How You Can Help

Help us to protect our children from child sexual abuse in Australia and overseas.

Vital ways you can get involved and help make a difference:

1. Get the facts - Browse our website for information on the real story about the commercial sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children.

2. Ensure that your children are safe in Australia by protecting them from predators online and in organisations

3. Tell your friends - E-mail your friends with information on Child Wise and the work we do.

4. Make a financial donation to Child Wise - making a donation.

5. Fundraise for Child Wise by creating your own event or activity that raises money as well as awareness about Child Wise. Find out more about fundraising to protect kids from abuse.

5. Raise awareness by talking to friends, colleagues, community groups, students, churches, and politicians about the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Find out more about Spreading the word

6. Join our Child Protection Advocate Program and contribute every month to protection children everywhere from abuse and exploitation.

7.If you see children being sexually exploited by foreigners when travelling contact the local authorities, relevant embassy, the Australian Federal Police Hotline on 1800 813 784, or Child Wise.

8. If you know a child is being sexually abused In Australia report it. Find out more or call us

9. Inform Child Wise about travel destinations where child sex tourism is evident to help us monitor the international situation. Report Child sex tourism

10. Purchase Child Wise publications and resources.

11. Volunteer your time and skills to Child Wise eg: computer expertise, public speaking, legal advice, research assistance, mailouts, administration. Find out how

12. Ask the managers or supervisors at your child's sporting group, club, after school activitiy etc what their child safe practices are? Find out what questions you can ask.

13. Distribute the Child Wise a"Don't let child abuse travel" postcards through your networks.

14. Ask your travel agent to stock the "Don't let child abuse travel" postcards.

15. Write letters to the Editor advocating the protection of children everywhere.

YES I can help: If you want to request leaflets, follow up any other of these suggestions or have some other ideas of how you can help contact the Child Wise Office