Since July 2007 she has worked in Saferinternet.pl project as an Internet service coordinator.

Before, she worked in HR department in jobpilot Poland – Europe’s career market on the Internet.

As a student, in 2004-2006, she was a coordinator of education programme "Pomagamy" – magazine for volunteers in one of the biggest polish NGOs – Polish Humanitarian Organization.

In 2006 she attended GLEN (Global Education Network of Young Europeans) – a programme of joint non-profit, politically independent initiative of sending volunteers on internships to developing countries. As a participant of GLEN Julia spent tree months in Ghana on journalist training in state run newspaper – The Ghanaian Times.

Julia Gursztyn is a graduate from the Faculty of Psychology at Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities.

ABSTRACT

Parallel session: Teaching children about Internet safety
Presentation topic: "Child-friendly Internet café" – campaign summary 

The nationwide media campaign “Child-friendly Internet café” was launched in December 2008 by NASK (Research and Academic Computer Network) which – together with the Nobody’s Children Foundation – has implemented the European Commission’s “Safer Internet” programme in Poland. 

The launch of the campaign was preceded by a study conducted in August 2008 by Gemius – a partner of the campaign. The study has shown that children constitute more than 60% of cybercafé clients, and the youngest of them are only 6 or 7 years old. Consequently, the campaign initiators have organized an action aimed at promoting the idea of a child friendly cybercafé, i.e., one that meets three basic criteria: 

1. Uses filtering applications to block harmful content on computers used by children.
2. Makes sure that the computers available to children are monitored by the staff.
3. Displays materials that promote the principles of safe Internet use: leaflets, posters, and brochures easily available to child Web users.
   

For cybercafé owners who joined the action, met the above mentioned requirements, and submitted photos documenting the implementation of the campaign in their cafés, the organizers prepared the Child Friendly Cybercafé Diploma. 

The campaign initiators made sure that each cybercafé willing to join the action was provided with filtering software and materials promoting safe Internet use. Moreover, child friendly cybercafés were provided with promotion materials confirming their participation in the action, such as posters, leaflets, stickers, mugs, and mousepads. 

The campaign has been joined by 36 cybercafés, including 2 network ones with several dozen Internet sites. The information about the cybercafés that have joined the campaign, is promoted on the Saferinternet.pl project’s website, in a special section dedicated to this campaign: http://kawiarenka.saferinternet.pl/. 

Cybercafés interested in participating in the campaign are still welcome to join it.