Mission: ” ECPAT International is a global network of organizations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and the trafficking of children for sexual purposes. It seeks to encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free and secure from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation.”
Started: 1990
History: “In 1990, researchers at a tourism consultation in Thailand first exposed the degree to which child prostitution was increasing in many Asian countries. The consultation ended with a determination to take action, and ECPAT was established as a three-year campaign focusing on ending the ‘commercial’ aspect of sexual exploitation of children.” Since then, ECPAT has continued to push in ending children’ exploitation, specifically in pornography and prostitution while operating in 75 countries worldwide.
CPAT focuses its energy and resources on ending child exploitation of pornography, prostitution, and sex trafficking. ECPAT does not focus on any one specific region or community, but rather embraces a global approach to its mission. ECPAT now has more than 80 groups that work out of 75 different countries that assist in ending child pornography and prostitution. ECPAT operates on a several different levels. Its groups initiate numerous projects on the local level in order to ensure safety of that specific community, while the International Secretariat orchestrates a more global and international initiative. The International Secretariat hosts an International Assembly every three years in Bangkok, inviting representatives from its foreign operating groups and governmental diplomats. The International Assembly acts as the “highest decision-making body in the organization.” It is through this balance of local and international work that ECPAT acts as a catalyst to help unite various organizations in different parts of the world and different influential scales.
Unique to Organization: “ECPAT has special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).”
Helpful pages:
National Plan of Action
Stay Informed
Program Overview
Ways to Contribute
Multimedia:
Global-to-Specific Region Map: http: //www.ecpat.net/A4A_2005/index.html
Business Information:
Location: 328 Phayathai Road, Rachathewi, Bangkok, Thailand 10400
Website: http://www.ecpat.net/EI/index.asp
Phone: 662 215 3388
Email: info@ecpat.net
No comments:
Post a Comment