By Jennifer Ruppelt | Project Leader
Since 2010, Uruguay has marked December 7th as the "National Day against Child Sexual Exploitation". To mark the 9th anniversary, the "Uruguay against child sexual exploitation" campaign took to the streets in Montevideo.
On December 6th and 7th, a group of youth volunteers and adult mentors came together to train and carry out public awareness activities in the CH Municipality of Montevideo. They learned about how the issue of sexual exploitation affects young people in Uruguay, as well as concrete strategies to change this reality.
Raising awareness among youth and adults regarding this serious issue has helped to increase the numbers of cases reported over the last five years. According to Luis Purtscher, director of the Committe to Erradicate Sexual Exploitation of Children, 380 cases were reported in 2018 alone, which represents an increase of 48% compared to 2015. In 2008, only 20 cases were detected due to the lack of awareness at that time.
The "Uruguay against child sexual exploitation" campaign continues to work to raise awareness and contribute to the erradication of this violation of children's rights.
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