18 November: End Child Sex Abuse Day
European Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse 2019 – share your initiatives!
The Council of Europe’s Children’s Rights Division welcomes any initiatives stimulating child-led projects, child participation and interactions amongst children themselves, as well as those between children and policy makers, educators, parents and child protection professionals.
Please do not hesitate to send us a short text (in English or French) explaining your initiative, together, if possible, with a photo and a link to a website for more information. We are also happy to promote your action page or website, even if it is only available in your national language. And, of course, we would very much appreciate your support in promoting the European Day through your website and social media pages.
The 2019 edition of the European Day focusses on “Empowering children to stop sexual violence”. In fact, children are all too often sidelined from matters that concern them. They should be given the means, space, opportunity and support to participate in the design and implementation of measures, policies, programmes or other initiatives aimed at preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse.
To this end, the Council of Europe is developing: 
a facilitators tool kit to implement child participation on the 2019 edition of the European Day
a poster with child-friendly explanation of the European Day (currently being finalised)
