:: What you can do

• Contribute to the World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents. For more information CLICK HERE

• Start a micro-project in your area

• Email your regional representative to get involved in an EICYAC project or regional youth project CLICK HERE to find contact info

• Initiate a campaign and/or join the make-IT-safe campaign

• Learn more about the issue - check out our Resources

• Make presentation in your class about CSEC, to raise awareness

• When you travel – choose a travel company that have adopted the code of conduct and actively work against CSEC

• Contact the ECPAT group in your country to support local child and youth initiatives against CSEC, or go to ECPAT International website to find ECPAT group in your country.

Consultation Tool II: This on-line Consultation Tool II on the Thematic Areas of the World Congress III has a set of questions under each of the Thematic Issues.  In order to make your contribution and share your ideas with us, you may either complete the full survey or select the Thematic Issue that you are most interested in or have the knowledge/experience on.  Everything you say will be treated confidentially and we will not ask you your name.
Thank you for your interest and your taking time to provide your inputs. To learn more about the World Congress III, please visit the website at:  www.ecpat.net/WorldCongressIII

Online Banner Available to promote WCIII Youth Consultation Tool

A website banner to promote ECPAT International’s on-line Consultation Tool* is now available. To include this online banner on a website, simply copy and paste the following html coding onto your website:

<a href="http://www.ecpat.net/WorldCongressIII/Consultation_Tool_II.php" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ecpat.net/Graphics/ConsultationToolII.gif" border="0"></a>

The banner below will then be displayed and will link directly to the Consultation Tool II on ECPAT’s World Congress III website. Interested youth will only have to click on the banner to have their say at WCIII.

Consultation with young people on the World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, Rio de Janerio from November 25 – November 28, 2008. In order to make your contribution and share your ideas with us, please select the category below that suits you best:

• I am a former participant of a World Congress
• I am a national youth representative
• I am an interested young person age 12-18
• I am an interested young person age 18-25

World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents

The “World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents” grew out of the two previous World Congresses that took place in Stockholm, Sweden in 1996 and in Yokohama, Japan in 2001 that set a world agenda for combating CSEC. The World Congress III will take place in Rio de Janerio, from November 25 – November 28, 2008, with expected attendance of some 130 country delegations and around 3000 participants including 300 adolescents and children. The Congress seeks to mobilize and better coordinate the actions of governments, civil society, experts and adolescents to generate better understanding of new challenges, share strategies and set goals for action against the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. For more information CLICK HERE

Child and Youth Participation in the World Congress III

Child and Youth Participation (CYP) is an important part of ECPAT’s work in combating sexual exploitation and protecting children. Developing the participation of young people in combating commercial sexual exploitation of children is an integral part of ECPAT’s work at national, regional and international levels. It strengthens our programming and advocacy and makes us more accountable to the children with whom we serve. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child values the child as a citizen, entitled to fundamental rights and freedoms, capable of expressing opinions, participating in life and assuming responsibilities in the family and society. The participation of children and young people occur at a variety of levels within the global network. From the design, development, management and monitoring of programs at the grassroots level to policy influencing and advocacy at national, regional and international levels.