du, Unicef And The Supreme Council For Motherhood And Childhood Advocate To Cut Online Risks For Children On Safer Internet Day
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), today advanced its commitment to supporting online child safety through its collaborations with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC) in light of Safer Internet Day.
Inclusive of its online community, du proudly showcased an awareness campaign via SMS and its social media channels to stir a proactive discussion around what Safety Internet Day entails for children as they navigate across the rapidly changing digital sphere.
du’s three-year partnership with UNICEF aims to engage hundreds of thousands of children and caregivers to raise their awareness of online risks and is part of a growing effort to promote online childhood safety through continuous outreach activities with national partners to increase awareness and ensure support is made readily available for children and parents in the UAE and beyond.
Recently, du has launched several initiatives in the field of online safety education with the objective of ensuring a better safer internet for the UAE community. These initiatives include school-focused digital wellbeing sessions with Injaz UAE and EdComs Middle East.
Background Information
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)
Ever since we opened for business in 2006, we have worked hard to enhance and expand our bouquet of services in an industry that is at the heart of economic and social transformation. Bringing people and businesses together is what we do best, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to people, homes and businesses all over the UAE. We also provide carrier services, a data hub, internet exchange facilities and satellite services for broadcasters.