Activities
The Cyber Shield team recently visited various educational centers, engaging in interviews with Managing Directors and Heads of Centers. During these discussions, the team inquired about the supportive actions taken to assist victims of online grooming, strategies to prevent online grooming, and how they educate students about sex crimes.
We are now excited to share the insightful interview videos with the wider community. By doing so, we aim to inform and empower students, parents, and anyone concerned about online grooming and share the importance of seeking help from such educational centers.
Dongjak Youth Culture Center Interview
During our visit to the Dongjak Youth Culture Center, Cyber Shield members interviewed directors about how they educate students about gender and sexual crimes, including online grooming. The center offers programs aimed at helping students recognize and prevent sexual crimes online. The directors emphasized the importance of students understanding the distinctive characteristics of the digital world and learning responsible navigation of social media platforms.
They also emphasized the crucial role of accessible adult support, positioning adults as a lifeline for victimized children. Our conversation with the Dongjak Youth Culture Center directors taught us the significance of education, awareness, and proactive support in safeguarding young individuals from the dangers of online grooming. This experience highlighted the collective responsibility we share in addressing this issue and underlined the importance of united efforts to protect and empower our youth in the digital era.
Teenage Women's Rights Center Interview
The Teenage Women’s Rights Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting cyber sexual exploitation victims and promoting adult rights, offering support for victims to connect with education and employment opportunities. While interviewing with the directors, we understood the importance of seeing sexual crimes as societal issues, not individual problems.
Additionally, we learned that we need to normalize sexual education to create an environment where everyone can openly discuss sexual-related issues. Meeting at the Teenage Women’s Rights Center taught us how the existing Korean laws, such as those related to the protection of children and adolescents from sexual offenses, need to be properly enforced. As the current Korean legal system is lenient, and it's essential to ensure proper punishment based on these existing laws without granting leniency.