Country : Australia

Organization Name : Child Wise

Overview : Child Wise is a non-profit organisation working to end the sexual exploitation and abuse of children in Australia and overseas. Child Wise works with communities, organisations and governments to identify and develop prevention and protection strategies and solutions.

Child Wise’s services and programmes have increased, strengthened and expanded in new directions and into new countries across Asia and the Pacific. ‘Child Wise Tourism’ is a programme that provides training and assistance to national tourism authorities, the tourism industry, the community welfare sector and local community leaders to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation in tourism destinations. The group provides training to hundreds of tourism staff from hotels, travel agents, photo shops, tourist attractions, tour guides, restaurants, cafes, clubs and karaoke bars and to community leaders and law enforcement across Asia.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Education campaign promotes the message ‘Child Sex Tourists - Don’t Turn Away, Turn Them In’ and encourages responsible tourists and local citizens to join the fight against child sex tourism by reporting suspicious behaviour to hotline numbers in ASEAN countries. Posters, stickers and other informational materials can now be seen in tuk tuks, taxis, hotels, travel agents and bars across Asia, encouraging travellers and locals to report child sex tourists to a local police or a child protection hotline.

Child Wise holds public forums across Australia aimed at educating, informing and engaging the public in constructive discussion around issues, including the global explosion of child pornography, at which speakers from the police, government and Child Wise discuss the increasing demand for child pornography and the impact of child pornography on viewers, sex offenders and children.

Membership Status : National Groups