Hybrid Seminar October 30, 2024 in Brussels

Hybrid Seminar October 30, 2024 in Brussels

One in five children in Europe has experienced sexual abuse. This can include receiving sexually explicit messages, inappropriate touching, or rape. Every second, child sexual abuse material is distributed, sold, and viewed online. Most of the children in these images are between 3 and 13 years old. This should not be the reality for any child. 

We have the opportunity to change this. 

Child sexual abuse can be prevented through sexual education and by providing preventive support services to individuals who have a sexual interest in children. The two-year CSAPE project has been tirelessly working towards this goal, and now we invite you to join us. 

This is your chance to learn from experts in the field and gain practical tools for making a difference.

Date: Wednesday 30th of October, 2024. Time: 9.30–16.00 (CET).

Place: Radisson Red hotel, Rue d’idalie 35, Brussels, 1050, Belgium / Online stream.

Seminar language is English (translation not available). The seminar will not be recorded. There is space for 50 participants on-site (lunch and coffee included), register soon! Participation in the seminar is free of charge.

PROGRAM 

09.30–10.00 Registration & welcome coffee

10.00–10.05 Opening words & practicalities 

10.05–10.20 Opening of the seminar

Willy Bergogné, Director & EU Representative Save the Children Europe

Cathrin Bauer-Bulst, Head of Unit – Security in the Digital Age, European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs

10.20–10.35 KEYNOTE: Online child sexual abuse – a global challenge

Theresa Ryan-Rouger, Senior Project Officer & Focal Point on Child Sexual Abuse MissingChildrenEurope 

10.35–10.45 Introducing the CSAPE project

Heidi Näppi, Project Manager, Save the Children Finland

10.45–11.05 KEYNOTE: The state of sexual education in Europe

Olena Ivanova, PhD, MD, MPH, Senior Researcher, Tropical Institute LMU

11.05–11.30 Barriers and opportunities in providing sexual education to children

Andreas Rentzis, Project Manager, Human & Fundamental Rights Unit, KMOP

11.30–11.50 Unveiling Children’s Online Experiences in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Greece

Veronika Duci, Assoc. Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Tirana

11.50–12.00 Questions and discussion 

12.00–13.00 Lunch

13.00–13.20 KEYNOTE: Juveniles with a sexual preference towards younger children

Dr. Miriam Schuler, M.Sc. Psych. & Eliza Schlinzig, Dipl. Psych., Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin 

13.20–13.40 How to live a life without causing harm to a child?

A pre-recorded interview with a person who has sexual interest towards children

13.40–14.05 Lessons Learned – Supporting young people who are concerned about their developing sexuality

Heidi Näppi, Project Manager, Save the Children Finland

14.05–14.20 Questions and discussion 

14.20–14.50 Coffee break 

14.50–15.05 Fostering Youth Participation in the Project

Sabina Carcani, Child Protection and Child Rights Governance Program Manager, Save the Children Albania

15.05–15.30 Youth Voices on CSAPE: Insights and Reflections from the Child Advisory Board

Child Advisory Board youth participants & Nihad Sladic, Advocacy and Campaigns Specialist, Save the Children in North West Balkans 

15.30–15.45 Questions and discussion

15.45–16.00 Closing words & feedback

Keynote speakers

Theresa Ryan-Rouger (B.A., LL.M) Senior Project officer & Focal Point on Child Sexual Abuse for Missing Children Europe. An international human rights UK qualified lawyer specialising in online and offline Child Protection with extensive experience in Gender Based Violence at international NGO and academic level (International Human Rights Institute (UCly). Nominated rapporteur for the Lanzarote Convention (Council of Europe). 

Dr. Olena Ivanova an international researcher and consultant specializing in sexual and reproductive health. She holds a PhD in Health Sciences, a medical degree, and a master’s in public health. Dr. Ivanova is passionate about advancing sexuality education globally, she contributes through evidence generation, program evaluation, capacity building, active engagement in international networks, and advocacy efforts. 

Dr. Miriam Schuler (M.Sc. Psych.) works as research associate and clinical psychologist at the Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Miriam wrote her doctoral thesis on empathy in pedophilia and child sexual abuse within the NeMUP research initiative (http://www.nemup.de). She also works sexual therapist and gives lectures about sexual disorders. 

Eliza Schlinzig (Dipl.-Psych.) works as research associate and clinical psychologist at the Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and coordinates the Prevention Project Juveniles “Just dreaming of them”. She also works as a licensed psychological Psychotherapist for children and adolescents and gives lectures about sexual disorders. 

You are welcome to share this invitation with your professional network.
If you have any inquiries regarding the event, please don’t hesitate to contact janita.tasa@pelastakaalapset.fi

WELCOME! 

CSAPE Project
This seminar is organized by CSAPE Project (Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Education) 2022-2024, a two-year project funded by the European Internal Security Fund (ISF) in which five European countries collaborate: Finland, Iceland, Greece, Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina with the overall objective to improve the prevention of child sexual abuse.