About our SID activities
Red PaPaz envisions a society where all children and adolescents grow up in safe, protective environments that uphold their rights and enable them to reach their full potential. Our mission is to advocate for protecting children and adolescents' rights while strengthening the capacities of parents, caregivers, schools, and other key actors to ensure their effective fulfilment.
To address the growing digital risks, especially after the pandemic, Viguías, the first Spanish-speaking Safer Internet Centre of Latin America, was created to protect children and adolescents online. Viguías offers four key programs: Te Protejo (hotline for reporting online rights violations), Te Guío (helpline on risky sexual behaviors involving minors), Tú Lideras (youth initiatives network), and the Awareness Center (education on safe internet use). Since its inception, Te Protejo has received over 163,000 reports, with over 85 per cent related to online sexual rights violations.
Te Guío envisions itself as an innovative solution designed for individuals who experience interests, feelings, or other sexual attractions toward minors. Our goal is to provide a service accessible to all Spanish-speaking users, offering rigorous, evidence-based information grounded in the latest research and free from conflicts of interest.
What we are doing to create a better internet...
Red PaPaz is also at the forefront of addressing digital risks faced by children. In Colombia’s expanding digital landscape, we prioritise digital literacy, especially for those responsible for safeguarding children online. Through tools like Te Protejo and Te Guío, we empower citizens to identify and report online violations of children’s rights and advocate for safer digital environments.
These tools form the backbone of a strong network of alliances with public and private organisations, civil society, and international partners. Through Viguías, Red PaPaz is a proud member of the Global online safety regulators network (GOSRN), the WeProtect global alliance, INHOPE, and the Safer Internet Centre plus Initiative under the Better internet for kids programme. We also collaborate with the Canadian centre for child protection via Project Arachnid, a global initiative to combat online child sexual exploitation.
Domestically, Viguías partners with national public authorities to tackle digital safety challenges and strengthen protective measures and is part of the Internet Global Forum (IGF) of Colombia. On an international scale, we are part of the Trust and Safety Partnerships with leading technology companies such as Google, Meta, TikTok, and Discord.
About us
Red PaPaz, is a leading Colombian non-profit with a presence in 21 of Colombia's 32 departments and more than 1,000,000 individuals engaged. Since 2003, Red PaPaz actively advocates for child and adolescent rights protection. Through the dedicated construction of a network, which now includes 792 educational institutions and Early Childhood Care and Development Services, Red PaPaz encourages families, schools, society and the state to prioritize these rights. Red PaPaz’s mission is to provide society with the knowledge, skills, and support for responsible parenting and education, while influencing policies that create safe environments for children.
Red PaPaz drives development-oriented initiatives that prioritize long-term sustainability by strengthening community structures and empowering key stakeholders, including caregivers, educators, and families. By working closely with the network of 791 schools and early childhood care centers, that add to more than a millions parents and caregivers, the organization builds support systems that promote lasting capacity for child protection within educational communities. These efforts help create environments where sustainable environments for safeguarding children can flourish.
In the digital realm, Red PaPaz addresses the growing risks faced by children online through Viguías, its flagship program. This initiative provides tools and resources such as reporting systems and prevention strategies to combat digital exploitation and abuse. These efforts equip communities with the knowledge and mechanisms needed to ensure children’s safety in an increasingly connected world.
About our SID activities
Red PaPaz envisions a society where all children and adolescents grow up in safe, protective environments that uphold their rights and enable them to reach their full potential. Our mission is to advocate for protecting children and adolescents' rights while strengthening the capacities of parents, caregivers, schools, and other key actors to ensure their effective fulfilment.
To address the growing digital risks, especially after the pandemic, Viguías, the first Spanish-speaking Safer Internet Centre of Latin America, was created to protect children and adolescents online. Viguías offers four key programs: Te Protejo (hotline for reporting online rights violations), Te Guío (helpline on risky sexual behaviors involving minors), Tú Lideras (youth initiatives network), and the Awareness Center (education on safe internet use). Since its inception, Te Protejo has received over 163,000 reports, with over 85 per cent related to online sexual rights violations.
Te Guío envisions itself as an innovative solution designed for individuals who experience interests, feelings, or other sexual attractions toward minors. Our goal is to provide a service accessible to all Spanish-speaking users, offering rigorous, evidence-based information grounded in the latest research and free from conflicts of interest.
What we are doing to create a better internet...
Red PaPaz is also at the forefront of addressing digital risks faced by children. In Colombia’s expanding digital landscape, we prioritise digital literacy, especially for those responsible for safeguarding children online. Through tools like Te Protejo and Te Guío, we empower citizens to identify and report online violations of children’s rights and advocate for safer digital environments.
These tools form the backbone of a strong network of alliances with public and private organisations, civil society, and international partners. Through Viguías, Red PaPaz is a proud member of the Global online safety regulators network (GOSRN), the WeProtect global alliance, INHOPE, and the Safer Internet Centre plus Initiative under the Better internet for kids programme. We also collaborate with the Canadian centre for child protection via Project Arachnid, a global initiative to combat online child sexual exploitation.
Domestically, Viguías partners with national public authorities to tackle digital safety challenges and strengthen protective measures and is part of the Internet Global Forum (IGF) of Colombia. On an international scale, we are part of the Trust and Safety Partnerships with leading technology companies such as Google, Meta, TikTok, and Discord.
About us
Red PaPaz, is a leading Colombian non-profit with a presence in 21 of Colombia's 32 departments and more than 1,000,000 individuals engaged. Since 2003, Red PaPaz actively advocates for child and adolescent rights protection. Through the dedicated construction of a network, which now includes 792 educational institutions and Early Childhood Care and Development Services, Red PaPaz encourages families, schools, society and the state to prioritize these rights. Red PaPaz’s mission is to provide society with the knowledge, skills, and support for responsible parenting and education, while influencing policies that create safe environments for children.
Red PaPaz drives development-oriented initiatives that prioritize long-term sustainability by strengthening community structures and empowering key stakeholders, including caregivers, educators, and families. By working closely with the network of 791 schools and early childhood care centers, that add to more than a millions parents and caregivers, the organization builds support systems that promote lasting capacity for child protection within educational communities. These efforts help create environments where sustainable environments for safeguarding children can flourish.
In the digital realm, Red PaPaz addresses the growing risks faced by children online through Viguías, its flagship program. This initiative provides tools and resources such as reporting systems and prevention strategies to combat digital exploitation and abuse. These efforts equip communities with the knowledge and mechanisms needed to ensure children’s safety in an increasingly connected world.
