The program #ForGoodConnections is initiated in partnership with theNational Observatory for the Rights of the Child (ONDE)the Ministry of National Educationl’Digital Development Agency (ADD)the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN)and the Cbetween ReSIS – Association for the fight against school harassment. Its pilot phase was deployed in 2021 in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra and in 2022 in the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima.
This project aims in particular to establish a system of resource teams in the colleges to fight against cyberbullying and the harassment.
Speaking on this occasion, Nadia Mrabisenior CSR manager (social responsibility) at Orange Moroccoexplained that through this program, society is committed to making technology a vector of progress and security, maintaining that a respectful digital environment is not only a right for young people and children, but also a collective responsibility.
She, in this sense, noted that this scourge, which affects children and their future, requires unprecedented collective mobilization, affirming that “at Orange Moroccoour social responsibility is to act for a more secure and inclusive digital world. Thus we put technology at the service of the protection and education of children.”
For her part, the vice-president of ONDE, Ghizlane Benjellounindicated that “the observatory’s participation in this project is part of the campaign to combat bullying in schools and cyberbullying, launched at the end of last October by Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryempresident of the National Observatory for the Rights of the Child, and Madame Brigitte Macron“.
Ms. Benjelloun specified that “ONDE’s commitment against the harassment of children in schools is part of its prevention program in terms of mental health“, adding that several actions of the Observatory have been deployed for almost a year, in particular an awareness capsule which was distributed in partnership with the Ministry of National Education in more than 7,000 colleges and high schools across the Kingdom, as well as the implementation of the application “iTyhad“, intended to prevent and combat bullying in schools.
For this part, Amal Hassountrainer in the shared concern method of the ReSIS Center, indicated that several training courses were provided as part of the pilot project, emphasizing that the teachers middle and high school students were trained in Nonviolent Communication and the Discipline Positive to better manage the school climate and detect situations of harassment.
And to note that the workshops organized allowed teachers and staff to develop skills to prevent and manage cyberharassment, with methods adapted to classic and digital harassment, affirming that the establishment of a team capable of handling situations harassment and cyberbullying using the Shared Concern Method, is the main objective of this program.
According to the partners, to achieve this objective, it will be implemented as part of phase 2 of the program, a training of trainers project. These trainers, from regional teacher training centers (CRMEF)will in turn be responsible for training the local intervention teams within the establishments.
During phase 3, the program will train student ambassadors to act as relays between their classmates and educational staff, and will actively contribute to prevention and support for victims, while promoting a climate of solidarity within schools.
In order to support trainers, the ReSIS Center, with the support of partners and Orange Maroc, has developed a Trainers Guidean essential tool to guarantee the effective transmission of skills in the fight against harassment, while ensuring that each establishment can act autonomously.
This unique program in the national education system aims, by 2026, to train more than 6,500 teachers and reach more than 2,200 colleges, with a long-term objective of being generalized on a national scale.
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