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Missing Children Europe is an organisation which aims to ensure that every
Missing Children Europe is an organisation which aims to ensure that every EU member state
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are party to the EU's founding treaties, and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. They have agreed by the treaties to share their o ...
has the necessary procedures and regulations in place to deal with cases of missing and/or sexually exploited children, and are able to both provide support for the victims, and take steps to prevent future disappearances. It is an umbrella organization for 33 NGOs
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...
in 27 countries throughout Europe, 32 European countries are running a 116000 hotline for missing children.
History
Missing Children Europe was established in 2001 byChild Focus
Child Focus (or the European Center for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children) is a Belgian foundation that supports prevention and investigation of missing children, abducted children, runaway children, and sexually exploited children, along ...
(Belgium), La Mouette (France), Aurora (Italy), Initiative Vermisste Kinder (Germany) and Rat auf Draht (Austria). Missing Children Europe gained financial independence in 2008, as it obtained a grant from the European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...
.
Missing Children Europe was the driving force behind the launch of 116 000
116 000 is the European missing children hotline number. It was the first harmonised service of social value to be adopted by the European Union. The 116 000 hotline provides free, immediate life saving support when children go missing.
Calls ...
, an emergency number which provides immediate support when children go missing.
Constituent organizations
The 33 NGOs represented by Missing Children Europe are: * Albania: ALO 116 * Austria: 147 Rat Auf Draht * Belgium:Child Focus
Child Focus (or the European Center for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children) is a Belgian foundation that supports prevention and investigation of missing children, abducted children, runaway children, and sexually exploited children, along ...
* Bulgaria: Nadja Centre Foundation
* Croatia: Centre for missing and exploited children
* Cyprus: Consortium: SPAVO, HFC
* Czech Republic: Cesta z krize, z. ů
* Denmark: Børns Vilkår
* Finland: Lasten perusoikeudet, Kaapatut Lapset ry
* France: APEV, Droit d'Enfance - 116000 Enfants Disparus, La Mouette
* Germany: Weißer Ring
* Greece: The Smile of the Child
''The Smile of the Child'' () is a voluntary, non-profit child welfare organization based in Athens, Greece.
Establishment
In December 1995, a large number of the Greek public watched the TV show ''Red Card'', which featured the 18th-month strug ...
* Hungary: Kék Vonal
* Ireland: ISPCC
* Italy: SOS II Telefono Azzurro Onlus
* Latvia: Bezvests
* Lithuania: Missing Persons' Families Support Centre
* Poland: ITAKA Foundation
* Portugal: Instituto de Apoio à Criança, APCD
* Romania: Salvati Copiii
* Serbia: Astra
* Slovakia: Linka detskej istoty, n. o.
* Spain: Fundación ANAR
* Switzerland: Missing Children Switzerland, Fondation Suisse du Service Social International
* The Netherlands: The International Child Abduction Centre
* Ukraine: NGO Magnolia
* United Kingdom: Missing People
Missing People (previously known as National Missing Persons Helpline) is a national organisation in the United Kingdom that offers assistance to people who run away and/or go missing and their families. It is a registered charity under Englis ...
Missing Children Europe's members are experts in missing children covering prevention, support to missing children and parents, and cooperation with national law enforcement in the search of missing children.
Funding
Missing Children Europe's receives a core operating grant from the European Commission's CERV Programme for its coordination of the 116000 European missing child hotlines network. MCE coordinates EU funded projects under the CERV, JUST, AMIF, and ISF programmes, and further receives project funding on issues of running away, unaccompanied minors, international child abductions and grooming and online sexual exploitation from various foundations. The remainder is collected through fundraising events, structural partnerships and membership fees.See also
*Refugee children
Nearly half of all refugees are children, and almost one in three children living outside their country of birth is a refugee.Emily Garin, Jan Beise, Lucia Hug, and Danzhen You. 2016. “Uprooted: The Growing Crisis for Refugee and Migrant Childre ...
*Street children
Street children are poor or homeless children who live on the streets of a city, town, or village. Homeless youth are often called street kids, or urchins; the definition of street children is contested, but many practitioners and policymakers ...
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* {{Transnational child protection International organizations based in Europe