Child Focus:

Child Focus, the European Centre for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children, is the national co-ordinator of this project and is a foundation of public utility. The mission of Child Focus, at both national and international level, is to provide active support in the investigation of disappearance, abduction or sexual exploitation of children and to prevent and combat these phenomena. Child Focus, without any discrimination, always acts only in the interest of the child. As a privileged partner, the Centre collaborates on a complementary basis with all official and private bodies at national, European and international level. The Centre gathers information, distributes it to the appropriate services and ensures follow up of cases entrusted. It participates in the counselling of victims and their entourage.

OIVO-CRIOC: (Research- and Information Center of the Belgian Consumer Organisations):

OIVO-CRIOC is a public utility foundation installed by the Belgian consumer organizations and subsidized by the Federal Public Service Economy, formerly the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Its research department employs a number of experts in the following fields: consumer law and economics, products and food safety, health (food, medicine, smoking habits, ...), (young) consumer behaviour and sustainable consumption. Demands come from consumer organizations as well as from the local, national and European authorities. The approach is multidisciplinary. OIVO-CRIOC also delivers technical support to the consumer organizations in defending their interests, and participates as an expert or representative in advisory and consultative bodies. The results of all studies are given maximum propagation. They are the basis for changes in consumer's behaviour. OIVO-CRIOC develops campaigns to inform, educate and sensibiliser the public or specific target groups. The education and information service is always given special attention to vulnerable consumers. There's also a documentation centre with thousands of books, magazines and other documents on consumer affairs.