This country participates in the SIC+ (Safer Internet Centre plus) programme to share knowledge and good practices based on Europe’s experiences. It does not receive EU co-funding.
About the organisation
The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) is Egypt's national mechanism for child rights and protection, mandated under Law 182/2023 to set policy, coordinate across government, and oversee the child protection system. NCCM operates the National Child Helpline 16000 and runs a dedicated internet safety programme delivering awareness and capacity-building to children, parents, and the social workforce, with a training manual co-produced with the Ministry of Communications and IT and UNICEF. NCCM brings convening authority and a standard-setting mandate to the SIC+ programme.
As a standard-setting body, NCCM hopes to gain governance frameworks, knowledge of the SIC coordination model, and criteria for good practice to structure Egypt's emerging national system as a result of its participation in the SIC+ programme. It seeks to enhance knowledge on methods for the reporting function and for strengthening online-safety response within Child Helpline 16000, alongside peer exchange across the BIK community on youth participation and awareness.
Awareness centre
As Egypt's national coordinating body for child protection, NCCM runs a dedicated internet safety programme delivering awareness and capacity-building to children, parents, and the social workforce, and has produced a training manual with partner line ministries.
Helpline
NCCM operates the National Child Helpline 16000 - a 24/7 multi-channel service (phone, WhatsApp, webchat) - which receives and refers online-harm reports such as cyberbullying, blackmail, and threats within its general child-protection remit, rather than through a dedicated online-safety line.
Imminent plans include strengthening triage and referral of the online-harm cases the helpline receives.
Hotline
Egypt has no dedicated hotline for reporting illegal online content. Reports currently route through law enforcement and the regulator: the Ministry of Interior's cybercrime department and the Public Prosecution receive reports under Cybercrime Law 175/2018, while EG-CERT (NTRA) provides technical incident response.
Youth participation
Children and youth participate through NCCM's platforms - the Child Forum and the Child Parliament - across governorates and with line ministries. The Child Forum has already delivered youth-led, peer-to-peer sessions on internet risks and safety, led by children themselves. NCCM and partners also run awareness sessions on online risks. NCCM plans to scale these youth-led peer-to-peer interventions on online safety through its internet safety programme.
About the organisation
The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) is Egypt's national mechanism for child rights and protection, mandated under Law 182/2023 to set policy, coordinate across government, and oversee the child protection system. NCCM operates the National Child Helpline 16000 and runs a dedicated internet safety programme delivering awareness and capacity-building to children, parents, and the social workforce, with a training manual co-produced with the Ministry of Communications and IT and UNICEF. NCCM brings convening authority and a standard-setting mandate to the SIC+ programme.
As a standard-setting body, NCCM hopes to gain governance frameworks, knowledge of the SIC coordination model, and criteria for good practice to structure Egypt's emerging national system as a result of its participation in the SIC+ programme. It seeks to enhance knowledge on methods for the reporting function and for strengthening online-safety response within Child Helpline 16000, alongside peer exchange across the BIK community on youth participation and awareness.
Awareness centre
As Egypt's national coordinating body for child protection, NCCM runs a dedicated internet safety programme delivering awareness and capacity-building to children, parents, and the social workforce, and has produced a training manual with partner line ministries.
Helpline
NCCM operates the National Child Helpline 16000 - a 24/7 multi-channel service (phone, WhatsApp, webchat) - which receives and refers online-harm reports such as cyberbullying, blackmail, and threats within its general child-protection remit, rather than through a dedicated online-safety line.
Imminent plans include strengthening triage and referral of the online-harm cases the helpline receives.
Hotline
Egypt has no dedicated hotline for reporting illegal online content. Reports currently route through law enforcement and the regulator: the Ministry of Interior's cybercrime department and the Public Prosecution receive reports under Cybercrime Law 175/2018, while EG-CERT (NTRA) provides technical incident response.
Youth participation
Children and youth participate through NCCM's platforms - the Child Forum and the Child Parliament - across governorates and with line ministries. The Child Forum has already delivered youth-led, peer-to-peer sessions on internet risks and safety, led by children themselves. NCCM and partners also run awareness sessions on online risks. NCCM plans to scale these youth-led peer-to-peer interventions on online safety through its internet safety programme.
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