Children Of The Digital Age Zimbabwe

12/10/2026

Children Of The Digital Age Zimbabwe (CODAZIM) is honoured to have participated at the Global Digital Forum 2026 in Moscow, Russia, joining global stakeholders in advancing child protection in the digital environment.

A significant milestone was the participation of our Director, Mussollini S Mugumbate in the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the Joint Statement on the Establishment of the Global Alliance to Protect Children in the Digital Environment.

This landmark step reinforces our commitment to strengthening international cooperation, championing children’s rights online, and ensuring that African voices help shape global digital safety policies and solutions.

At CODAZIM, we believe that protecting children online requires collective action, shared responsibility and partnerships that transcend borders. We remain committed to advance child online safety and building a safer, more inclusive digital future for children in Zimbabwe, across Africa and around the world.

26/09/2026

CODAZIM urges the public to stop amplifying Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence online. Sharing disturbing images, videos and personal details can retraumatise survivors, violate their dignity and expose children to harmful content

Do not amplify violence for followers, likes, views, subscribers, engagement and entertainment.

Protect survivors. Protect children. Share responsibly.

Zimbabwe Gender Commission Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Dev. World Vision Zimbabwe UNICEF Zimbabwe Save the Children in Zimbabwe Unesco Regional Office for Southern Africa Zimbabwe Republic Police - ZRP UK in Zimbabwe Potraz

21/08/2026

We are proud to support this vital national agenda and look forward to contributing meaningfully to the implementation of the Child Online Protection Policy.

At CODAZIM, we remain committed to collective action, stronger partnerships and ensuring that every child in Zimbabwe is protected, empowered and safe online.

GOVERNMENT is at the preliminary stages of developing legislation to turn the Zimbabwe National Child Online Protection Policy (2026–2030) into law as it moves to strengthen the protection of children from abuse and exploitation in the digital space.

Readmore: https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/govt-moves-to-strengthen-child-online-protection-laws/

21/08/2026

A commendable and timely step by the Government of Zimbabwe in strengthening Online Child Protection. 🇿🇼👏

Protecting children in the digital age requires strong leadership, coordinated action, effective policy and collective responsibility.

We commend all stakeholders driving this important agenda and remain committed at CODAZIM to supporting efforts that build a safer, more secure and child friendly digital environment for every Zimbabwean child

Save the Children in Zimbabwe Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe

Govt moves to enact Child Online Protection law
https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/govt-moves-to-enact-child-online-protection-law/

21/08/2026

This is powerful reminder that the fight against child sexual exploitation requires stronger collaboration, prevention, intelligence sharing and decisive action.

At Children Of The Digital Age Zimbabwe (CODAZIM), we look forward to working with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Government, Postal & Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) and other stakeholders to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to online child sexual exploitation, while ensuring victims are identified, protected and supported.

Our goal is clear, a safer digital Zimbabwe where every child can learn, connect and grow without fear of online grooming, sextortion or online exploitation.
Protecting online is a collective responsibility.

The time to act is now.

Mussollini S Mugumbate

🚨 INTERPOL has seen a significant increase in the number of identified victims of child sexual exploitation in recent years.

In the first seven months of 2026, nearly 5,800 new victims have been identified through INTERPOL's International Child Sexual Exploitation (ICSE) database.

In 2025, we saw the largest annual increase in identifications since ICSE’s creation in 2011.

This increase reflects global efforts to combat child sexual exploitation, including:

🔵 The creation of dedicated national victim identification units
🔵 Expanded victim identification task forces
🔵 Stronger cross-border coordination

But these efforts tell only part of the story.

The rise in victim identifications is also linked to a growing number of cases involving children who are coerced, manipulated or sextorted into producing self-generated abuse material. These cases often generate large volumes of media per victim, increasing the likelihood of detection.

INTERPOL's Crimes Against Children unit works to:

🔵 Locate and safeguard child victims
🔵 Block access to child sexual abuse material
🔵 Identify offenders

Read more: https://www.interpol.int/en/Crimes/Crimes-against-children/Victim-identification

06/08/2026

What are you doing to keep your child safe online?

If your child uses a smartphone, tablet, or computer, do you know what they are seeing, learning, and who they are interacting with online? Have you enabled parental controls?
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Protecting children online starts with informed parents, guardians and caregivers. Together, we can build a safer digital future for every child.

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Childline Zimbabwe Ministry of Primary & Secondary Education, Zimbabwe Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare UK in Zimbabwe UNICEF Zimbabwe Education Coalition of Zimbabwe - ecozi

03/08/2026

What are you doing to keep your child safe online?

If your child uses a , , or , do you know what they are seeing, learning and who they are interacting with online? Have you enabled parental controls and started regular conversations about safe digital behaviour?

Protecting children online starts with informed parents, guardians and caregivers. Together, we can build a safer digital future for every child.

Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe UK in Zimbabwe Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Childline Zimbabwe UNICEF Zimbabwe World Vision Zimbabwe

01/08/2026

Yesterday, our Director Mr Mussollini S Mugumbate attended the anti-human trafficking training hosted by the UK in Zimbabwe 🇬🇧 and facilitated by the UK Border Force, alongside the Department of Immigration Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and other key stakeholders.

Strengthening collaboration, sharing expertise, and enhancing digital awareness are critical to disrupting human trafficking networks, including those operating online.

CODAZIM looks forward to intensifying its anti human trafficking awareness and prevention programmes through stronger partnerships and community engagement.

31/07/2026

A child does not simply consume digital content, it is important to note that digital content also consumes the child's attention, emotions, beliefs and future.

Digital skills open doors. Healthy boundaries keep children safe online.

30/07/2026

Traffickers increasingly exploit digital platforms to target, recruit and deceive vulnerable people. Prevention begins with awareness, strong partnerships and coordinated action.

CODAZIM remains committed to advance online safety, strengthening digital resilience and protecting every child and community from exploitation.

VFS Global UK in Zimbabwe IOM Zimbabwe

Tackling trafficking requires partnership.

Government, frontline services, communities, civil society and international organisations all have a role in prevention, protection and referral. This week’s training is helping strengthen those efforts through shared expertise and practical cooperation.