segunda-feira, 11 de julho de 2011

TIMELINE OF THE EXPAT BRAZIL NETWORK

MEETING FOR THE EVALUATION AND PLANNING OF THE ECPAT NETWORK

(19-21 July 2010, Hotel Mar, Olinda, PE)


· 1996- 1st World Congress- Stockholm, Sweden.

The Congress was attended by various Brazilian organizations, principally those from the North-East. Teenager Inês Dias, accompanied by Coletivo Mulher Vida of Olinda Pernambuco, was elected youth representative of Brazil for the congress. Her role was to advocate the agenda and participation of youths in prevention of sexual exploitation- one of ECPAT´s lines of work.

The congress was the first step to linking ECPAT international with Brazil.

· 1997: 1º Meeting of ECPAT Brazil Network- Salvador (BA)

This meeting was organized by the CEDACA/Bahia in August of 1997 in Salvador. Organizations that attended consisted of those already working with the subject of child sex exploitation, many established prior to the 1st World Congress such as CRAME; DALCA; IBISS; ABRAPIA; CECRIA; Casa Renascer; Coletivo Mulher Vida; Casa de Passagem and the Cedacas already in function.

The ECPAT Brazil network was founded following the successive lobbying of participants from the Stockholm congress who put pressure on Brazilian organizations to undertake the subject in Brazil.

· 1998: 2º Meeting of ECPAT Brazil Network - Salvador (BA)

The second ECPAT meeting took place in December 1998 in Salvador, Bahia. One of the central themes of the agenda was the need for an executive secretary; consequently it was decided that upon election, the Bahian CEDECA; represented by Hélia Barbosa would report to the elected executive secretary.

· 1999: 1º Meeting for the Combat of Sexual Exploitation of Children - Olinda (PE)

The event took place in Olinda, Pernambuco and was organized by the Coletivo Mulher Vida. Ines Dias carried the responsibility of maintaining the agenda which was; Brazil’s role in the prevention of sexual exploitation. This event was supported by UNICEF.

· 2000: Meeting of the National Plan and the 3º Meeting of the ECPAT Brazil Network

The National Plan for combating the abuse and sexual exploitation of children was launched in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. The launch of the plan occurred alongside the 3rd general meeting of the ECPAT Brazil Network.

· 2001: 2º World Congress- Yokohamo, Japan

The 2nd World Congress took place in Japan and had a poor Brazilian representation due to the lack of network affiliates during the period as well as limited communication between existing affiliates, which overall resulted in a inadequate preparation of delegates for the congress.

· 2005: International ECPAT Assembly and 4º Meeting of the ECPAT Brazil Network- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The events proved demanding since EXPAT International had difficultly in understanding that the Brazilian network functioned differently to networks in other countries since unlike other countries; ECPAT Brazil is represented by more than one organization.

During the 4th meeting the new executive secretary was elected, namely Coletivo Mulher Vida with Maria Luiza Duarte de Araújo taking the role of directing and mobilizing the Network.

The ECPAT International assembly was attended by delegates of the CECRIA and CEDECA/Bahia in spite of a proposal by the National Committee to include new participants.

· 2007: Meeting in preparation for the 3rd World Congress, Brasília - (DF)

New members are incorporated into ECPAT International following the availability of spaces for new affiliates within the organization.

· 2008: 5º ECPAT Brazil meeting, in Recife (PE), 3º World Congress Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children and the 1st Brazilian Congress in Rio de Janeiro (RJ)

In May, the 5th Meeting of the ECPAT Brazil network takes place in Recife (PE). The Network affirms the election of a Board of Directors, represented by Maria Luiza Duarte de Araújo of Coletivo Mulher Vida, Tiana Sento Sé of IBISS and Ana Lídia Rodrigues of the Grupo Curumins. the newly elected

The 3rd World Congress took place during November in Rio de Janeiro and produced a series of agreements standardized by the ‘Rio de Janeiro Article’ as well as a document produced by the youth coordination.

The 1st Brazilian Congress coincided with the 3rd World Congress, also in Rio de Janeiro and was attended by over 600 participants from all over Brazil and other countries.

· 2009 Socializing via e-mail

In May changes were made to the ECPAT coordination, the Grupo Curumins. Ana Lídia Rodrigues became group representative until forthcoming elections.

During this period the ECPAT Network worked towards procuring new partners for forthcoming activities.

The Network was supported by the CONANDA (National Council for the Rights of the Child) to organize and assess the work of the Network.

· Meeting for the Organization and Assessment of the ECPAT Network Brazil in Olinda, Pernambuco

Member organizations from the Northern, North Eastern, Central West and South West regions of the country, there were no organizations from the South since the Network is not represented in this region.

It was at this meeting that members wrote the timeline and letter of intention of the Network.

The Network also participated in the meetings that followed the 3rd World Congress of 2008 and began preparations for the 4th ECPAT Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.

ECPAT Brazil begins a partnership with ECPAT USA.

Observações sobre a linha do tempo: The period from 1998 to 2005 saw many changes in Brazil in terms of public policy in the area of prevention of sexual violence against children, without the presence of ECPAT.

This infrastructure, inclusive of services provided as well as other actions to prevent child sex exploitation unfolded in Brazil without any direct involvement of the ECPAT Network however ECPAT affiliates were part of these developments.

In comparison to other countries, where ECPAT has lead the way in building an infrastructure of prevention against the sexual exploitation of children, in Brazil the National Committee assumed this role. Discussions have arisen as to what space the ECPAT Brazil Network could occupy without interfering in the political activities of the National Committee.

In light of these observations, it must be highlighted that although ECPAT Brazil did not occupy a structural role in preventative activities, it was through affiliated organizations that the EXPAT Network took an important role in these developments within Brazil. The ECPAT network became an encouraging and powerful force following the World Congress and it was from this point that Brazil began to restructure herself politically around this theme.

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