End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes - Belgium

ECPAT Belgium is an independent and non-profit organization which is the officially recognized Belgian member of ECPAT International. ECPAT International was born in 1990 in Asia as an international campaign against the sexual exploitation of children in Asian Tourism. At this time, ECPAT meant End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism. The ECPAT campaign quickly found relays on different continents and was extended to the fight against the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the world. In 1996, ECPAT’s original name End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism was changed to End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for sexual purposes, reflecting the organization’s geographic expansion and broader mandate. The ECPAT network has grown over the years and is now composed of 81 member groups in 74 countries.