About GO-SAFER
Steering Committee & Advisory Board
GO-SAFER is guided by specialists in child protection, public health, education and technology policy from every world region — plus the young people this work is for. The board meets quarterly, reviews how programs are assessed, and keeps us honest about one thing: children come first.
Prof. Amara Okafor
Chair, Steering Committee
University of New Hampshire · United States
Amara has spent two decades researching how children experience the internet — and how the adults around them can help. She chairs the board with one simple rule: every decision starts with what's best for kids.
Dr. Mateus Ferreira
Digital Health & Wellbeing Lead
World Health Organization · Brazil
A paediatrician turned public-health specialist, Mateus believes a healthy digital life is part of a healthy childhood. He makes sure every GO-SAFER review considers children's wellbeing, not just their screens.
Priya Raman
Senior Adviser, Telecommunication Policy
International Telecommunication Union · India
Priya has helped connect millions of families to the internet — and she's determined that safety arrives with the connection, not years after. She brings the voice of connectivity policy to the board.
Sofia Almqvist
Primary Educator & Curriculum Designer
Björkdala Primary School · Sweden
Sofia has taught eight-year-olds for fifteen years and knows exactly which lessons land and which fall flat. She reads every classroom program the way her pupils would — with curiosity and zero patience for boring.
Tavita Ioane
Youth Advocate
Pacific Youth Digital Council · Samoa
The youngest member of the board, Tavita grew up online and speaks for the generation GO-SAFER serves. His favourite question in any meeting: “Have we actually asked young people what they think?”
Dr. Yusuf Kamara
Civil Society Representative
Freetown Child Rights Network · Sierra Leone
Yusuf leads a grassroots network of child-rights organizations across West Africa. He keeps the alliance grounded in the realities of communities where devices are shared and connectivity is precious.
Dr. Hana Al-Rashid
Adolescent Digital Health Researcher
World Health Organization · Jordan
Hana studies how teenagers' online lives shape their mental health, and she's a gentle champion of listening before advising. Her research helps GO-SAFER speak to teens with respect, never alarm.
Maricel Santos
Secondary School Educator
Bayanihan Learning Collective · Philippines
Maricel trains teachers across Southeast Asia to bring online-safety lessons into everyday subjects. She joined the board to make sure great programs work just as well in a classroom of fifty as in a classroom of fifteen.
Our partners
Three global institutions co-lead GO-SAFER, each bringing a different strength.
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire leads the research behind GO-SAFER, reviewing the evidence base of every program in the directory.
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization brings a public-health lens to online safety, connecting digital wellbeing with child health worldwide.
International Telecommunication Union
The International Telecommunication Union hosts GO-SAFER as part of its global Child Online Protection initiative.
Funding
Safe Online
GO-SAFER is funded by Safe Online. Funding covers the review of programs, translation into six languages, and the running of this platform. Funders have no influence over which programs are listed or how they are rated.