caprani, Iris Romero,
Helen Wylie, Thomas Sayers, Eric Zuehlke, Jeremy Sprigge, Hlekiwe Kachali and Anna Macdonald.
Finally, we acknowledge the core project team from UNICEF Innocenti who led on UNICEF's
research activities for the Disrupting Harm project: Anisha Bhargava, Stephanie Curran, Angela
Davis, Daniel Kardefelt-Winther, Camila Perera Aladro, Marium Saeed, Rogers Twesigye and
Jennifer Quarti.
Through Children’s Eyes
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