Reducing Violence against Children, with Special Focus on Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Sex Tourism

Project goals:

• To ensure a greater, more effective Civil Society response to violence against children, including sexual exploitation and child sex tourism;

• To provide evidence bases global guidance to combat sexual exploitation of children in Travel and Tourism.

Objectives:

• Enhance awareness and knowledge on violence against children, including sexual exploitation, among the public and relevant stakeholders that can guide and accelerate adequate responses;

• Strengthen evidence based advocacy and lobby action to improve child protection;

• Enhance cooperation in child protection (i.e. multi-sectoral/multi-stakeholder cooperation in Child Protection & CSO cooperation in local, national, regional, international advocacy & lobby networks and initiatives);

• Enhance capacity of civil society organizations and networks (at local, national, regional, international level);

• Provide services to child victims of (sexual) violence and children at risk (by partner organizations).