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2: How we do it<br />
Liberia<br />
Launching on Safer Internet Day, the Liberian<br />
<strong>Report</strong>ing Portal was the result of a partnership<br />
between the <strong>IWF</strong>, the Liberian government, Liberia’s<br />
Defence for Children International (DCI) and GSM<br />
service providers Orange Liberia. The Liberia National<br />
Police (LNP) and the Liberia Telecommunications<br />
Authority (LTA) are also supporters of the initiative.<br />
It is the first reporting system on children’s issues in<br />
West Africa and a pioneering initiative in a country<br />
where 95% of children now use the internet, and where<br />
almost 44% of the population is under 14 years old.<br />
The second most common crime in Liberia is sexual<br />
abuse, of both children and adults, but mainly children.<br />
The promotion of the portal on social media produced<br />
over two million impressions and reached 425,000<br />
people, while the media reach of this historic event<br />
was 2.8 million people across different Liberian media.<br />
These activities were complemented with an SMS<br />
campaign led by Orange and LoneStar Cell MTN,<br />
who sent a message to customers with information<br />
about the portal. Liberia has a mobile penetration of<br />
approximately 75%. The initiative was inspired by the<br />
successful nationwide SMS campaign trialled in the<br />
Zambian Portal launch last year.<br />
“I think it is a good thing<br />
for the children of Liberia,<br />
owing to the fact that 95<br />
percent of children in<br />
Liberia are online users,<br />
their protection matters,<br />
and we are glad that this<br />
is coming to Liberia.<br />
At the level of the<br />
children’s parliament, we<br />
have come across several<br />
cases of online abuse.”<br />
Jutomue Doetein<br />
Speaker of the Liberian Children’s Parliament<br />
“In more instances,<br />
children are the victims<br />
of internet abuse. Child<br />
offenders take advantage<br />
of the internet to exploit<br />
children around the<br />
world which Liberia<br />
is no exception.”<br />
Foday M. Kawah<br />
Head of DCI<br />
Liberia portal launch with legal officer at<br />
DCI-Liberia Joseph M.Tegli, <strong>IWF</strong> Development<br />
Director Emma Douglas, Executive Director<br />
Defence for Children-Liberia Foday M. Kawah,<br />
<strong>IWF</strong> Development Manager Will Few.<br />
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