The staff in our Centers work together on a daily basis to support young beneficiaries. It is our duty to ensure their safety given that the COVID-19 virus still circulates widely in parts of the Philippines. In response, CAMELEON organized the vaccinations of a first...
While 165,000 children are victims of sexual abuse each year, a new law was enacted in April 2021 to better protect children. It introduces for the first time an age threshold for non-consent at 15 years old and 18 in the event of incest. CAMELEON welcomes this...
April kicked off in the Philippines with the celebration of Easter. Egg hunts were organized in our Centers for our young beneficiaries. It was a great opportunity for the girls to enjoy an activity on this important date for Filipinos. The teams are working to...
CACTUS FOUNDATION and CAMELEON have joined forces throughout the month of March to ensure that the rights of girls and women are respected, for an egalitarian future free from all forms of gender-based violence. In India, as in the Philippines and in France, sexual...
In the Philippines, March was the month dedicated to women’s rights! #IamForHer On March 8, the CAMELEON team launched their #Choosetochallenge campaign with the #IamForHEr hashtag. A video shared on social media brings together the voices of people and parties...
Family Day Despite the actual COVID-19 situation, some parents were able to visit their daughter in our centres during the Family Day organised by CAMELEON at the end of last year. It was a beautiful moment and an opportunity to give some presents to the parents....
About Make.org consultation Make.org is a citizen platform whose mission is to engage citizens in the positive transformation of society. To do so, Make.org has developed a digital consultation solution, able of massively involving citizens around a simple question of...
RESPECT ZONE, a positive prevention association against cyberviolence providing legal assistance to sexual abuse victims and CAMELEON announced their partnership during Safer Internet Day to fight hatred and cyber pedophilia on Internet. This original partnership...
What is this Safer Internet Day? Safer Internet Day is an international awareness day dedicated to a safer internet environment, especially for children. This year it took place February 9, 2021 in 150 countries – the main topic was « Impact of Covid-19 on digital use...
Award Ceremony In the Passi Homes, the girls with the best grades received prizes. A great encouragement in their revisions before the resumption of classes. This ceremony was organized by the teachers who travelled to the CAMELEON centres to ensure pedagogical...
CAMELEON’s “Actions Schools” program has been existing since 2014 and aims to raise awareness of children’s rights so that they are better protected from violence. It was reinforced in September 2019 with a comprehensive prevention approach...
We are proud to announce that on last October 16th, CAMELEON was awarded the IDEAS Label. This label recognizes the quality of our governance, financial management and monitoring of the effectiveness of our action. It is delivered to Associations and Foundations that...
Since CAMELEON was created in 1997 by Laurence Ligier, we often ask external trainers to come and accompany the young victims of sexual violence that we accommodate in our 3 centres in the Philippines, in their process of healing. Michel Labrosse, a volunteer, went...
The circus is an integral part of the CAMELON programmes in the Philippines. It is a practice considered as therapeutic as it is rewarding and allows children to blossom, feel well, have fun and build a positive self-image. In 2019, more than 300 circus workshops were...
September 2020 is a fresh start for CAMELEON in terms of staff. We are pleased to welcome Charlotte Pietri, new Head of Operations. Charlotte, a former lawyer who once decided to volunteer in the field, in the Philippines. CAMELEON also created two new positions:...
I was 15 when I arrived at CAMELEON on May 31, 2016. CAMELEON backed me up a lot, not only financially but also with my physical, emotional, and social well-being and especially with my studies. There, I learnt how to live together and how to manage my emotions....
Je me nomme Sylvain, j’ai 58 ans, deux grands garçons et je dirige le Service de la Production Audiovisuelle du centre Pompidou à Paris. Ma filleule se prénomme Judy-Ann, elle est née en Juin 1998. Elle a un frère et une sœur. Je l’accompagne pour ses études depuis...
My name is Sylviane, I’m 59, married, and have two children, a 29-year-old girl and a 26-year-old son. I am a major bank employee and currently a skill sponsorship in an association fighting against deforestation around the world. It is one of my colleagues who made...
