Since its foundation in 2012, the Deutscher Kinderverein in Essen campaigns for children's rights. The focus of its work constitutes the article 19 from the UN convention on the rights of the child which speaks up clearly against violence, abuse and neglect. Children's abuse must not be tabood, ignored or even trivialised - neither by politics and judiciary, nor by youth welfare services and even less by us, the society. With TV and radio spots, campaigns and events, the Deutscher Kinderverein wants to sensitise the broad public for the abuse of children and to create awareness - and help children with concrete projects.