AXA Launches an Online Risk Prevention Program for Youth
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September 17, 2026
published at 11:30 AM CEST
AXA announces the launch of Safe Cyber Space, an initiative aimed at raising awareness and equipping teenagers, their parents, and educators to face digital challenges, amid rising online risks. Led by AXA and with support from the AXA Foundation for Human Progress over the next three years, this project brings together UNICEF, Simplon Foundation, and everyone.AI with a shared goal: to better protect young people online.
The program will address key risks associated with digital use, such as phishing, cyber bullying, fake news, digital addiction, and the integration of best practices for Artificial Intelligence in education.
Overall, the initiative aims to reach over 15,000 middle school students through in-person sessions and nearly 3 million adults and children across France, Spain, and Portugal through national campaigns. The goal is to make Safe Cyber Space one of Europe’s most extensive awareness programs on these topics.
The project is also supported by France’s High Commissioner for Children, Sarah El Haïry, and Najat Maalla M’jid, UN Secretary-General’s Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Children.
This partnership will focus on three main areas, combining awareness, research, and training:
- Raising Awareness Among Youth and Adults about Major Risks
Resources from Cybervengers.club, a series of educational mangas created by AXA, will be gradually deployed to 15,000 young people in partnership with Simplon Foundation through face-to-face sessions at schools and community centers. Additionally, UNICEF, an organization dedicated to child protection, will promote this awareness campaign within its networks in France. Finally, dedicated training sessions will be organized for parents, teachers, educators, and AXA employees in France and Spain to help them detect early warning signs and provide initial solutions. - National Campaigns and Studies to Better Understand Digital Usage
Through discussion groups, UNICEF will conduct in-depth research on digital habits of target audiences, aiming to publish strategic reports for policymakers and economic stakeholders. These will inform public policies and private initiatives to enhance online child protection. - Training for Parents and Educators
everyone.AI will actively contribute to developing online training modules dedicated to parents and educators. These educational contents will be progressively developed and deployed to AXA employees, partners, and the general public.
This partnership aligns with AXA’s commitment to fostering a safer and more responsible digital environment, consistent with the Group’s mission: to protect what matters.
Clément Rouxel
General Delegate of the AXA Foundation for Human Progress
Protecting children is at the core of the AXA Foundation for Human Progress, which funds initiatives from preventing and detecting violence, to protecting and supporting child victims. This program mobilizes AXA employees and expert partners. By working together, we can make digital safety a shared responsibility and give everyone tools to act.
Matthieu Caillat
Group Chief Technology & AI Officer, Chief Executive Officer of AXA Group Operations
Supporting and protecting young people in their digital usage requires action both in designing technologies and in how they are used. That’s precisely the ambition of Safe Cyber Space: leveraging our technological expertise to give children, parents, and educators the knowledge and good practices needed for safer and more responsible digital engagement in the age of artificial intelligence.
Sarah El Haïry
High Commissioner for Children in France
I want to commend AXA’s commitment and, through it, the efforts of all companies that decide to take part in protecting children. Because digital spaces cannot be territories where corporate responsibility ends. For too long, we’ve asked children to adapt to risks created by tools designed by adults. The opposite must happen: digital environments need to adapt to children’s rights. We need companies to prevent, protect, and change the rules of the game. A child’s rights do not disappear behind a screen.