Escapebox teaches children about internet dangers

In a playful way, they receive tips about safe surfing on the internet, because they also come into contact with cybercrime at a young age.

Cybercrime is on the rise, also in West Flanders. That is why the prevention services of Ypres, Blankenberge, Bruges and Kortrijk are working together to roll out this game.

“The children are actually looking for Renée, that is a friend who has disappeared. That is the whole story behind what happened. And throughout this box there are a number of safes, a number of assignments that each have to do with a theme. For example, fake news , what do I post on the internet, the importance of a good password, etc. And if they carry out all the assignments and make a good choice at the end, there is a reward,” says Kris Dhondt, theft prevention advisor at Kortrijk.