Protecting childhood.
Empowering the future.
Securing the digital generation.
We stand for the safety of every child, woman, girl and young person online — confronting sextortion, cyberbullying, CSAM, AI-generated harm and digital trafficking through literacy, advocacy and rapid response.
We safeguard children and young people from online harm while equipping them with the knowledge, skills and confidence to thrive in a technology-driven world.
About CODAZIM →A Zimbabwe where every child, woman and young person is digitally empowered, protected from online harm, and free to thrive safely in a secure, inclusive society.
See our thematic areas →Four ways we protect and empower the digital generation
Protecting Children Online
A short animated explainer on the risks children meet online — grooming, sextortion, scams and harmful content — and the practical conversations that keep them safe. Play it here, or download a copy to screen in a school, church or community hall.
Zimbabwe Digital Guardians
Our complete campaign package for equipping today's parents for tomorrow's digital world — the evidence, the strategy and the session plans, in partnership with the Real Safety AI Foundation. Step through all 15 slides below.
Three steps. No name required.
Every submission is encrypted and handled by a trained child-protection officer. If you tell us how to reach you, we will follow up within 48 hours — otherwise keep your reference code and check back safely.
Stories shared anonymously
He said he would post the pictures if I stopped replying. I did not know it had a name until CODAZIM came to our school.
As a teacher I could see something was wrong, but I had no idea how to handle a sextortion case. The referral pathway gave us a plan the same week.
My son was being recruited through a gaming chat. One workshop changed how our whole family talks about the internet.
Partners in protecting the digital generation
Government, law enforcement, global agencies and regional networks we work with to keep children safe online.
organisations
GovernmentRepublic of Zimbabwe 
UN agencyUNICEF 
Law enforcementZimbabwe Republic Police 
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Internet communityInternet Society Zimbabwe Chapter (ISOC) 
Awareness campaignAfrica Safer Internet Day
The people behind CODAZIM
Child-protection advocates, development practitioners and digital-safety specialists driving our work across Zimbabwe.
Mussollini Salem Mugumbate
Mussollini Salem Mugumbate is a Zimbabwean child online-safety advocate, digital-safety champion and Founder and Director of Children of the Digital Age Zimbabwe (CODAZIM). Through CODAZIM, he complements government efforts to combat cybercrime and protect children online, with a focus on digital literacy, digital parenting, online exploitation, cyberbullying, technology-facilitated violence and digital wellbeing.
He also advocates for safe, ethical and age-appropriate artificial intelligence, child-centred AI governance and Safety by Design, ensuring children's safety, privacy and dignity are built into technology from the beginning. Guided by the Spirit of Ubuntu Online, Mussollini promotes collaboration across governments, civil society, law enforcement, technology companies and communities towards a digital Africa where children are protected, empowered and heard.
Daniel Mususa
Development professional with 15+ years in programme formulation, monitoring and evaluation.
Vanessa T. Bango
Programme implementation and stakeholder engagement across CODAZIM's initiatives.
Sean Kevin Coutinho
Builds and maintains the digital systems and platforms behind CODAZIM's online-safety work.
Albert Mutasa
Development practitioner with over 30 years of experience in education, community development and sustainable livelihoods.