Welcome back to the fifth level of the Agents of Change online course: Tools for Frontline Workers to End The Sexual Exploitation of Children. Level 5 focuses on “Recognizing, Intervening in, and Preventing Trafficking in Human Beings on a Local, National, and Global Scale,” brought to you by the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) and ECPAT International.
If this is the first time you learn about this course and you would like to explore the previous levels, please visit the Course Catalog section for Level 1: Basic Foundations by clicking here.
Level 5 is designed to provide you with a deeper understanding of trafficking in human beings and its links to the exploitation of children regardless of your professional background. The course explores how trafficking occurs; how victims can be identified and supported; and how investigations, prosecutions, and prevention initiatives can help address this crime at the local, national, and international levels.
The Agents of Change is a specialized, victim-centered curriculum for professionals working with potential child victims of sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking, including:
This course is brought to you through the collaborative efforts of two international child protection organizations, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children and ECPAT International. By sharing our global experiences and proven best practices, we hope to equip Agents of Change around the world to better defend children.
About the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children
The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization working to make the world a safer place for all children by defending against child sexual exploitation, abuse, and the risk of going missing. Headquartered in the United States, ICMEC works with partners globally to develop research, technologies, and educational resources to aid in the search and recovery of children who are missing, fight online exploitation, and empower professionals, institutions, and communities to protect children from all forms of sexual abuse. For more information go to www.icmec.org.
About ECPAT International
ECPAT International is a non-governmental organization and the only children’s rights network that is solely focused on ending the sexual exploitation of children. With over 122 civil society organisations in 104 countries, together we advocate for a stronger legal environment to protect children, partner with the private sector to prevent their services from being misused, we research to better understand this crime, and we help survivors and victims' voices to be heard in political decision making – and to better understand their rights. For more information go to www.ecpat.org.
Acknowledgments
This project is financed by the U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
This level was developed with the support of the HEROES Project, Novel Strategies to Fight Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking Crimes and Protect their Victims.
This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 101021801.
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Welcome to the "Agents of Change: Tools for Frontline Workers to End Sexual Exploitation of Children" course; Level 5: Recognizing, Intervening, and Preventing Trafficking in Human Beings on a Local, National, and Global Scale. To get started, click link.
