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Regional Task Force for the
Americas
Members
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Surinam
Uruguay
Venezuela
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Observer
Countries
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curacao Island
Dominican Republic
Mexico

Regional Meetings
●1st Convention. August 2008. Buenos
Aires. Argentina
●3rd World Congress. Rio de Janeiro. 2008
●1st Summit of Ministers of Tourism, 19th
June 2009, Quito. Ecuador
●Six Videoconference Meetings
(Implementation of the Plan of Action. 2009-
2010
●1st Regional Meeting. October 2005. Rio
de Janeiro. Brazil
●2nd Regional Meeting. November 2006.
Porto Alegre. Brazil
●3rd Regional Meeting. June 2008. Sao
Paulo. Brazil
●4th Regional Meeting. 18th and 19th June
2009, Quito. Ecuador

Regional Progress
Establishment of the Regional Action Plan approved and worked by all
members of RTFA.
Institutionalization of a common logo and slogan for the RTFA
Bylaw amendments proposal for the RTFA
International Awareness Training for
Regional Trainers, with the support of
international experts from ILO, IOM,
UNICEF and ECPAT
Creation of a Regional Trainers Corps
with members from different public and
private organizations of the region.
These trainers, are committed to deploy
in their countries to replicate the training

Regional Progress
Systematization of all issues
discussed at the International
Awareness Training for Regional
Trainers, and production of the
Regional Trainers Guide
Simulation Workshop and
Reinforcement Workshop: in-person
and virtual to the Regional Trainers
Corps
Development and
Implementation of the National
Training Plan for the region

Regional Progress
Creation of a Website and
the Forum as communication
tools
Hosts in different member
websites (Tourism Ministries)
Creation of an Audio CD to
raise awareness through music,
in the different languages of the
region

Strategic Priorities
1.
2.
3.
4.
Training
Regional
Awareness
Campaign
Use of
communication
platforms (website)
Instruments of
Good Practices /
Code of Conduct

1. Training Outstanding Actions
Virtual Training to tourism service
providers, students and authorities
(Colombia and Peru)
In-person Workshops to different
audiences: Children and Teenagers,
Parents and Community, tourism
services providers, students, public
organizations, NGOs (Chile,
Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil,
Uruguay and Ecuador)
Guide books: for Children and
Teenagers, for new members of the

1. Training Outstanding Actions

2. Regional Awareness
Campaign
A new campaign was launched
with the RTFA logo and a positive
message, along the region
Theater Plays (Peru and Ecuador)
Launching and presentations of
the Code of Conduct (Argentina)
Planning the campaign for the
World Cup in 2014 (Brazil)
All countries have achieved
several alliances with organizations
from different sectors, to carry out all
activities

2. Regional Awareness
Campaign

3. Communication Platforms
RTFA web site, updated by
every country member with
information of each country
Launching of the forum.
Moderated by member each
month, with topics from,
trafficking, sexual
exploitation,international
progresses, challenges,
among others
The virtual forums are an
open communication platform,
to share information and
experiences globally.

4. Instruments of Good
Practices
Implementation of the Code
of Conduct (Argentina,
Colombia and Brazil)
Introducing the Code of
Conduct through the train the
trainer workshops (Ecuador)
Some countries will adapt
their own Code of Conduct
(upon each country situation).

4. Other Developments
New implemented Regulations and Laws: responsibilities
and obligations for public sector and private tourism
business , national and foreign tourist (Peru, Colombia)
Integration of the Multidisciplinary public-private body
/Committee, to monitor the implementation of the Regional
Plan of Action. Country Focal Point (Venezuela, Ecuador)
Articulations with institution from other economic region
groups (Argentina with Mercosur region)
The Regional Task Force for the Americas now is known
as the organization that is working for the prevention of
children and young people from sexual exploitation along
the region