爱酱视频

Raising Digital Awareness to Prevent Online Harassment of Women and Girls

This article was written by Alaa, a Syrian refugee who lives at Za鈥檃tari camp in Jordan where she also works at the Innovation Lab. Alaa is studying journalism at university. The story is available in Arabic below.

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the imposition of lockdowns around the world, people are using the internet and social networking sites more than before. This has resulted in the exploitation of these digital spaces to subject women and girls to violence, especially extortion and electronic harassment. 爱酱视频 is working with women and girls in Za鈥檃tari Camp to spread awareness about online harassment.

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign is an annual event that runs from November 25 to December 10, and this year the campaign seeks to raise digital awareness 鈥 to prevent and combat the online harassment girls are exposed to.

In this context, Muhammad Al-Rashdan, a trainer with 爱酱视频鈥檚 team at the Learning Center at the Za鈥檃tari refugee camp in Jordan, said: 鈥淭he recent increase in victims of online harassment, especially of women and girls, prompted the Learning Center team to prepare material on safe internet browsing. We have given out materials in several sessions via Zoom that targeted all parts of the local community, including parents, youth, and children.鈥

Children鈥檚 safety

Young girls need to be protected online. In the training, parents learned about the importance of building trust with their children and creating their own accounts through internet applications specifically for children, such as 鈥淵ouTube Kids.鈥 Thus, parents can ensure that their children have access to age-appropriate videos while inappropriate content is prohibited.

Maryam, one of the training participants, said: 鈥淭he course drew attention to the importance of building trust with my teenage daughter, so I asked her to share the content and sites that she follows with me.鈥 Today, Maryam is spreading what she learned during the course with other mothers in the camp, like how parents鈥 control over the content their children watch can reduce the risks of unsafe internet use.

A child using a computer under supervision at the Learning Center.

Safeguarding women鈥檚 personal information

According to Hammam Al-Salamat, one of the trainers at the camp鈥檚 Innovation Lab, women and girls are more likely to have their personal information stolen.

The team raised awareness among women about sharing personal information and data online (including photos) and warned them about accepting unknown friendships or clicking on unfamiliar links. Practicing safe internet conduct can reduce their exposure to 鈥渙nline blackmail,鈥 the risk of hacking, and theft of their personal data.

Maysa, 19, who is also a beneficiary of the course, explained: “During the course, I learned some privacy and security settings that ensure that my account will not get hacked. Girls need to know about this so we can be cautious while using digital technology.鈥

Al-Salamat stressed the importance of activating security measures on phones and email accounts through two-step verification. Additionally, he shared how to protect user data when browsing the Internet by choosing privacy settings that block websites鈥 access to users鈥 geographic location, camera, and personal files.

The team is raising awareness among women and girls about safely sharing personal information.

Dealing with harassment and unwanted internet conduct

Preventing any kind of harassment is at the forefront of our work. Community Protection Coordinator Mina Al-Hashimi explained that her team is 鈥渁lways interested in providing training material on the 鈥楥ode of Conduct and Work鈥 for any volunteer or employee before he or she starts working with us or communicates with the community in the field. This ensures that no one who benefits from our programs is attacked or harassed by our humanitarian workers, and that they do not abuse their power.鈥

Our team makes an effort to create an environment where anyone can report an issue in a safe and confidential way. Currently, there are five reporting channels at Za鈥檃tari refugee camp for residents and employees to submit concerns, including information about harmful internet conduct.

“We always strive to develop better communication and complaints mechanisms, so we can avoid, as much as possible, issues of exploitation, harassment, and sexual assault against our community,鈥 said Al-Hashimi.

 

夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱賵毓賷 丕賱乇賯賲賷 賱賲賳毓 丕賱鬲丨乇卮 毓賱賶 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲 亘丕賱賳爻丕亍 賵丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲

兀賱丕亍貙 賰丕鬲亘丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賲賯丕賱貙 賱丕噩卅丞 爻賵乇賷丞 鬲毓賷卮 賮賷 賲禺賷賲 丕賱夭毓鬲乇賷 賱賱丕噩卅賷賳 賮賷 丕賱兀乇丿賳 丨賷孬 鬲毓賲賱 兀賷囟賸丕 賮賷 賲禺鬲亘乇 丕賱丕亘鬲賰丕乇. 兀賱丕亍 丿乇爻鬲 丕賱氐丨丕賮丞 賵丕賱廿毓賱丕賲
.賵賴賷 賲賴鬲賲丞 亘鬲睾胤賷丞 賯囟丕賷丕 丕賱賱丕噩卅賷賳 丿丕禺賱 賲禺賷賲 丕賱夭毓鬲乇賷

賲賳匕 丕賳丿賱丕毓 賵亘丕亍 賰賵賮賷丿-佟侃 賵賮乇囟 毓賲賱賷丕鬲 丕賱廿睾賱丕賯 賮賷 噩賲賷毓 兀賳丨丕亍 丕賱毓丕賱賲貙 兀氐亘丨 丕賱賳丕爻 賷爻鬲禺丿賲賵賳 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲 賵賲賵丕賯毓 丕賱卮亘賰丕鬲 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 匕賷 賯亘賱. 賵賯丿 兀丿賶 匕賱賰 廿賱賶 丕爻鬲睾賱丕賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賲爻丕丨丕鬲 丕賱乇賯賲賷丞 賱鬲毓乇賷囟 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賵丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 賱賱毓賳賮 賵禺丕氐丞 丕賱丕亘鬲夭丕夭 賵丕賱鬲丨乇卮 丕賱廿賱賰鬲乇賵賳賷. 鬲毓賲賱 亘賱賵賲賵賳鬲 賲毓
.丕賱賳爻丕亍 賵丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 賮賷 賲禺賷賲 丕賱夭毓鬲乇賷 賱賳卮乇 丕賱賵毓賷 丨賵賱 丕賱鬲丨乇卮 毓亘乇 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲

丨賲賱丞 佟佴 賷賵賲賸丕 賲賳 丕賱賳卮丕胤 囟丿 丕賱毓賳賮 毓賱賶 兀爻丕爻 丕賱賳賵毓 賴賷 丨丿孬 爻賳賵賷 賷賲鬲丿 賲賳 佗佶 賳賵賮賲亘乇 廿賱賶 佟贍 丿賷爻賲亘乇貙 賵鬲爻毓賶 丕賱丨賲賱丞 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賲 廿賱賶 夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱賵毓賷
.丕賱乇賯賲賷 – 賱賲賳毓 賵賲賰丕賮丨丞 丕賱鬲丨乇卮 丕賱匕賷 鬲鬲毓乇囟 賱賴 丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 毓亘乇 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲

賵賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱爻賷丕賯貙 賯丕賱 賲丨賲丿 丕賱乇卮丿丕賳貙 賲丿乇亘 賮乇賷賯 亘賱賵賲賵賳鬲 賮賷 賲乇賰夭 丕賱鬲毓賱賲 丕賱廿賱賰鬲乇賵賳賷 賮賷 賲禺賷賲 丕賱夭毓鬲乇賷 賱賱丕噩卅賷賳 賮賷 丕賱兀乇丿賳貙 廿賳 “丕賱夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞 賮賷 囟丨丕賷丕 丕賱鬲丨乇卮 毓亘乇 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲貙 賵禺丕氐丞 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賵丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲貙 兀丿鬲 廿賱賶 兀賳 賷賯賵賲 賮乇賷賯 賲乇賰夭 丕賱鬲毓賱賲 丕賱廿賱賰鬲乇賵賳賷 亘廿毓丿丕丿 賲賵丕丿 禺丕氐丞 亘丕賱鬲氐賮丨 丕賱丌賲賳
“.賱賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲. 賱賯丿 賯丿賲賳丕 鈥嬧嬞呝堌ж 賮賷 毓丿丞 噩賱爻丕鬲 毓亘乇 Zoom 丕爻鬲賴丿賮鬲 噩賲賷毓 賲賰賵賳丕鬲 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賲丨賱賷貙 亘賲丕 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱丌亘丕亍 賵丕賱卮亘丕亘 賵丕賱兀胤賮丕賱

爻賱丕賲丞 丕賱兀胤賮丕賱

鬲丨鬲丕噩 丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 丕賱氐睾賷乇丕鬲 廿賱賶 丕賱丨賲丕賷丞 毓亘乇 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲. 兀孬賳丕亍 丕賱鬲丿乇賷亘貙 鬲毓乇賮 丕賱丌亘丕亍 毓賱賶 兀賴賲賷丞 亘賳丕亍 丕賱孬賯丞 賲毓 兀胤賮丕賱賴賲 賵廿賳卮丕亍 丨爻丕亘丕鬲賴賲 丕賱禺丕氐丞 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲胤亘賷賯丕鬲 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲 丕賱賲禺氐氐丞 賱賱兀胤賮丕賱貙 賲孬賱 “兀胤賮丕賱 賷賵鬲賷賵亘.” 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷貙 賷賲賰賳 賱賱賵丕賱丿賷賳 囟賲丕賳 賵氐賵賱 兀胤賮丕賱賴賲 廿賱賶 賲賯丕胤毓 丕賱賮賷丿賷賵 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘丞 賱賮卅鬲賴賲
.丕賱毓賲乇賷丞 亘賷賳賲丕 賷購丨馗乇 丕賱賲丨鬲賵賶 睾賷乇 丕賱賱丕卅賯

賲乇賷賲貙 廿丨丿賶 丕賱賲卮丕乇賰丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱鬲丿乇賷亘貙 賯丕賱鬲: “賱賮鬲鬲 丕賱丿賵乇丞 丕賱丕賳鬲亘丕賴 廿賱賶 兀賴賲賷丞 亘賳丕亍 丕賱孬賯丞 賲毓 丕亘賳鬲賷 丕賱賲乇丕賴賯丞貙 賱匕賱賰 胤賱亘鬲 賲賳賴丕 賲卮丕乇賰丞 丕賱賲丨鬲賵賶 賵丕賱賲賵丕賯毓 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲丕亘毓賴丕 賲毓賷.” 賵丕賱賷賵賲貙 鬲賳卮乇 賲乇賷賲 賲丕 鬲毓賱賲鬲賴 禺賱丕賱 丕賱丿賵乇丞 賲毓 兀賲賴丕鬲 兀禺乇賷丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱賲禺賷賲貙 賲孬賱 賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 賱爻賷胤乇丞 丕賱丌亘丕亍 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丨鬲賵賶 丕賱匕賷 賷卮丕賴丿賴
.兀胤賮丕賱賴賲 兀賳 鬲賯賱賱 賲賳 賲禺丕胤乇 丕賱丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲 睾賷乇 丕賱丌賲賳 賱賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲

丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賱賱賲乇兀丞

.賵賮賯賸丕 賱賲丕 賯丕賱賴 賴賲丕賲 丕賱爻賱丕賲丕鬲貙 兀丨丿 丕賱賲丿乇亘賷賳 賮賷 賲毓賲賱 丕賱丕亘鬲賰丕乇 賮賷 丕賱賲禺賷賲貙 賲賳 丕賱兀賰孬乇 鬲乇噩賷丨丕 兀賳 鬲鬲賲 爻乇賯丞 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賵丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞

毓賲賱 丕賱賮乇賷賯 毓賱賶 夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱賵毓賷 亘賷賳 丕賱賳爻丕亍 丨賵賱 賲卮丕乇賰丞 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賵丕賱亘賷丕賳丕鬲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 毓亘乇 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲 (亘賲丕 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱氐賵乇) 賵丨匕乇賴賳 賲賳 賯亘賵賱 氐丿丕賯丕鬲 睾賷乇 賲毓乇賵賮丞 兀賵 丕賱賳賯乇 毓賱賶 乇賵丕亘胤 睾賷乇 賲兀賱賵賮丞. 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲賯賱賱 賲賲丕乇爻丞 丕賱爻賱賵賰 丕賱丌賲賳 毓亘乇 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲 賲賳 鬲毓乇囟賴賲 賱賭 “丕賱丕亘鬲夭丕夭 毓亘乇 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲”貙
.賵禺胤乇 丕賱賯乇氐賳丞 賵爻乇賯丞 亘賷丕賳丕鬲賴賲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞

兀賵囟丨鬲 賲賷爻丕亍貙 佟侃 毓丕賲賸丕貙 賵賴賷 兀賷囟賸丕 賲爻鬲賮賷丿丞 賲賳 丕賱丿賵乇丞: “禺賱丕賱 丕賱丿賵乇丞貙 鬲毓賱賲鬲 亘毓囟 廿毓丿丕丿丕鬲 丕賱禺氐賵氐賷丞 賵丕賱兀賲丕賳 丕賱鬲賷 鬲囟賲賳 毓丿賲 丕禺鬲乇丕賯
“.丨爻丕亘賷. 鬲丨鬲丕噩 丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 廿賱賶 賲毓乇賮丞 匕賱賰 丨鬲賶 賳鬲賲賰賳 賲賳 鬲賵禺賷 丕賱丨匕乇 兀孬賳丕亍 丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲 丕賱鬲賯賳賷丞 丕賱乇賯賲賷丞

賵卮丿丿 丕賱爻賱丕賲丕鬲 毓賱賶 兀賴賲賷丞 鬲賮毓賷賱 丕賱廿噩乇丕亍丕鬲 丕賱兀賲賳賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賴賵丕鬲賮 賵丨爻丕亘丕鬲 丕賱亘乇賷丿 丕賱廿賱賰鬲乇賵賳賷 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 丕賱鬲丨賯賯 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐 亘禺胤賵鬲賷賳. 亘丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賶 匕賱賰貙 卮丕乇賰 賰賷賮賷丞 丨賲丕賷丞 亘賷丕賳丕鬲 丕賱賲爻鬲禺丿賲 毓賳丿 鬲氐賮丨 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 丕禺鬲賷丕乇 廿毓丿丕丿丕鬲 丕賱禺氐賵氐賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賲賳毓 賵氐賵賱 賲賵丕賯毓 丕賱賵賷亘 廿賱賶 丕賱賲賵賯毓
.丕賱噩睾乇丕賮賷 賱賱賲爻鬲禺丿賲賷賳 賵丕賱賰丕賲賷乇丕 賵丕賱賲賱賮丕鬲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞

丕賱鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓 丕賱賲囟丕賷賯丕鬲 賵丕賱爻賱賵賰 睾賷乇 丕賱賲乇睾賵亘 賮賷賴 毓亘乇 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲

賷鬲氐丿乇 毓賲賱賳丕 賲賳毓 兀賷 賳賵毓 賲賳 丕賱鬲丨乇卮. 兀賵囟丨鬲 賲賳爻賯丞 丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賲賷賳丕 丕賱賴丕卮賲賷 兀賳 賮乇賷賯賴丕 “賲賴鬲賲 丿丕卅賲賸丕 亘鬲賯丿賷賲 賲賵丕丿 鬲丿乇賷亘賷丞 丨賵賱 賰賵丿 丕賱爻賱賵賰 賵丕賱毓賲賱 賱兀賷 賲鬲胤賵毓 兀賵 賲賵馗賮 賯亘賱 兀賳 賷亘丿兀 丕賱毓賲賱 賲毓賳丕 兀賵 賷鬲賵丕氐賱 賲毓 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賮賷 丕賱賲賷丿丕賳. 賵賴匕丕 賷囟賲賳 毓丿賲 賲賴丕噩賲丞 兀賷 卮禺氐 賷爻鬲賮賷丿 賲賳 亘乇丕賲噩賳丕 兀賵
“.賲囟丕賷賯鬲賴 賲賳 賯亘賱 丕賱毓丕賲賱賷賳 賮賷 丕賱賲噩丕賱 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷 賱丿賷賳丕貙 賵兀賳賴賲 賱丕 賷爻賷卅賵賳 丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲 爻賱胤鬲賴賲

賷亘匕賱 賮乇賷賯賳丕 噩賴丿賸丕 賱廿賳卮丕亍 亘賷卅丞 賷賲賰賳 賱兀賷 卮禺氐 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴丕 丕賱廿亘賱丕睾 毓賳 賲卮賰賱丞 亘胤乇賷賯丞 丌賲賳丞 賵爻乇賷丞. 丨丕賱賷賸丕貙 賴賳丕賰 禺賲爻 賯賳賵丕鬲 賱賱廿亘賱丕睾 賮賷 賲禺賷賲 丕賱夭毓鬲乇賷
“.賱賱丕噩卅賷賳 賱賱賲賯賷賲賷賳 賵丕賱賲賵馗賮賷賳 賱鬲賯丿賷賲 賲禺丕賵賮賴賲貙 亘賲丕 賮賷 匕賱賰 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 丨賵賱 丕賱爻賱賵賰 丕賱囟丕乇 毓賱賶 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲

賵賯丕賱鬲 丕賱賴丕卮賲賷: “賳爻毓賶 丿丕卅賲賸丕 廿賱賶 鬲胤賵賷乇 丌賱賷丕鬲 鬲賵丕氐賱 賵卮賰丕賵賶 兀賮囟賱貙 丨鬲賶 賳鬲賲賰賳 賯丿乇 丕賱廿賲賰丕賳 賲賳 鬲噩賳亘 賯囟丕賷丕 丕賱丕爻鬲睾賱丕賱 賵丕賱鬲丨乇卮 賵丕賱丕毓鬲丿丕亍
“.丕賱噩賳爻賷 囟丿 賲噩鬲賲毓賳丕