Défense des Enfants International (DEI) - Belgique

What Défense des Enfants International (DEI) - Belgique does

DEI-Belgique (Défense des Enfants International - Belgique) is a Brussels-based Belgian non-profit association (asbl; enterprise number 0447.397.058, registered at the RPM of Brussels) headquartered at 62 Quai des Charbonnages, 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. It operates as the formally designated Belgian section of Defence for Children International (DCI) and as the Belgian representative of ECPAT International, embedding it in two established global child-rights networks. The organization delivers its mission through four modes of action — research and expertise, advocacy and lobbying, legal actions, and permanent education/training — alongside a portfolio of discrete projects rather than a unified technology product.

Its active project portfolio includes PEPS and CROSS (combating child sexual exploitation in Belgium and France), RELEASE (preventing detention of migrant children), ACCESS (children's rights in criminal proceedings in Europe), GRANDIR (ending violence in education), 360 Safe Play (safe sports clubs), the CFJ Network (European child-friendly justice network), and a Palestine project. A larger set of legacy projects (BRIDGE, YouthLab, PARCS, CARES, CADRE, PREFACE, RESsaisir, Tunisia work, etc.) has been completed. The organization also publishes resources such as the 2024 Political Memorandum, the Annual Report 2025, and a regular newsletter (most recent edition June 2026), and maintains a presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

DEI-Belgique serves three primary constituencies: children and young people (especially migrants, victims of violence, and those in contact with the justice system); professionals who work with children (social workers, law enforcement, educators, legal practitioners) via its training programs; and Belgian and European government policymakers via advocacy, memoranda, and legal interventions. Its business model is donation-driven: contributions from individuals and organizations constitute the sole disclosed revenue stream, are eligible for Belgian tax deductions, and are administered via a dedicated administration email channel. There is no commercial pricing model, no disclosed headcount, and no disclosed revenue figure in the source data.

Name

Défense des Enfants International (DEI) - Belgique

Legal name

Défense des Enfants International - Belgique

Website

https://defensedesenfants.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DEI-Belgique is a Brussels-based non-profit and the Belgian section of Defence for Children International and ECPAT International, delivering advocacy, legal aid, research, training, and project-based interventions to protect children's rights across Belgium, Europe, and select international contexts.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Rights Advocacy and Protection Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

Keywords

• Child rights advocacy
• Child protection services
• Non-profit NGO
• Permanent education training
• Legal aid children

Headquarters

HQ city

Molenbeek

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: DEI-Belgique receives donations from individuals and organizations. Donors can benefit from tax deductions in Belgium by providing their national registry number for fiscal attestation purposes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

DEI-Belgique is a Belgian non-profit association that delivers child rights protection services through advocacy projects, legal actions, research and expertise, permanent education and training, and field interventions. Its portfolio addresses child sexual exploitation (PEPS, CROSS), migrant child detention (RELEASE), children's rights in criminal proceedings (ACCESS), violence-free education (GRANDIR), safe sports (360 Safe Play), and child-friendly justice (CFJ Network). The organization functions as the Belgian section of Defence for Children International and Belgian representation of ECPAT International.

Product overview

Défense des Enfants International (DEI) - Belgique is a Belgian NGO and the Belgian section of Defence for Children International and the Belgian representation of ECPAT International. The organization operates as a portfolio of interconnected advocacy projects, training services, and research initiatives rather than a unified software product. Key offerings include: PEPS and CROSS projects focused on protecting children from sexual exploitation; RELEASE and ACCESS projects defending migrant children's rights and their rights in criminal proceedings; GRANDIR and 360 Safe Play addressing violence in education and sports; CFJ Network (European Child Friendly Justice Network) for child-friendly justice; and services in permanent education/training, advocacy/lobbying, legal actions, and research/expertise. The organization publishes newsletters and analyses as resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formations et Education Permanente (Permanent Education and Training) Ongoing permanent education and training programs for professionals working with children, including social workers, law enforcement, educators, and legal practitioners, delivered under Belgium's permanent education framework.
• Plaidoyer et Lobbying (Advocacy and Lobbying) Advocacy services amplifying children's voices, protecting migrant children from violence, promoting non-violent education, advancing child-friendly justice, and protecting children from sexual exploitation, directed at Belgian and European policy makers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple ongoing projects addressing child exploitation, migration protection, and violence prevention across Belgium, France, and Palestine

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Defence for Children International (DCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDEI-Belgique is the Belgian section of Defence for Children International, a global movement working to protect and promote children's rights. This affiliation provides international legitimacy, network access, and shared methodology for child rights advocacy.
• ECPAT InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDEI-Belgique serves as the Belgian representation of ECPAT International, a global network focused on ending the sexual exploitation of children. This partnership centers on combating child sexual exploitation in Belgium and contributing to international ECPAT initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Defence for Children International (DCI): DCI is the global parent network of which DEI-Belgique is the Belgian section. It pursues the same UN Convention on the Rights of the Child mandate at international level, making it the most directly comparable organization but operating at global rather than national scope.
• ECPAT International: ECPAT International is the global network focused on ending child sexual exploitation, of which DEI-Belgique is the Belgian representative. Both organizations share the child-exploitation-prevention mission and collaborate on the PEPS and CROSS projects.
• Save the Children Belgique: Belgian affiliate of Save the Children, a leading global child-rights organization. Pursues overlapping advocacy and programming on child protection, migration, and education policy at Belgian and EU level.
• Plan International Belgique: Belgian national office of Plan International, a global child-rights and gender-equality organization. Comparable in operating as a Belgian-country NGO within an international child-rights network and engaging in advocacy and programming.
• UNICEF Belgique: Belgian national committee of UNICEF, the UN agency for children's rights. Operates on the same child-rights and child-protection mandate but with vastly greater resources, broader thematic scope, and direct UN affiliation.

Direct peers

• BICE (Bureau International Catholique de l'Enfance): International Catholic child-rights NGO based in Geneva with operations across multiple countries. Directly comparable in combining advocacy, legal intervention, and child-protection programming on issues overlapping DEI-Belgique's portfolio (juvenile justice, violence prevention).
• Child Rights International Network (CRIN): Global network advocating for children's rights through research, legal analysis, and policy advocacy. Highly comparable in methodology — using legal action, research, and coalition-building to advance child-rights standards — though operating at global rather than Belgian national level.
• Terre des Hommes Belgique: Belgian section of the International Federation of Terre des Hommes, focused on child rights and child protection through advocacy, legal action, and development programs. Closest Belgian domestic peer given shared mission, legal-action modality, and NGO structure.

Others

• Fondation Roi Baudouin: Major Belgian philanthropic foundation that funds child-rights and social-inclusion initiatives. Not a direct peer in operations but a relevant ecosystem actor as a likely grant-maker for projects in DEI-Belgique's thematic space.

Regional players

• SOS Villages d'Enfants Belgique: Belgian affiliate of SOS Children's Villages International, focused on alternative care for children without parental care. Comparable Belgian child-welfare NGO but with a stronger direct-care rather than advocacy orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=QMw13HWbbsg
• Facebookfacebook.com/DefensedesEnfantsBelgique
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dei-belgique
• Instagraminstagram.com/deibelgique/?hl=fr

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