Polish Network against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

In June 2009 a group of Polish organizations providing assistance to abused children and children at risk joined ECPAT International Network as a new affiliate group. The cooperation was initiated and is coordinated by the Nobody's Children Foundation.

 

Polish Network against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children is composed of the Nobody's Children Foundation, Association for Children and Young People CHANCE, Association for Children and Youngsters STACJA PROGRAMME, Local Committee for the Protection of Children's Rights in Poznan and Committee for the Protection of Children's Rights in Warsaw.

ECPAT International is aiming to eliminate child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sexual purposes and encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free and secure from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation. ECPAT groups are based all over the world and they concentrate on different aspects of the problem of commercial sexual exploitation of children. Currently there are over 80 groups in more than 70 countries.

Other ECPAT affiliate groups operating in Eastern Europe include:

• Children - Not for Abuse, Belarus
• Neglected Children Society, Bulgaria
• Tartu Child Support Center, Estonia
• Network of National Organisations Fighting against Child Prostitution and Trafficking, Moldova
• Save the Children, Romania
• All-Ukrainian Network against CSEC, Ukraine

More information at www.ecpat.net