ECPAT-USA advocates for legislation that prevents exploitation and protects children; promotes corporate responsibility with a focus on the tourism industry; educates first responders and ordinary citizens to learn how to identify exploited children; and empowers youth to take the lead against human trafficking by equipping them with the knowledge and tools necessary to help them become activists. ECPAT-USA is the leading anti-child-trafficking policy organization in the United States and is part of an international network working in 75 countries to end child commercial sexual exploitation.