Entries by ECPAT Belgique

“Second-hand child for sell, rather good condition”

“Dominic would like a family who would support him. He would love to cook for his new family, and he would like to be the youngest or only child. And here is Sabey. Sabey would like to be adopted by a traditional family, with two parents and other kids”. These product-like descriptions are spelled out […]

“Second-hand child for sell, rather good condition”

“Dominic would like a family who would support him. He would love to cook for his new family, and he would like to be the youngest or only child. And here is Sabey. Sabey would like to be adopted by a traditional family, with two parents and other kids”. These product-like descriptions are spelled out […]

ECPAT International receives INTERPOL’s “Crimes against children” award

ECPAT International received the prestigious INTERPOL “Crimes against Children” Award on the European Day Against Sexual Abuse. INTERPOL recognizes the efforts to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and to defend victims.At the award ceremony, ECPAT Director paid tribute to the 103 members – including ECPAT Belgium. At the award ceremony, ECPAT Director paid tribute […]

Final conference of the ReACT project in Berlin

In order to close the ReACT project, a final conference was held in Berlin on 22 September. 49 field professionals from 10 countries (Belgium, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Turkey, Albania, Italy, Austria, Bulgaria) met to exchange experiences and best practices to prevent and fight trafficking. The end of a project but the beginning of […]

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Almost one third of the trafficked victims worldwide are children. The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is the occasion for ECPAT Belgium to remind the importance of prevention. In March 2017, we have published a brochure to inform migrant children potential victims of trafficking about their rights in Belgium. Please disseminate widely. Together, we […]

Meeting with the Vice President of the European Parliament

ECPAT Belgium was extremely honoured to meet with the Vice President of the European Parliament, Ms Sylvie Guillaume, in order to present the findings of the ReACT project. Ms Guillaume was very interested by the outcomes of the project and has disseminated them through her website. Many possibilities have been discussed to better identify and […]

Athletes run for ECPAT!

Thanks to Umbali, athletes have run the 20km of Brussels for ECPAT Belgium. We warmly thank them for their commitment and for the money raised. Can’t wait for the Brussels Marathon! Copyright ECPAT Belgique « Stop à l’exploitation sexuelle commerciale des enfants »

ReACT training on Ludo-Educational Activities

How to do awareness-raising on child trafficking with various publics? Which new and innovative methodologies can be used with this sensitive topic? In partnership with Now.be, ECPAT Belgium has organized a training which gathered field professionals experts on the fight against human trafficking. Objective: be more familiar with ludo-educational activities, which are useful tools for the trainers […]