Training and raising awareness of professionals and social educators to fight and protect children from their sexual exploitation in prostitution.
Context
Child prostitution, or the sexual exploitation of children in prostitution is a poorly understood and little-known phenomenon. Covering a variety of profiles, social background, nationality, gender and territory, when it occurs, it leaves families and professionals in a bewildered situation. There are no statistics on this phenomenon in Europe and its invisibility or near invisibility among public institutions, social workers and education professionals in Europe, is a major issue. In this context, the sharing of information and awareness-raising initiatives is the starting point for effective action against children’s sexual exploitation in prostitution.
Objectives
- To better understand and raise awareness on the phenomenon of the sexual exploitation of minors in prostitution
- To produce capacity building materials for professionals of the educational community on prevention and support mechanisms to contrast the sexual exploitation of minors in prostitution.
- To enhance the knowledge of professionals in France, Spain, Greece and Italy to contrast the sexual exploitation of minors in prostitution.
Activities
- Creation of 3 training modules for professionals of the educational community.
- Training for professionals in France, Spain, Greece and Italy to contrast the sexual exploitation of minors in prostitution.
- Production of kit for awareness raising and prevention of the sexual exploitation of minors in prostitution for professionals of the educational community.
- Production of training kit (module) on supporting minors who are victims of sexual exploitation in prostitution.
- Production of training kit (module) for minors leaving sexual exploitation in prostitution.
- Development of an online platform in 5 languages with training materials addressed to professionals to fight the sexual exploitation of minors in prostitution.
Resources
- International report on sexual exploitation of minors in prostitution
- Research with interactive infographic on the framework of sexual exploitation of minors in prostitution in Europe
- Awareness-raising modules on prevention assistance for professionals of the educational community
- Training modules on how to support victims and survivors of sexual exploitation of minors in prostitution
- Policy paper to train organisations and guardianship authorities responsible for the protection of minors to raise awareness on the sexual exploitation in prostitution
Impact
- Increased knowledge of the phenomenon in order to change representations and give professionals the tools to support minors in the recognition and protection against sexual exploitation in prostitution
- Increased knowledge and awareness of the phenomenon of sexual exploitation of minors in prostitution among social professionals
- 120 professionals trained in prevention of the sexual exploitation of minors in prostitution in the youth, social and educational sectors
- 160 professionals participate in prevention and awareness-raising workshops
- 80 professionals trained to assist minors to exit the sexual exploitation in prostitution
- 90 people participate in the European Conference.
Partners
- Pistes Solidaires (Coordinator, France)
- UPV-EHU (Spain)
- CESIE ETS (Italy)
- FOUR ELEMENTS (Greece)
- MEITIS (France)
