ECPAT International

📢 The Global Manifesto is now live! After a year of listening, learning, and working together across regions and sectors, we’re proud to share our collective call to reimagine how we protect boys from sexual violence. The Manifesto lays out our values, goals, and strategies for strengthening protection systems and responses for children in all their diversity. Want to dive deeper? Read the Technical Document for a fuller understanding of the evidence, key concepts, and complexities surrounding sexual violence against boys. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to the Manifesto across each stage of its development. Proudly launched by the Global Alliance for the Protection of Boys from Sexual Violence (GAPB). Designed with care by Karen Vinalay. 📘 Explore the Manifesto: https://lnkd.in/g7dSXxyc #GAPB #ChildProtection All Survivors Project | Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice | Family for Every Child | Save the Children International | Women's Refugee Commission | Physicians for Human Rights

Unpleasant gaming experiences don’t always rise to the level of ‘abuse’ or ‘harassment’, but reporting language can inadvertently make players feel those are the only ones worth flagging. Watch our video to see how small design shifts, like simple in-game check-ins, can make it easier for players to ask for help and feel supported. Our new Guidance for game creators is packed with practical strategies to bring gender-sensitive safety and design into your games. 📩 Download it here: https://lnkd.in/gt_pvFJJ ✉️ Get in touch with us to talk about how we can make gaming safer and more inclusive together. Comment below! #Gaming #GameDev

In most games, policies focus on what’s not allowed. The bad news: Overly generic rules may say gender-related discrimination is prohibited, but without detail, harmful interactions may slip through the cracks. The good news: Our new guidance lays out concrete steps for writing clearer policies, promoting positive behaviours, and making guidelines more visible to players. ➡️ Swipe through our post for 3 practical tips you can apply right now. 🎮 Explore our guidance for more recommendations: https://lnkd.in/gt_pvFJJ ✉️ If you’re a developer or studio looking to bring gender-sensitive design into your game, drop a comment below and let’s collaborate! #Gaming #GameDev

Children in street situations face some of the highest risks of sexual exploitation worldwide—yet they remain invisible in many #ChildProtection systems. Join Mama Fatima Singhateh and Consortium For Street Children members, including our partner Child in Need Institute (CINI), for a #UNGA80 side event exploring child-centred, grassroots solutions to this issue. 🗓️ 14 October 2025 | 09:30–11:00 EST 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gbEk9fEc

📢 Accommodation hosts on booking platforms — here’s your chance to make hosting safer for children and stronger for your business! Join our upcoming focus group and help shape a new #ChildProtection training for hosts. Your insights will help identify training needs and ensure the programme is practical, relevant, and impactful worldwide. Why join? ✔️ Distinguish your property as responsible and safe for children ✔️ Build trust with guests and booking partners ✔️ Stand out with a competitive edge in a crowded market 📅 Choose your session: 🔗 23 Sept 2025 | 9:00–10:30 AM EST: https://lnkd.in/giX7PP2K 🔗 24 Sept 2025 | 4:30–6:00 PM EST: https://lnkd.in/g4jjxVPf Limited spots are available. Don’t miss this chance to raise your voice and lead the way in child-safe hosting!

As a central place of learning, classrooms are powerful spaces to equip young people with the emotional, relational, and sexuality education they need to build safe and respectful relationships. Join Tacteen Naeil (ECPAT Korea) on 24 September for a webinar on strengthening school-based #SexualityEducation. With a focus on youth needs and global best practices, panellists will explore how education can address urgent challenges such as digital #SexualViolence and declining #GenderEquality awareness. 🗓️ 24 September 2025 | 15:30–18:45 KST 🌐 Zoom | Korean <> English interpretation available 🔗 Register at: https://lnkd.in/gibCHtAt #ChildProtection #SexEducation

“The more you talk about abuse, the more it will happen.” This is what #ChildProtection professionals in #Pakistan often heard when raising the issue of sexual violence against boys—a topic clouded by stigma, denial, and resistance. The Child Rights Group of the Pakistan Paediatric Association chose persistence over silence. They kept records of cases, built alliances, adapted their language to be understood, and found ways to keep the issue visible. Step by step, their persistence slowly broke the silence, showing how collaboration and steady advocacy can open space for change. 🔍 Read more in the latest ECPAT International #GlobalBoysInitiative case study on Pakistan: https://lnkd.in/gwr25sGE

Gaming communities thrive when everyone can play, connect, and express themselves freely. That’s why we created a practical guide to help game creators bring gender-sensitive design into gaming. From emotionally complex character arcs to community-based challenges, it’s packed with concrete strategies to put empathy, emotional intelligence, and cooperation at the forefront of play. 🎮 Ready to level up how you design for inclusion? Explore the guidance here: https://lnkd.in/gt_pvFJJ ✉️ Get in touch with us to talk about how we can make gaming safer and more inclusive together. Comment below! #Gaming #GenderNorms

In Pakistan, when doctors and child rights professionals began speaking about sexual violence against boys, the reaction was strong. Some denied the problem altogether, perceiving it as too sensitive, too risky, and too shameful to bring into public discussion. When the Child Rights Group of the Pakistan Paediatric Association decided to break that silence, they quickly learned how controversial it could be. But instead of stepping back, they took another path. They built credibility slowly within their professional networks. They created safe ways to engage with boy survivors and hear their experiences. They found ways to keep the issue visible, even when resistance was strong. Their experience shows that even in the most challenging contexts, change is possible when there is consistency, patience, and collective action. Read more about their experience in the new ECPAT International #GlobalBoysInitiative case study: https://lnkd.in/gwr25sGE

🚨 Happening this week! 🚨 Join our webinars to hear how 350+ businesses that are members of —Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct are making child protection central to their business strategies, and why this is one of the most impactful steps your business can take. 📅 10 Sept | 9:30 AM Colombia // 9:30 PM Bangkok: https://lnkd.in/gKGy-6DA 📅 11 Sept | 10:00 AM Amsterdam // 3:00 PM Bangkok: https://lnkd.in/gJUkBgD7