"Save the Children": TikTok, the space where most children are bullied in Kosovo

Children in Kosovo have stated that bullying mainly occurs on social networks and in schools. According to a survey by "Save the Children Kosovo", 78 percent of children said that bullying is very or moderately present in their school. The same percentage applies to TikTok, followed by the other social network Snapchat, with 57 percent. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said that the Government is committed to ensuring that every child grows up in a safe environment

In a survey by the "Save the Children" organization, 78 percent of children reported the presence of bullying in schools, about a third of them that they do not feel safe using public transport at night and a quarter that they do not know where to go. referred for mental health problems.

According to the survey by "Young Voices", 78 percent of children said that bullying is very or moderately present through TikTok, followed by the other social network Snapchat, with 57 percent.

The report was released on the occasion of International Children's Day, which coincides with the date the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child on 20 November 1959.

The respondents also said that bullying also happens on Instagram (45 percent) and Facebook (28 percent) as spaces where bullying happens often or always.

The survey was conducted in the period May-June 2024 and 1.071 children in 16 municipalities of Kosovo participated in it.

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The children surveyed were between the ages of 11 and 17, that is, students from the seventh to the 11th grade.

According to the survey, 29 percent of children reported that they rarely or never feel safe when using public transportation at night.

"This concern is more pronounced among girls, where 35 percent express this feeling compared to 19 percent of boys," says the "Save the Children" announcement.

This organization has requested that schools have stronger mechanisms to immediately deal with bullying and discrimination, offering "comprehensive training for teachers, parents and students to deal with these issues together".

It also called for better online security and protection mechanisms for platforms like TikTok and Snapchat, "engaging technology companies, parents and educators in this effort."

"Save the Children" also requested that institutions act urgently to improve safety in public transport, especially at night, through better security measures, lighting and awareness campaigns.

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Contrary to the findings, at the meeting of the Interministerial Committee for Children's Rights, Prime Minister Albin Kurti stated that the executive he leads has created policies that have had a positive impact on children's well-being.

"For equality and equal opportunities, we are increasing support through social policies, ensuring that no one is left behind, that every child grows up in a safe environment that enables them to fulfill their full potential. For this reason, we have made new policies for children and the family.

We are giving allowances to the children for the first time since the war", Prime Minister Kurti said.

In the event organized by UNICEF within the project "Protection of vulnerable children in Kosovo", the Minister of Education, Arbërie Nagavci, said that they are committed to creating conditions for easier access to school for all children.

"Thus, in our actions as a government and as the Minister of Education, we intend to create the right conditions for children in schools to have a quality infrastructure, to create a physical infrastructure that allows easy access for all children, to be equipped with textbooks correctly, to know how to protect themselves from dangerous phenomena and habits", said Nagavci.

And, the head of the UNICEF Office in Kosovo, Veronika Vaschenko, said that World Children's Day is the day to celebrate progress and to be aware of the challenges that remain and to reaffirm our commitment to the lives of children.

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Meanwhile, Donjete Kelmendi, executive director of the coalition of NGOs for the protection of children in Kosovo (KOMF), said that this day serves as a day of reflection and in which the appeals against the institutions, the government and the municipalities continue. As for social welfare, she said how KOMF recognizes the progress made in 2024, referring to the increase in child benefits and the progress around the reform of social assistance, which after 20 years is finally being addressed, the discrimination that was was made to children in the benefit of social assistance. In this area, she presented the demands of the coalition regarding social services, which largely depend on international programs and donations, seeing it as an issue that must be addressed by the country's institutions, especially by the municipalities. 

Even in the survey published by "Save the Children", it was emphasized that 86 percent of children think that their schools should do more to support the education of children with disabilities.