National Action Plan

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1.2.2. National Action Plan: Child Safety Online

A national plan for child safety online, including the prevention of sexual violence, demonstrates readiness to prevent technology-facilitated sexual violence and protect children in both physical and digital environments.

More than half of countries have a national action plan that addresses online sexual violence against children.

More than a third have no national action plan that addresses the increasing risk of online sexual violence against children.

Albania, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania are the only three countries that have put in place full national action plans that protect children from sexual violence both on and offline through specific prevention and response activities or goals, clear roles and responsibilities, and explicit costs or budget.

How to interpret your country's score

 

Indicator	What it measures	Why it matters	Score range
1.2.1 NAP: violence against children and adolescents	Whether the country has a funded, time-bound action plan to address sexual violence against children and adolescents, with clear responsibilities	A plan without timelines, budgets, or responsible actors is an insufficient statement of intent which needs to be backed by an implementable measurable strategy	0–5
1.2.2 NAP: child safety online	Whether the country has a plan to address child and adolescent safety online, including online sexual violence	Online sexual violence requires its own plan — the risks, platforms, and responses are distinct from offline violence	0–1

Scores

1.2.1 National Action Plan: violence against children and adolescents (0–5)

0	No National Action Plan addressing violence against children and adolescents exists.
1-2	A plan exists with some objectives on sexual violence against children and adolescents, but it lacks several components, such as prevention or response activities, timelines, responsible actors, or costing.
3-4	A plan exists with some objectives on sexual violence against children and adolescents, but it lacks one or two components, such as prevention or response activities, timelines, responsible actors, or costing.
5	A comprehensive plan exists with objectives specific to sexual violence against children and adolescents, clear timelines and milestones, designated responsible agencies, coverage of both prevention and response, and costed activities.

1.2.2 National Action Plan: child safety online (0–1)

0	No action plan addresses online sexual violence.
1	The National Action Plan on sexual violence against children (SVAC) includes online SVAC/online safety, or the country has a separate NAP on child online protection that covers online SVAC.

 

 

 

 

From indicators to budget lines

Use this as a guide to strengthen your advocacy requests and create targeted ‘asks’ to decision-makers within the right Ministry (for example: Foreign Affairs, Social Welfare, or Finance)

Indicator	What it tracks	Budget-line-to target	Template language
1.2.1 National Action Plan (NAP): violence against children	Whether the country has a funded, time-bound action plan addressing sexual violence against children and adolescents	Lead ministry for child protection / inter-ministerial coordination: plan development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation	“Allocate [amount] for the development, implementation, and annual review of a costed national action plan to address violence against children and adolescents, with specific objectives, timelines, and responsible actors for addressing sexual violence against children.”
1.2.2 NAP: child safety online	Whether the country has a national action plan addressing online sexual violence against children and adolescents	Ministry responsible for digital policy / child protection: online safety strategy development, coordination with law enforcement and internet service providers (ISPs)	“Allocate [amount] for the development and implementation of a national action plan on child online safety, with dedicated objectives on preventing and responding to online sexual violence against children.”

How to put a number on your ask

Break your ask into building blocks a Finance Ministry would recognize. Even a rough component-based estimate signals seriousness:

Indicator	Examples of components to estimate
1.2 National Action Plan	Plan development consultancy; inter-ministerial coordination unit; annual monitoring cycle; stakeholder consultations

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