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Beyond Borders ECPAT Canada

Canada's global voice against child s*xual exploitation. Child victimization occurs in every community, region and country.

A worldwide solution starts with each of us. Beyond Borders is a national, bilingual, volunteer organization advancing the rights of children everywhere to be free from s*xual abuse and exploitation. We are a registered charity without political or religious affiliation. Beyond Borders is the Canadian affiliate of ECPAT International, a global network of more than 80 groups in 75 countries. We at

the Beyond Borders page love to hear what our fans think, and we encourage you to discuss child s*xual exploitation issues with one another. However, we will remove posts that threaten criminal acts, contain hateful/obscene language, make personal attacks, or break copyright rules. Please note, Beyond Borders does not necessarily endorse any organizations or links that appear on this page that are posted by those who are not its administrators.

01/31/2023

The online s*xual exploitation of children is happening in Canada. We have to take action today. Children must be protected.
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01/26/2023

Every child has the right to have greater safety, security, and autonomy in the world.

Beyond Borders increases awareness to help prevent the s*xual exploitation of children. Follow us to learn more about how we're addressing the issue of child marriage.

01/24/2023

Beyond Borders is Canada's global voice against child s*xual exploitation.

06/10/2022

📚 School

🥳 Friends

🎉 Fun

Children have lots of reasons to be online.

So let’s help them enjoy the internet safely.

Sign ’s petition and help

https://www.change.org/p/bebrave-g7-petition-end-s*xual-violence-against-children

08/22/2021

Child, early and forced marriage occurs for a number of reasons including gender inequality, poverty, insecurity and tradition.

Marrying at such a young age means that these young girls are forced into s*xual relations and often get pregnant when they are not ready.

Girls and women forced into marriage are at high risk of s*xual and gender-based violence.

Young mothers are more at risk of health complications.

Childbirth is the leading cause of death among girls between the ages of 15 and 19 in developing countries.

Child brides are also at a greater risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

These girls tend to drop out of school at a younger age.

Young brides have little access to opportunities—such as holding a job outside the home.

When girls marry early, they and their families are more likely to live in poverty.

Follow the link in our bio to take action!

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08/16/2021

This means there are currently more than 650 million women and girls worldwide who married as children.

Canada works to end child, early and forced marriage so that girls around the world can reach their full potential. They are empowered and can work toward a better future for themselves when they:

Learn about and exercise their human rights

Are able to take care of their health

Are protected from violence

Go to school

We are educating people about the devastating effects of child, early and forced marriage. We work in developing countries with girls, their families, communities and governments to eliminate this harmful practice.

Info: StatsCan
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08/07/2021

Boys in Thailand would stop selling s*x if they could

New research from ECPAT International shines a light on boys engaging in their own s*xual exploitation by selling s*x in Thailand.

The report reveals a big knowledge gap amongst frontline welfare service providers, problematic beliefs and attitudes about male and gender diverse child victims, systematic victim-blaming, and an urgent need to adjust support services to fit boy survivors’ needs.

In 2020, ECPAT carefully talked with 20 young people of ‘diverse SOGIE’ who are exchanging s*x, to learn what their life is like. In this group, 11 young people identified their gender as male; six called themselves ‘ladyboys’; two identified as trans women, and one as ‘gender of the alternative.’ They were between 15–24 years old, and the majority migrated to cities from rural provinces in Thailand. The majority had been exchanging s*x for over a year and around half started doing so while still children. The team at ECPAT also wanted to understand welfare service providers’ attitudes to working with boys and talked to 65 frontline workers in Chiang Mai, Bangkok and Pattaya. This is what we found.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or follow the link in our bio.

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08/01/2021

How can your organization protect children from exploitation?

If you work in the travel and tourism industry, you have an opportunity to make a difference.

Here’s what you need to know, why it’s important that your business is part of a movement to protect children, and how you can do this.  
Follow the link in our bio to learn more and help us get the word out!

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07/26/2021

We are excited to announce that ECPAT is working with INHOPE to make reporting suspected cases of child s*xual exploitation easier!

But we can’t do this without you.

Whether you are a traveller, a tourist, or someone working in the travel and tourism business – YOU have a duty to make a report when you see something suspicious.

‼️DON’T LOOK AWAY‼️
 Your report could be the call that helps prevent a child from being s*xually exploited.

Follow the link in our bio to learn more and like/comment/share to help us get the word out!

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07/19/2021

Only 4% of travellers who witnessed possible signs of s*xual exploitation of children reported what they’d seen. Often other tourists feel unsure about reporting, or staff feel like they don’t want to put guests in awkward situations. But this means a child might be left in a dangerous situation, at risk of being s*xually exploited. So ‼️ALWAYS REPORT‼️

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07/13/2021

Episode 15 of the podcast now available: A deep-dive into a project of protecting girls' rights in Asia and Africa

South Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa have long struggled with protecting girls from s*xual exploitation. Offenders take advantage of legal loopholes and weak child protection systems to commit their crimes and get away with it. The need for change was urgent, and ECPAT took on the mission of making a change. In this episode, we'll walk you through how we did it.

Thanks to our partners in the Girls Advocacy Alliance; Plan International Netherlands, Terres des Hommes Netherlands, Defence for children-ECPAT Netherlands, and to our regional partners ASEAN, SAIEVAC, AIPA and ACERWC.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or follow the link in our bio.

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07/05/2021

UNICEF estimates that 650 million women alive in the world today were married as girls. A third of them were married before their 15th birthday. And the stats don’t exactly paint a positive picture of the future: Each year, another 12 million girls under the age of 18 become child brides. In the time it took you to read this paragraph, another 8 girls will have gotten married.

At its core, child marriage is a fundamental violation of human rights. There are many factors at play when a child ends up in early or forced marriage – from financial or food insecurity to cultural or social norms. Whatever the cause, early marriage compromises a child’s development and severely limits her opportunities in life.

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