The preparation of such a major report has entailed concerted, meticulous efforts from a large number of contributors, many of them on a voluntary basis. ECPAT International would like to express its deep appreciation for their commitment and sincerely thank all those who participated in the project, including:

Editor and Project Coordinator, Renata Coccaro; the ECPAT member groups in the countries examined, together with the local experts who provided valuable information and insights, namely: in Thailand, local NGOs CPCR and FACE, as well as Dr Saisuree ; Jooyoung Kim from Pax Asiana in South Korea; Helena Molander from the Children’s Fundamental Rights in Finland; Maria Keller-Hamela from the Nobody’s Children Foundation in Poland; Kuno Sorensen from Save the Children Denmark; Dr. Dagmar Freudenberg, Public Prosecutor from Germany; Dr. Howard Davidson, Lawyer from the US; Joan Van Niekerk from Childline and Jackie Loffel from Johannesburg Child Welfare in South Africa; and Essam Ali from Egypt.

The ECPAT International staff who, as always, have demonstrated their sincere commitment to the cause during the various long stages of the preparation of this report: Executive Director, Carmen Madrinan; Deputy Director for Programmes, Mark Capaldi; Regional Officers, Kritsana Dechalert (East Asia and Pacific), Ernesto Galmez (Americas), Sendrine Constant (Europe), Hindowa Lebbie (Africa); South Asia Focal Point Anil Raghuvanchi; Research Consultant for the Americas, Monica Darer; Programme Associates, Alessia Altamura (Europe), Netnapha Palee (East Asia and Pacific) Olha Shved (CIS) and Wahn Netnapha NaThalang; Legal Officer Catherine Beaulieu; Legal Consultants, Natasha Sen, Paula Antezana Rimassa and Michael Schunck; Programme Officers, Luc Ferran (Child Sex Tourism), Anjan Bose (Information and Communication Technology), Stephanie Delaney (Child Protection) and Junita Upadhyay (Child and Youth Participation); Maricruz Tabbia (Management Assistant); the Assistants and interns who undertook painstaking research work, namely Vorajit Sunaseweenonta, Sonja Yli-Kahila, Ludivine Estienne, Marissa Daruwalla, Beverley Lane and Danielle Sever; Information Officer, Anthony Burnett; proofreaders Maria Thundu, Jo de Linde and Rosemary Ounsted; translators, Guillaume Landry (French), Gabriela Scandura (Spanish), Maria Makayonok (Russian) and Chongcharoen Sornkaew (Thai) ; production designer Manida Naebklang and website designer Ekachart Piriyanand; together with ECPAT staff who have now left the organisation, namely Andrew Lawrence, Michael Manz, Guy Thompstone.

Finally, a most special thanks to the supporters who have enabled ECPAT International to carry out such an ambitious task and donors who have funded the project, including: Swedish International Development Coopertion Agency (SIDA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France, Groupe Developpement and ECPAT Luxembourg.