Disrupting Harm
Evidence from 25 countries across 6 regions on the context, threats, and children’s perspectives of online child sexual exploitation and abuse.
In a unique collaboration ECPAT International, u003ca href=u0022https://www.interpol.int/enu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eINTERPOLu003c/au003e and u003ca href=u0022https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eUNICEF Office of Strategy and Evidence – Innocentiu003c/au003e have combined forces to assess the context, threat and collect children’s perspectives of online child sexual exploitation and abuse in 25 countries in 6 regions. This ground-breaking project was made possible with funding from u003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/disrupting-harm/u0022u003eSafe Onlineu003c/au003e.rnrnThe uniqueness of this research lies in its multisectoral approach and its comprehensive methodology which enables countries to compare results, identify national differences and global similarities, and help policymakers and practitioners understand how this problem needs to be tackled in-country and internationally.rnu003cdiv class=u0022elementor-element elementor-element-a387b06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parentu0022 data-id=u0022a387b06u0022 data-element_type=u0022containeru0022 data-settings=u0022{u0026quot;container_typeu0026quot;:u0026quot;flexu0026quot;,u0026quot;content_widthu0026quot;:u0026quot;boxedu0026quot;}u0022 data-core-v316-plus=u0022trueu0022u003ernu003cdiv class=u0022e-con-inneru0022u003ernu003cdiv class=u0022elementor-element elementor-element-2f4e7d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child animated fadeInRightu0022 data-id=u00222f4e7d3u0022 data-element_type=u0022containeru0022 data-settings=u0022{u0026quot;content_widthu0026quot;:u0026quot;fullu0026quot;,u0026quot;animationu0026quot;:u0026quot;fadeInRightu0026quot;,u0026quot;animation_delayu0026quot;:250,u0026quot;container_typeu0026quot;:u0026quot;flexu0026quot;}u0022u003ernu003cdiv class=u0022elementor-element elementor-element-406eb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editoru0022 data-id=u0022406eb41u0022 data-element_type=u0022widgetu0022 data-widget_type=u0022text-editor.defaultu0022u003ernu003cdiv class=u0022elementor-widget-containeru0022u003ernrnThe success of the first phase of the project (2019 – 2022) in 13 countries across Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam) and Eastern and Souther Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda) has led to a renewed $7 million commitment in 2022 and expansion in 12 countries across 4 regions (Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia) leading to a total investment of $15 million across 25 countries.rnrnu003c/divu003ernu003c/divu003ernu003c/divu003ernu003c/divu003ernu003c/divu003e
u003cdiv class=u0022elementor-element elementor-element-3c8a49a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editoru0022 data-id=u00223c8a49au0022 data-element_type=u0022widgetu0022 data-widget_type=u0022text-editor.defaultu0022u003ernu003cdiv class=u0022elementor-widget-containeru0022u003ernrnu003cspan style=u0022color: #061a10; font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold;u0022u003eKEY INSIGHTS FROM THE FIRST PHASE OF DISRUPTING HARMu003c/spanu003ernrnu003c/divu003ernu003c/divu003ernu003cdiv class=u0022elementor-element elementor-element-3c8a49a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editoru0022 data-id=u00223c8a49au0022 data-element_type=u0022widgetu0022 data-widget_type=u0022text-editor.defaultu0022u003ernu003cdiv class=u0022elementor-widget-containeru0022u003ernu003culu003ern tu003cli aria-level=u00221u0022u003eDisrupting Harm data estimates that millions of children were subjected to online sexual exploitation and abuse across the 13 countries in one year alone. The proportions of children subjected to this type of abuse and exploitation in the year prior to the study varied from 1% in Viet Nam to 20% of children in the Philippines. Scaled to the general population of Internet-using children, these estimates represent u003cbu003emillions of children in each countryu003c/bu003e.u003c/liu003ern tu003cli aria-level=u00221u0022u003eIn almost all 13 countries, perpetrators of online child sexual exploitation and abuse were more likely to be u003cstrongu003esomeone the child already knewu003c/strongu003e. While unknown people still present a considerable risk, especially for children in some countries (primarily Malaysia and the Philippines), the danger is often closer to home.u003c/liu003ern tu003cli aria-level=u00221u0022u003eAlmost u003cstrongu003eone in three childrenu003c/strongu003e who had been subjected to online sexual exploitation and abuse u003cstrongu003edid not discloseu003c/strongu003e the sexual explotiation and abuse to anyone with almost half saying they didn’t know where to go or who to tell.u003c/liu003ern tu003cli aria-level=u00221u0022u003eSexual abuse often occurred throughu003cstrongu003e a mix of online and in-person interactionsu003c/strongu003e shattering the misconception that it remains limited to the digital worldu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernVist Safe Online’s website to learn more u003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/disrupting-harm/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003ehereu003c/strongu003eu003c/au003e.rnrnu003c/divu003ernu003c/divu003e
u003cdivu003eIn the first phase of Disrupting Harm:u003c/divu003ernu003cdiv class=u0022subheadingu0022u003eContextu003c/divu003ernu003ch3 id=u0022ecpatu0022u003eECPATu003c/h3u003ernECPAT conducted a comprehensive analysis of the existing research, legislation, policy, and systems addressing online child sexual exploitation and abuse for each target country, as well as collect data in the 13 countries.rnu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eUp to 12 in-depth interviews with senior national duty-bearers from governmentsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eInformation from hot- and helplines and the Internet industry to complement INTERPOL’s threat assessmentu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eFace-to-face surveys with 50 welfare staff per country to understand the scale, scope, and context of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuseu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eInterviews with 10 survivors of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse, their parents and caregivers, and 10 justice stakeholders per country to assess access justiceu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eInterviews with 33 survivors of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse in Cambodia, Malaysia, Kenya, Namibia and South Africa. ECPAT members played a crucial role in collecting datau003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eIn Southeast Asia, we partnered with: APLE Cambodia, ECPAT Indonesia, ECPAT Philippines, and ECPAT Foundation Thailand.u003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eIn Africa, we collaborated with EDA in Ethiopia, KAACR in Kenya, Rede Da Criança in Mozambique, Lifeline/Childline Namibia, Jelly Beanz in South Africa, C-SEMA and KIWOHEDE in Tanzania, and UYDEL in Uganda.u003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
u003cdivu003ernu003cdiv class=u0022subheadingu0022u003eAssess Threatu003c/divu003ernu003ch3 id=u0022interpolu0022u003eINTERPOLu003c/h3u003ernFor each country, INTERPOL collected data law enforcement agencies, NGOs and the Internet industry to measure the scope and nature of the problem. INTERPOL also conducted a needs analysis of the capacity of law enforcement agencies to counter technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse.rnrnu003c/divu003ernu003cdiv class=u0022subheadingu0022u003eChildren’s Perspectivesu003c/divu003ernu003cdivu003eu003c/divu003ernu003ch3 id=u0022unicefu0022u003eUNICEFu003c/h3u003ernUNICEF conducted nationally-representative household surveys with around 1,000 children and 1,000 of their caregivers in each of the 13 countries. The purpose was to hear directly from children and parents about children’s online experiences.
RESOURCES
u003cdiv class=u0022elementor-element elementor-element-3c8a49a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editoru0022 data-id=u00223c8a49au0022 data-element_type=u0022widgetu0022 data-widget_type=u0022text-editor.defaultu0022u003ernu003cdiv class=u0022elementor-widget-containeru0022u003ernrnu003cspan style=u0022color: #061a10; font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold;u0022u003eCONVERSATIONS WITH SURVIVORS REPORTu003c/spanu003ernrnu003c/divu003ernu003c/divu003ernu003ciu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eDisrupting Harm: Conversations With Young Survivors About Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuseu003c/spanu003eu003c/iu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003e centres the perspectives of young survivors from 5 of the 13 countries included in the research projectu003c/spanu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003e. The conversations focus on understanding and interpreting what these young people were subjected to, as well as their ideas concerning the best solutions. Read the full report:u003c/spanu003ernrnu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Disrupting-Harm-Conversations-with-young-survivors-about-online-child-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eDisrupting Harm: Conversations With Young Survivors About Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuseu003c/au003ernu003ch3 id=u0022country-reports u0022u003eu003cbu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eCOUNTRY REPORTSu003c/spanu003eu003c/bu003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{u0026quot;134233117u0026quot;:false,u0026quot;134233118u0026quot;:false,u0026quot;201341983u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335551550u0026quot;:1,u0026quot;335551620u0026quot;:1,u0026quot;335559685u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335559737u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335559738u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335559739u0026quot;:160,u0026quot;335559740u0026quot;:259}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003eu003c/h3u003ernLeveraging the unique and comprehensive evidence gathered, Disrupting Harm identifies practical and actionable solutions to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation both online and in-person. 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target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eDisrupting Harm in Namibia – Advocacy Briefu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{u0026quot;201341983u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335559739u0026quot;:160,u0026quot;335559740u0026quot;:259}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003ernrnu0026nbsp;rnrnu003cbu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eViet Namu003c/spanu003eu003c/bu003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{u0026quot;134233117u0026quot;:false,u0026quot;134233118u0026quot;:false,u0026quot;201341983u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335551550u0026quot;:1,u0026quot;335551620u0026quot;:1,u0026quot;335559685u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335559737u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335559738u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335559739u0026quot;:160,u0026quot;335559740u0026quot;:259}u0022u003ernu003c/spanu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eDisrupting Harm in Viet Nam – National Report u003c/spanu003eu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Viet-Nam_ENG_ONLINE.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eEnglishu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003e | u003c/spanu003eu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Viet-Nam_Viet_ONLINE.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eVietnameseu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{u0026quot;201341983u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335559739u0026quot;:160,u0026quot;335559740u0026quot;:259}u0022u003ernu003c/spanu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eDisrupting Harm in Viet Nam – Advocacy Brief u003c/spanu003eu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Viet_Nam_advocacy_note_ENG_Final.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eEnglishu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003e | u003c/spanu003eu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Viet-Nam_advocacy_note_Viet_FINAL.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eVietnameseu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{u0026quot;201341983u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335559739u0026quot;:160,u0026quot;335559740u0026quot;:259}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003ernrnu0026nbsp;rnrnu003cstrongu003eThe Philippinesrnu003c/strongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Philippines_ONLINE_FINAL-251122.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eDisrupting Harm in the Philippines – National Reportu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Philippines_advocacy_note_layout-1.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eDisrupting Harm in the Philippines – Advocacy Briefu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003ernrnu0026nbsp;rnrnu003cstrongu003eEthiopiau003c/strongu003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{u0026quot;201341983u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335551550u0026quot;:1,u0026quot;335551620u0026quot;:1,u0026quot;335559739u0026quot;:160,u0026quot;335559740u0026quot;:259}u0022u003ernu003c/spanu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eDisrupting Harm in Ethiopia – National Report u003c/spanu003eu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Ethiopia_ONLINE_final-251122.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eEnglishu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003e | u003c/spanu003eu003ca 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target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eAmharicu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{u0026quot;201341983u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335551550u0026quot;:1,u0026quot;335551620u0026quot;:1,u0026quot;335559739u0026quot;:160,u0026quot;335559740u0026quot;:259}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003ernrnu003cstrongu003eTanzaniarnu003c/strongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Tanzania_ONLINE_final_191222.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eDisrupting Harm in Tanzania – National Reportu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{u0026quot;201341983u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335559739u0026quot;:160,u0026quot;335559740u0026quot;:259}u0022u003ernu003c/spanu003eu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Tanzania_advocacy_brief_FINAL.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022noneu0022u003eDisrupting Harm in Tanzania – Advocacy Briefu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{u0026quot;201341983u0026quot;:0,u0026quot;335559739u0026quot;:160,u0026quot;335559740u0026quot;:259}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003ernrnu003cstrongu003eThailandrnu003c/strongu003eDisrupting Harm in Thailand – National Report u003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Thailand_ONLINE_final-251122.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eEnglishu003c/au003e | u003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Thailand_ONLINE_final_TH.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eThaiu003c/au003ernDisrupting Harm in Thailand – Advocacy Brief u003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Thailand_advocacy_brief_FINAL.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eEnglishu003c/au003e | u003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Thailand_advocacy_brief_FINAL_TH.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eThaiu003c/au003ernrnu003cstrongu003eUgandarnu003c/strongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Uganda_ONLINE_final-Report.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eDisrupting Harm in Uganda – National Reportu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH-Uganda-brief.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eDisrupting Harm in Uganda – Advocacy Briefu003c/au003ernrnu003cstrongu003eKenyarnu003c/strongu003eu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH-Kenya-Report_Revised30Nov2022.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eDisrupting Harm in Kenya – Reportu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH_Kenya_policy-doc_5.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eDisrupting Harm in Kenya – Advocacy Briefu003c/au003ernu003ch3 id=u0022data-insights-seriesu0022u003eDATA INSIGHTS SERIESu003c/h3u003ernThe Data Insights are part of a series of thematic briefs that explores pressing issues emerging from the research and recommends ways for key entities and individuals to improve prevention and response.rnrnu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH-data-insight-1_Final.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eData Insight 1:u003c/strongu003e Children’s experiences of online sexual exploitation and abuse in 12 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa and Southeast Asiau003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH-data-insight-2_FinalB.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eData Insight 2:u003c/strongu003e Children’s disclosures of online sexual exploitation and abuseu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH-data-insight-3_Final.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eData Insight 3:u003c/strongu003e Access to justice and legal remedies for children subjected to online sexual exploitation and abuseu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Disrupting-Harm-Data-Insight-4-Legislation-addressing-OCSEA.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eData Insight 4:u003c/strongu003e Legislation addressing online child sexual exploitation and abuseu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Disrupting-Harm-Data-Insight-5-Promising-Government-Interventions-addressing-OCSEA.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eData Insight 5:u003c/strongu003e Promising government interventions addressing online child sexual exploitation and abuseu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Disrupting-Harm-Data-Insight-6-Online-In-person-Violence-1.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eData Insight 6:u003c/strongu003e The relationship between online and in-person child sexual exploitation and abuseu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH-data-insights-7-EVAC-131223.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eData Insight 7:u003c/strongu003e The role of social media in facilitating Online child sexual exploitation and abuseu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH-data-insights-8-151223.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eData Insight 8:u003c/strongu003e Who perpetrates online child Sexual exploitation and abuse?u003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH-data-insights-9-151223.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eData Insight 9:u003c/strongu003e The role of caregivers in preventing Online risks and harms for childrenu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://safeonline.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DH-data-insights-10-final-151223.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eData Insight 10:u003c/strongu003e Law enforcement capacity in online Child sexual exploitation and abuse casesu003c/au003ernrnu0026nbsp;rnu003cdiv class=u0022elementor-element elementor-element-3c8a49a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editoru0022 data-id=u00223c8a49au0022 data-element_type=u0022widgetu0022 data-widget_type=u0022text-editor.defaultu0022u003ernu003cdiv class=u0022elementor-widget-containeru0022u003ernrnu003cspan style=u0022color: #061a10; font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold;u0022u003eLEARNING BRIEFSu003c/spanu003ernrnu003c/divu003ernu003c/divu003ernu003cspan data-teams=u0022trueu0022u003eFollowing the release of the country reports from the first iteration of Disrupting Harm, ECPAT conducted secondary analysis to further delve into specific themes. Access them below:u003c/spanu003ernrnu003ca href=u0022https://ecpat.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Learning-brief_Sexuality-Education_informed-by-Disrupting-Harm.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eAddressing the need for comprehensive sexuality and relationships education to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuseu003c/strongu003eu003c/au003ernThis secondary analysis highlighted a significant insight: a substantial number of children and caregivers lack awareness and understanding of online child sexual exploitation and abuse, which affects their ability to appropriately recognise and respond to such abuses.rnrnu003ca href=u0022https://ecpat.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Learning-brief_Gender-considerations-focus-on-boys_informed-by-Disrupting-Harm.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eGender considerations in online child sexual exploitation and abuse: a focus on boysu003c/strongu003eu003c/au003ernThis secondary analysis highlighted a significant insight: while gender does not determine the risk of such form of abuse and exploitation, gender norms and biases often hinder boys from recognising their victimisation and seeking assistance.rnrnu003ca href=u0022https://ecpat.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Learning-brief_Urban-Rural-Divide_informed-by-Disrupting-Harm.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eu003cstrongu003eUnderstanding risks and instances of online child sexual exploitation and abuse in urban and rural settingsu003c/strongu003eu003c/au003ernThis secondary analysis highlighted a significant insight: despite conventional beliefs that link widespread urban connectivity with increased vulnerability to online child sexual exploitation and abuse, the Disrupting Harm research shows that children in rural areas are equally or even more vulnerable to these risks compared to their urban counterparts.rnrnu0026nbsp;rnrnu003cstrongu003eECPAT wishes to acknowledge the hard work that made this project possible from the ECPAT member organisations in each country and a large team of u003ca href=u0022https://ecpat.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ECPAT-TEAM.pdfu0022u003eECPAT colleagues and researchersu003c/au003e.u003c/strongu003e