by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Feb 7, 2022
Tomorrow is Safer Internet Day, a global effort to make the internet a safer place for all – especially young people! We have articles, videos, and many other resources you can use today – and every day – to protect and empower the young people in your life to be safer online. You can: 1. […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 31, 2021
Thank you to everyone who has supported Kidpower this year through donating, volunteering, teaching, and sharing. No matter where you live or what language you speak, as Safety Leaders, you are at the HEART of our work. With your help in 2021 we have: Directly served more than 25,000 children, teens, and adults worldwide, including […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 31, 2021
Kidpower helped Ellen give her kids the skills she had lacked as a child… “I used to think I didn’t have any power. A lot of unfortunate things happened to me all the way up through my early adulthood because I did not know how to set boundaries, to speak up, or to advocate for […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 30, 2021
Here is how vulnerable seniors learned to protect themselves from danger… In a workshop for elderly people in a high-crime neighborhood, the participants described the dangers they faced daily, just going down the hall in their apartment building or walking down the block to get groceries. They practiced skills as simple as crossing the street […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 28, 2021
This is just one example of how Kidpower saves lives… “Several years ago, my husband Jeff used his Kidpower skills during a solo trip abroad when someone tried to attack and rob him. In a busy, public space he yelled, “I need help!”, something he had learned and practiced in a Fullpower workshop. Yelling loudly […]