Action against Child Exploitation (ACE)
Who we are
ACE is a Non-Governmental, Non-Profit Organization based in Japan that address the issue of child labour around the world.
Our Vision and Mission
Our Vision is to make society a place where every child's rights are protected and children can live with hopes and their hearts at ease.
In order to realize this vision, our mission is to take action together with the public in eradication and prevention of child labour.
How we started
ACE was established to organize "Global March Against Child Labour" (which was held in 107 countries in the world) in Japan in 1997. Since then, ACE has been acting as an NGO specialized in child labour, and putting emphasis on advocacy activities to raise awareness of people in Japan about the child labour issues around the world.
What we do
ACE achieves its mission through the activities in the 4 main fields.
- Awareness Raising (45%): Dispatch a lecturer, create and lend materials, organize the charity futsal event, and join many other activities.
- Advocacy (20%): Make a policy recommendation to the Japanese government through 2008 Japan G8 Summit NGO Forum, and encourage private companies to take action for the prevention of child labour through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
- Alliance Building (10%): Act as secretariat for The Japan Child Labour Network (CL-Net), Steering Committee member of The NGO-Trade Union International Collaboration Forum, and the member of Japan NGO Network on Education(JNNE), JANIC, and many other networks.
- International Cooperation (25%): Support "Child Friendly Village" program which prevents child labour by community involvement in India. Research on child labour in cotton industry in India and cacao industry in Ghana.
Achievements
- Organize the events and seminars about child labour (about 3,800 participants in 2007)
- Annual the charity futsal event (116 teams participated in 2007)
- Act as secretariat in the child labour network (CL-Net), and organize the two-months-campaign every year (15events, and 6,914 participants in 2007).
- Member of steering committee of "Global Campaign for Education" in Japan, and hold the event every year.
- In the 2008 Japan G8 Summit NGO Forum, ACE contributed in establishing the Working Group on Basic Education/Child Labour in the Poverty and Development Unit. ACE drafted the policy recommendation on child labour.
- CSR procurement and SA8000 seminar in 2007 (about 90 participants)
- So far around 500 children in India had benefited ACE-sponsored Child Friendly Village program by BBA
- Published the book about child labour "I am 8 years old, I don't want to work anymore" (Godo-shuppan, 2007).
Organizational Structure
Board Member (4)
Adviser (9)
ACE Members (200)
Full-time (Paid) 5
Part-time (Paid) 2
Intern 2
Volunteer 40
Foundation and Legal Status
Founded on December 1st, 1997
Registered as Non-Profit organization under Japanese law ("Tokutei Hieiri Kkatudou Houjin") on August 8th, 2005 under Tokyo Prefecture.