Working with and for children and young people
The internet was not designed for children and they are too often not recognised online. Their views are rarely sought or heard. 5Rights exists to change this, to empower young people and put their needs and rights at the heart of digital design.
Listen
5Rights was born from listening to children and young people. From deliberative juries to ongoing consultations and in-depth research, creating spaces for young people from around the world to express themselves, be heard and have their experience and ideas understood is core to our mission.
“The perfect digital world for the youth is where they are given chance to be heard”
Manon, 13
“In my perfect digital world, young people have agency over their personal data and digital footprints”
Axel, 18
Learn
From peer learning to exchanges with world-leading experts, the 5Rights Youth Ambassadors Programme offers a unique platform for children and young people from all walks of life to learn, grow and challenge the status quo.
Co-create
Young people have a lot of offer both policy-makers and tech innovators. 5Rights works with children to co-create child-friendly information and materials, define policy demands, and develop innovative tools and technology that support and reflect their vision of a better digital world.
“All children and youth have access to digital spaces, supported by adequate material, infrastructure, and skills”
Yuichiro, 15
“Young people should have a strong voice in shaping the online world, with opportunities to share their own ideas”
Aditi, 11
Lead
5Rights is a youth-voice driven global movement. Young people’s views underpin all our positions and their diverse voices are directly reflected across all our output. The 5Rights Youth Advisory Board helps shape our strategy and ensures children and young people have a voice in the governance of the Foundation.
Our youth voices
5Rights Youth Council
The 5Rights Youth Council plays an active role in the governance of 5Rights and consists of 26 children and young people from all over the world. As a formal advisory body, the Youth Council ensures that the voices, perspectives, and lived experiences of young people play a crucial role in 5Rights’ strategy, priorities, and research.
5Rights Youth Network
Our Youth Network is an informal space for children and young people to learn more about their rights in the digital environment and share their experiences about the digital world. The Network raises awareness about children’s online safety, by sharing updates, opportunities and insights with currently over 300 children and young people from more than 70 countries.
If you are a child or young person between 13 and 22 years old and you are curious to learn more about children’s rights online, stay tuned! The applications to join our Youth Network are opening soon.
In focus
View all
Latest
View all
Children should have a say in shaping the digital world
From unsafe digital products to narrow regulations, excluding children from decision-making has consequences. 5Rights Youth Council members explain what meaningful participation actually requires.
5Rights elects new Youth Council
5Rights is strengthening its commitment to meaningful child participation through its newly elected Youth Council, bringing together 26 young people from 18 countries to ensure children’s views are heard and reflected in the organisation’s work.
What children are telling policymakers about social media
A 5Rights Youth Ambassador and a Youth Council member spoke at the Council of Europe and argued why social media regulation must be built on children’s own experiences, not adults’ assumptions.
5Rights Youth Ambassadors give evidence to UK Parliamentarians on AI
5Rights Youth Ambassadors Eashaa and Niranjana, represented 5Rights at the UK Parliament this week, giving evidence to an inquiry of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Online Safety examining the impact of artificial intelligence on children.
