ECPAT- Uganda is an affiliate of ECPAT- International which is a global network of organizations and individuals working together for elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and the trafficking of children for sexual purposes. It seeks to encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights and secure from all forms of exploitation.

The members include child focused non-governmental organizations and individuals who have specialty on child sexual exploitation of children working to create greater awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation in Uganda and is committed to increasing the availability of preventative, protective and rehabilitative measures to support children victimized be abuse.

ECPAT- Uganda is headed by the National Coordinator and is being housed by Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN) in Kamwokya, Kampala.

ECPAT- International was started as a campaign led by concerned individuals seeking to highlight sexual exploitation of children in tourism in Asia. In 1996 as a culmination of their campaign, a World Congress against Commercial Exploitation of Children (CSEC) was convened in Stockholm, and the representatives of the 122 governments that attended the congress adopted a declaration and the Agenda for Action.

ECPAT was then formed into an International NGO and the acronym ECPAT changed from End Child Prostitution in Asia Tourism to End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes. This took into account commercial sexual exploitation in all its forms and in all regions, whereas previously it had been confined to sex tourism in Asia.

ECPAT has nine regional positions in East Asia, South Asia, Pacific, Middle East/North Africa, Sub- Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, North America, and a youth representative. To date ECPAT has a network of over 70 groups around the world.

ECPAT- Uganda is an affiliate group and subscribes to the rules, laws procedures of ECPAT International.

The current members of ECPAT – Uganda include;

• Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)
• Hope after Rape
• African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANNPCAN)
• Slum Aid Project
• Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL)
• Empower Children and Communities Against Abuse (ECCA)

For more information regarding ECPAT Uganda, Please Contact
The Coordinator ECPAT on
Tel: 2560414532131
Fax/Tel: 2560414543548
  Email:info@ucrnn.net