Program
ABOUT IT
Connected by Safety: Educational program about early warning and active citizenship for children in Latin America between 8 and 11 years old. It was launched in 2012, sponsored by: |  |  |
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
- Public and private schools in Latin America.
- Security forces in Latin America
VISION
Be the educational program to teach about active citizenship and early warning to all children in Latin America, providing them with tools and sponsoring them to build more safe, inclusive, and responsible cities.MISSION
- Offer pedagogical experiences that allow all participants (school communities, security agents and volunteers) resignify their concepts of security, citizenship and security forces.
- Generate a new connection between security agents and citizens.
- Collaborate with the formation of responsible and committed citizens.
OBJECTIVES
We want children to:- Recognize different risk situations and the different organizations that exist for citizen protection..
- Learn correct habits regarding the use of communication and its implications in risk and early warning situations.
- Remember the emergency telephone numbers of the different agencies.
- Recognize their role as small citizens, within the democratic construction of citizenship.
Connected by Safety in numbers
YEAR
COUNTRY
WORKSHOPS
STUDENTS
2025
110
5183
2024
110
4886
2023
110
5079
2022
60
2817
2021
120
5927
2019
135
6601
2018
115
5242
2017
85
4250
2016
50
2300
2015
123
6300
2014
123
5100
2013
82
4462
2012
62
3430
HOW WE CARRY IT OUT: THE WORKSHOP
In Connected by Safety we believe that everyone can make an alert in time, we just must be alert, know who to call and make sure that our communication works.
A call in time can save more than one life.
Instilling a culture of safety and early warning from childhood helps to build a safer society.
For this, we design educational game workshops where we work on:
- identification of risk situations,
- prevention and reaction strategies,
- communication tools to ask for help,
- identification of security agencies that act in each risk situation.
Children learn how and with whom to communicate and have the opportunity to meet representatives of the different civil protection organizations and security and emergency agencies.
METHODOLOGY
Through games we promote the development of children’s cognitive and creative abilities.
Through the playful experience in collaboration with representatives of security agencies that join us in the workshop, we promote exploration and invention as transferable skills to other social instances.
OUR PEDAGOGICAL PROPOSAL
Following the United Nations Global Citizenship approach, the initiative considers people as members of multiple, diverse, local and global networks. Therefore, it aims to recognize the value of being connected, passing on knowledge and skills that have a positive impact on the community. It is worth noting that the concept of global citizenship is contemplated in the Sustainable Development Goals, through SDG 4 on Education and the goal of ensuring lifelong learning opportunities.The Program reinforces the commitment to children’s rights safeguarded by UNICEF, focusing on developing childhoods through the promotion of solidarity and turning the children into subjects committed to their environment.To this end, we design educational game workshops in which we work on:
- Identification of risk situations,
- Prevention and reaction strategies,
- Communication tools to request help,
- Identification of the security agencies that act in each risk situation.
Volunteer
Our volunteer program consists of collaborators from each country participating in workshops, sharing their specific knowledge about effective communication. In these workshops, a virtuous circle is generated, where all participants – girls, boys, teachers, security agents and volunteers – interact through games, while teaching and learning at the same time. This generates meaningful bonds between them and also between the organizations they represent.
VOLUNTEER
Gabriela – Volunteer of Motorola Solutions Argentina
VOLUNTEER
Danilo – Volunteer of Motorola Solutions Brasil
VOLUNTEER
Cristian – Volunteer from Motorola Solutions Chile
VOLUNTEER
Johana – Volunteer of Motorola Solutions Colombia
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experience by country
Experience | 2024
Experience | 2023
Experience | 2022
10 years
Endorsements that the program had:
Ministry of Education of Argentina
Ministry of the Interior and Public Security of Chile
Ministry of Education of Chile
Commune Las Condes
Ministry of Education of Colombia
Security Coordinating Ministry of Ecuador
Metropolitan undersecretary of education of Quito
Ministry of Interior of Peru
Awards
EIKON Awards to excellence in Communication (Argentina) Regional silver Eikon in the community relations category.
Motorola Solutions CEO Award for volunteerism Winner
EIKON Awards (Argentina) Second General Campaign of regional institutional Communication.
EIKON Awards to excellence in Communication (Argentina) Regional gold Eikon in Social Marketing category.
Corresponsables Awards (Spain)
Finalist
Latin American Award for Corporate
Responsibility
Conscience Award (Spain)
Mention
Communication
Public Forces involved
Argentina
Monitoring and Localization Systems Administration
National Road Safety Agency
La Matanza Volunteer Firefighters Association
Gral. Sarmiento Volunteer Firefighters Association
Morón Volunteer Firefighters Association
Firefighters of La Plata
Comandancia General Volunteer Firefighters
Chivilcoy Volunteer Firefighters
Escobar Volunteer Firefighters
La Boca Volunteer Firefighters
La Plata Volunteer Firefighters
Volunteer Firefighters of Pilar
Volunteer Firefighters of First Aid of Vicente López
Vicente López Volunteer Firefighters
Firefighters of Rosario
Police Station Aldo Bonzi La Matanza
Lanús Police Station N.°1
Morón Police Station No.1
Police Station N.°10 of Lomas de Zamora
Mar del Plata 4th Police Station
Urban Control of La Plata
Buenos Aires City Civil Defense
Almirante Brown Civil Defense
Civil Defense of La Plata
Civil Defense Vicente López
Education and Training Department
Transport Department of Vicente López
Transport Department of La Plata
911 Emergencies
Firefighters of Argentina Foundation
Armed Police Forces
La Plata City Hall
Ministry of Security of the Province of Santa Fe
Buenos Aires Police (Agustoni Department)
Buenos Aires Police (Merlo Department)
City Police
Police of the Province of Córdoba
Road Safety Police of Buenos Aires Province
Argentine Federal Police
Metropolitan Police
La Boca Prefecture
Argentine Naval Prefecture
Tigre Naval Prefecture
Emergency Medical Care System (SAME)
SAME Lanús
La Plata City Hall Department
Citizen Protection Offices of La Matanza
Vicente López Security Secretariat
Mar del Plata Security – Technical Department
Almirante Brown Volunteer Firefighters Society
San Miguel Office of Education and Culture
bolivia
National Police
SAR (Search and Rescue) La Paz
Red Cross Santa Cruz
SAR Santa Cruz
brasil
Bombeiro
CET – Companhia de Engenharia de Trafego
Defesa Civil
GCM – Guarda Civil Metropolitana
GCM Canil
Policía Militar Rodoviaria
SAMU – Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência
GEPAD Grupo de educação e prevenção às drogas
Crianças sob nossa guarda
Policía CilvilRed Cross – GCM Drone – Civil Drone Guard
chile
Santiago City Hall
Florida City Hall
San Antonio City Hall
Chile Firefighters
Volunteer Firefighters of Ñuñoa
Volunteer Firefighters of Vitacura
Carabineers
Red Cross
National Army
Metropolitan Intendancy
Ministry of Interior and Public Safety
National Emergency Office of the Ministry of the Interior (ONEMI)
Investigation Police
Emergency Medical Care Service (SAMU)
Public Safety Huechuraba
Public Safety Las Condes
colombia
Colombian National Police – Childhood and Teenagers Department
NUSE – Unique Emergency Number
Bogota Fire Department
Red Cross
Emergency 123
District Institute for Risk Management and Climate Change (IDIGER)
Emergency and Emergency Regulatory Center (CRUE)
Civil Defense
Army
Ministry of Defense
Prevention and Citizen Culture Department
Police Department
District Department for Security, Coexistence and Justice
Education Department
ecuador
Red Cross
National Department of Specialized Police for Children and Teenagers (DINAPEN)
Security Coordinating Ministry (ECU 911)
Animal Protection Ecuador (PAE)
Metropolitan Police
National Police
National Department of Risk Management
MEXICO
Naucalpan Fire Department
Canine Rescue Brigade
Civil Protection CDMX
Red Cross
Mexico City Fire Department
Mexico City Police
Crime Prevention
Merida Fire Department
Merida Police
Merida Paramedics
peru
National Police
Peruvian Volunteer Firefighters
Miraflores Alert Center
San Cosmes Police Station
Apolo Police Station, La Victoria
Mirones Neighborhood Unit Police Station, Lima Cercado
National Commission of Aerospace Research and Development (CONIDA)
Red Cross Peru
Civil Defense
Department of Hydrography and Navigation
Peruvian Geophysical Institute
National Institute of Civil Defense
Municipality of Chaclacayo
Municipality of La Molina
Municipality of Los Olivos
National Police
Citizen Security of Miraflores
Watchmen of Lima
Watchmen of Miraflores
Watchmen of Surco