The Smile of the Child
Budget
€12,525,307
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
11
11 FTE
EU Grants
€316,300
Mission & Goals
“The Smile of the Child” is the largest internationally recognized non-profit, Non-Governmental Organization in Greece in the critical field of child protection, search and rescue of missing children, support of children and families with children in need, as well as free public health service for children, both in prevention, intervention and treatment. The Organization was founded by a 10-year-old boy, Andreas Yannopoulos, before he succumbed to brain cancer in late 1995. His father Costas Yannopoulos, President of the Board of Directors, inspired by the wish of well-being for all children in the world, expressed by his son, has gradually led TSOC to what it is today: in nearly 30 years of action it has made a difference for more than 2 million children and their families in Greece. TSOTC implements nationwide, 365 days/year, 24hrs/day, direct and effective actions to prevent phenomena threatening children and provide free services to every child & family in Greece.
EU Legislative Interests
-Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights -EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child -EU Child Guarantee -National Recovery and Resilience Plans -Conference on the Future of Europe -EU strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse -EU strategy on Preventing and combatting gender-based violence against women and domestic violence -EU Strategy to tackle organised crime -New Pact on Migration and Asylum -New EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings and Roadmap -New EU Strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights -EU Victims’ Rights Directive -EU Anti-Trafficking Directive -EC Proposal for a Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse -EC Directive on Combatting sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material (recast) -EU Digital Services Act -EC Action Plan on Cyberbullying
Communication Activities
-On 17 Sept 2025 TSOTC took part in ISPCAN webinar on Violence Across Generations -On 18 Sept 2025 TSOTC took part in Eurochild Digital Taskforce meeting on current state of play of age-verification in Europe -On 18 Sept 2025 TSOTC took part in LLl webinar on Leveraging Contact Centre Data to Enhance Helpline Service Delivery -On 20 Sept 2025 TSOTC took part in WHO event for World Patient Safety Day -On 22-23 Sept 2025 TSOTC participated in OSCE webinars on Generative AI and THB -On 23 Sept 2025 TSOTC took part in MCE webinar on Towards Improved Data Collection Mechanisms on Missing Children in the EU -On 24 Sept 2025 TSOTC organized the COR Sandbox project kick-off meeting -On 25 Sept 2025 TSOTC took part in UNHCR Agencies’ meeting -On 25 Sept 2025 TSOTC took part in WPGA webinar on Understanding and responding to harmful sexual behaviors in children -On 26 Sept 2025 TSOTC took part in CHI Europe regional meeting -On 30 Sept 2025 TSOTC took part in Constitutive meeting of the renewed EU Civil Society Plat-form against THB -On 2 Oct 2025 TSOTC presented iEurochild meeting on Digital Regulatory harmonization across Europe -On 6-7 Oct 2025 TSOTC participated in 7th Int Conference of EFJCA -On 7-8 Oct 2025 TSOTC participated in 11th Annual Public Health Workshop on implementation of the European Child Guarantee -On 7- 9 Oct 2025 TSOTC took part in MCE meetings of Moldova project -On 13-15 Oct 2025 TSOTC participated in Council of Europe CINGO autumn session -On 14 Oct 2025 TSOTC took part in the Lifeline International webinar on Capacity Building on the Mindframe Guidelines -On 14 Oct 2025 TSOTC participated in UN event on Child-Centred Response to the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Street Situations -On 14 Oct 2025 TSOTC participated in ECPAT The Code side event around UN Business and Human Rights Treaty -On 21 Oct 2025 TSOTC participated in FRA webinar on update on its foresight work -On 21 Oct 2025 TSOTC participated in HP’s Digital Equity Accelerator Pitch Fest 2025 -On 22 Oct 2025 TSOTC participated in ICCRP Canada Webinar on Intergenerational Partnerships in Law and Policy for Children's Rights -On 22 Oct 2025 TSOTC participated in VANGUARD project webinar on THB -On 29 Oct 2025 TSOTC hosted visit of Latvian Child helpline -On 29 Oct 2025 TSOTC hosted EAN webinar on Values in Education -On 4 Nov2025 TSOTC hosted visit of Lower Austria Working Group for Open Youth Work -On 4 Nov2025 TSOTC took part in Eurochild Digital Rights Taskforce webinar on What Parents Really Think About Online Safety -On 5 Nov 2025 TSOTC hosted DIS Stockholm study visit -On 6 Nov 2025 TSOTC took part in CHI Europe Regional Space meeting -0n 11 Nov 2025 TSOTC organized 30 year anniversary special event -On 12 Nov 2025 TSOTC joined High-Level Meeting on Child Dignity in the Artificial Intelligence Era -On 12 Nov 2025 TSOTC took part in ISPCAN webinar on iGuardian Online Safety Program for Trusted Adults -On 12-14 Nov 2025 TSOTC took part in VSE Staff Exchange to Tallinn -On 13 Nov 2025 TSOTC took part in event on Integration Policies in the Context of Migration -On 14 Nov 2025 TSOTC took part in SALVUS project focus group discussion -On 17 Nov 2025 TSOTC took part in EAN BoD and GA meetings -On 18 Nov 2025 TSOTC took part in CHI webinar on Core Quality Standards Dialogue Series -On 18 Nov 2025 TSOTC organized EAN event on cyberbullying and online safety at the EP -On 18-19 Nov 205 TSOTC hosted ALICE project partners meeting -On 19 Nov 2025 TSOTC held Press Conference on occasion of 19th November Day -On 19 Nov 2025 TSOTC took part in ISPCAN webinar on Preventing Child Abuse Through Parenting Support -On 19-20 Nov 2025 TSOTC hosted HUMAN Project meetings and conference On 20 Nov 2025 TSOTC presented at CEIPA and PAYOKE conference on New Challenges for Civil Society in Times of Growing Human Rights Erosions -On 21 Nov 2025 TSOTC organized Conference on Children’s Rights on occasion of 30 year anniversary
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
-Member of CHI (Child Helpline International) (and member of the Supervisory Board) -Member of the Global Missing Children’s Network (GMCN) -Member of Missing Children Europe (MCE) (and member of the Board of Directors) -Member of Eurochild -Founding member of European Antibullying Network (EAN) -Country partner of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) -Member of WeProtect Global Alliance to end child sexual exploitation online -Local Code Representative (ECPAT- The Code for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism) -Member of Migration Committee of INGO Conference of the Council of Europe -Member of SupportCY -Associate member of Victim Support Europe -Member of Lifeline International (LLI)
Organisation Members
-“Special Consultative Status” with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) -Associated member of the UN Department of Global Communications (DGC) -Formal partner of DG ECHO (European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations) (FPA) -Participation in EU Civil Society Platform Against THB -Participation in the Fundamental Rights Platform of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA FRP) -Participation in Vulnerability Experts Network Advisory Group of European Union Asylym Agency (EUAA) -Memorandum of Understanding with UNHCR Office in Greece -Participation in the Emergency Services Staff Network (ESSN) of the European Emergency Number Association (EENA) -Cooperation and License Agreemet with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), USA -Memorandum of Understanding with National Child Advocacy Center (NCAC), USA -Memorandujm of Understanding with Apprentis d' Auteuil, France -Memorandum of Cooperation with Wings of Help, Germany -Memorandum of Cooperation with French-Greek Academy of cultural diplomacy, France
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.