Child Wise

Child sexual abuse continues to occur because of the secrecy it is so often shrouded in.  Most children never speak up about their abuse and as a community it is rarely or reluctantly discussed.  It is not surprising then that adults are often ill equipped to help children and protect them from the abuse.  Adults often lack basic information about the indicators of abuse and should we have concerns, we often do not know how to prevent it or where to report it.  

Child sex offenders, sometimes referred to as paedophiles, are often protected by this secrecy and lack of awareness.  As individual and community awareness increases however, so does vigilance over childrens’ welfare and as such offending behaviour is scrutinised and reported and in turn abuse is prevented.  

Child sexual abuse ruins so many young and promising lives.  You can help to raise awareness in your community about how to protect children. 

• Distribute our campaign materials and encourage people to Speak Up or to report child sex tourism when they travel.
• Write letters to the editor of your local paper.
• Ask your child’s school, sporting group, holiday activity etc what policies and procedures they have in place to protect kids in their care.  Suggest that they find out more about out more.  You can too.  Go to [link information for parents & carers]
• Write a project on child abuse, child trafficking and other forms of child sexual exploitation.  See our fact sheets for more information [link fact sheets]
• Speak on child abuse at home, school or work, and spread the word.
• Sell our button badges to help stop child sex trafficking.  See more [order resources] 
• Fundraise for Child Wise.  By doing so you raise awareness about this issue and support our work.  Find out more