About our SID activities
As Kenya marks its 13th Safer Internet Day under the theme “13 Years On: Reflection, Renewal and Recommitment,” this milestone presents an important opportunity to reflect on progress made, identify remaining gaps and emerging risks, and strengthen collective action to address evolving online harms affecting children and young people.
Safer Internet Day calls on everyone to play a role in building a safer, more inclusive digital environment.
Children and young people
Children and young people can help create a better internet by being kind and respectful online, protecting their digital reputations and those of others, and engaging positively by creating, sharing, and connecting responsibly in digital spaces.
Parents and caregivers
Parents and caregivers play a critical role in empowering children to use technology safely, responsibly, and creatively. This includes maintaining open communication, educating children on online safety, and acting as positive digital role models.
Teachers, educators, and social workers
Teachers, educators, and social workers contribute by equipping learners with digital literacy and critical thinking skills. By guiding children to make informed choices online, create positive content, and model respectful digital behaviour, they help young people navigate the online world confidently and safely.
Industry
Industry actors can support a better internet by designing and promoting safe, age-appropriate services and content, providing clear safety guidance, easy-to-use protection tools, and ensuring accessible support mechanisms when users face online harm.
Decision makers and politicians
Policymakers and political leaders are responsible for creating an enabling environment where all stakeholders can thrive. This includes integrating online safety into education curricula, ensuring parents and caregivers have access to relevant information and support, encouraging responsible industry practices, and leading on effective governance, legislation, and child protection strategies for the digital world.
What we are doing to create a better internet...
Everyone has a role to play in making the internet a safer and more positive space.
We are promoting the positive by encouraging kindness, respect, and responsible online behaviour, and by supporting opportunities to create, learn, and connect safely online.
We are responding to the negative by speaking up, reporting harmful or illegal content, and supporting actions that protect children and young people from online harm.
Together, our actions help build a better, safer internet for all.
About us
In 2026, Safer Internet Day (SID) will be marked on Tuesday, 10 February, commemorating the 23rd edition of this global awareness initiative. In Kenya, this will mark the 13th year of national observance, coordinated by Watoto Watch Network.
Safer Internet Day is celebrated annually on the second Tuesday of February, with the aim of promoting a safer, more responsible, and more positive use of the internet, especially for children and young people.
The SID 2026 campaign continues to emphasise the importance of collective responsibility in creating a better digital environment. It calls on all stakeholders, including children and young people, parents and caregivers, teachers and educators, social workers, industry players, policymakers, and political leaders, to work together to ensure the internet remains a space that connects, empowers, and protects everyone.
About our SID activities
As Kenya marks its 13th Safer Internet Day under the theme “13 Years On: Reflection, Renewal and Recommitment,” this milestone presents an important opportunity to reflect on progress made, identify remaining gaps and emerging risks, and strengthen collective action to address evolving online harms affecting children and young people.
Safer Internet Day calls on everyone to play a role in building a safer, more inclusive digital environment.
Children and young people
Children and young people can help create a better internet by being kind and respectful online, protecting their digital reputations and those of others, and engaging positively by creating, sharing, and connecting responsibly in digital spaces.
Parents and caregivers
Parents and caregivers play a critical role in empowering children to use technology safely, responsibly, and creatively. This includes maintaining open communication, educating children on online safety, and acting as positive digital role models.
Teachers, educators, and social workers
Teachers, educators, and social workers contribute by equipping learners with digital literacy and critical thinking skills. By guiding children to make informed choices online, create positive content, and model respectful digital behaviour, they help young people navigate the online world confidently and safely.
Industry
Industry actors can support a better internet by designing and promoting safe, age-appropriate services and content, providing clear safety guidance, easy-to-use protection tools, and ensuring accessible support mechanisms when users face online harm.
Decision makers and politicians
Policymakers and political leaders are responsible for creating an enabling environment where all stakeholders can thrive. This includes integrating online safety into education curricula, ensuring parents and caregivers have access to relevant information and support, encouraging responsible industry practices, and leading on effective governance, legislation, and child protection strategies for the digital world.
What we are doing to create a better internet...
Everyone has a role to play in making the internet a safer and more positive space.
We are promoting the positive by encouraging kindness, respect, and responsible online behaviour, and by supporting opportunities to create, learn, and connect safely online.
We are responding to the negative by speaking up, reporting harmful or illegal content, and supporting actions that protect children and young people from online harm.
Together, our actions help build a better, safer internet for all.
About us
In 2026, Safer Internet Day (SID) will be marked on Tuesday, 10 February, commemorating the 23rd edition of this global awareness initiative. In Kenya, this will mark the 13th year of national observance, coordinated by Watoto Watch Network.
Safer Internet Day is celebrated annually on the second Tuesday of February, with the aim of promoting a safer, more responsible, and more positive use of the internet, especially for children and young people.
The SID 2026 campaign continues to emphasise the importance of collective responsibility in creating a better digital environment. It calls on all stakeholders, including children and young people, parents and caregivers, teachers and educators, social workers, industry players, policymakers, and political leaders, to work together to ensure the internet remains a space that connects, empowers, and protects everyone.
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