Digital education and training

Helping vulnerable communities to be safe online

Gen provides digital education, training, and product donations that support young people, women, families, and vulnerable populations, to stay safe online.

This is made possible through a range of programs that bring together our unique expertise, our consumer brands and external partners.

5.4M+
people reached through digital education and training​.
8,700+
nonprofits better protected their digital assets with our Cyber Safety products.

Partnerships that drive positive change

Our rich history of working with digital education partners continues through our consumer brands. They align with our commitment to embed inclusion and belonging across all our giving activities.

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discovery ed

Norton partners with Discovery Education to provide Cyber Safety tools worldwide

Since 2023, we’ve partnered with Discovery Education to create and deploy My Digital Life— a multi-language platform dedicated to enhancing digital safety for children in third through eighth grade. In 2025, our partnership with My Digital Life expanded into schools across the UK and offered content in Spanish, Arabic, French and German.

40%
of students grades 4-8 have connected or chatted with a stranger online.
295+
students reached through My Digital Life.
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trevor project

Gen partners with The Trevor Project to help LGBTQ+ young people stay Cyber Safe

Together with The Trevor Project, Gen has provided essential tools and resources focused on online safety, helping to build a Guide to Online Safety for LGBTQ+ Young People. Additionally, we provide funding and technical assistance for TrevorSpace, an affirming online community for LGBTQ+ young people.

37,500+
new users joined TrevorSpace during our 2024-2025 grant period.
690k+
LGBTQ+ young people use the transformational online community, TrevorSpace.
50%+
of LGBTQ+ identifying students have experienced cyberbullying at some point during their lives.
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save the children

Gen is a proud supporter of Save the Children in India

We increased parents’ and teachers’ awareness of the risks of exposing children to the internet, with training sessions for teachers completed in 50 schools.

27,600
children have taken online safety classes since the program launched in 2021​.
6K+
students, parents and educators across 38 schools reached through our educational modules in 2025.
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wagggs

Norton continues collaboration with WAGGGS through Surf Smart 2.0

The program is made available through a variety of channels including online to Guides and Scouts anywhere, through WAGGS “Smart Surfers” who create their own digital advocacy campaigns, and the Surf Smart 2.0 fund that awards grants for member organizations to provide the Surf Smart 2.0 curriculum to their members.

Gen's partnership with WAGGS received the 2024 Communitas Award for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility: Making a Difference​.

$1M
commitment to expand Surf Smart 2.0.
880k
Girl Guides and Girls Scouts reached.
219k+
young people reached through Surf Smart 2.0 in 2025.
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national pta

Norton and National PTA expands The Smart Talk to help families set healthy tech limits

In 2015, Norton and National PTA co-created The Smart Talk, a free, interactive resource that helps families set healthy tech limits together. In 2021, Norton committed $1 million to enhance the platform and in June 2022 it relaunched with essential updates to inclusivity, content and reach. Now, the platform is offered in Spanish, and has an improved UX which also caters for neurodiverse children and caregivers.

15,000+
people have used TheSmartTalk.org since its launch.
20
local PTAs hosted The Smart Talk Conversations at their schools in 2025​.
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Gen creates unique opportunities that leverage our expertise and community-minded values to help educate and protect kids, families and vulnerable populations online.

Kimberly Bishop, Corporate Responsibility Manager

A year of meaningful impact

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