ILAB Program |
International Child Labor Program Technical Assistance |
Region/Country |
AFRICA/Uganda
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Project Duration |
September 2003 - September 2007 |
Fiscal Year & Funding Level |
FY2001: $3,000,000
FY2006: $200,000 |
Problem to be Addressed |
Since the birth of the Lord’s Resistance Army’s (LRA) rebel campaign in Northern Uganda in 1986, roughly 20,000 Ugandan children have been abducted to serve as porters, soldiers, and sexual slaves for this rebel group. Many more have endured continual displacement and disruption while some are serving as heads of households, standing in for parents and guardians who have been killed, gone missing or died due to HIV/AIDS. These circumstances put children in Northern Uganda at risk of further involvement as child soldiers, considered a worst from of child labor, as well as other forms of hazardous labor. |
Targets |
The project targets 1,051 children for withdrawal and 3,905 children for prevention in Kitgum and Pader districts from child soldiering and other worst forms of child labor. |
Project Objectives |
Development Objective: Contribute to the prevention and elimination of child labor in northern Uganda through the following objectives:
- Improving community awareness of and attitudes toward the educational and developmental needs of children through capacity building of child protection and education networks in the communities by way of sensitization, mobilization and participation.
- Enriching the quality of the educational environment for children at risk of economic exploitation by focusing on augmenting the number and skill base of teachers through training and material support.
- Ensuring access to children at risk of exploitation through material support, transitional and non-formal education programs, and family-based poverty reduction strategies.
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Summary of Activities |
- Improving community awareness and attitudes through conducting a baseline survey; building capacity among stakeholders; sensitizing the community via radio/drama programming and community sensitization campaigns led by local partners
- Enriching the quality of education through sponsorship of students at Primary Teachers’ Colleges and unqualified teachers under the Teacher Development and Management System; provision of teaching materials for the Primary Teachers’ College and Scholastic Teaching and Learning Materials Kits for Primary and Secondary schools; and training in teaching and psychosocial and life skills
- Ensuring access to education through support to primary students; sponsorship of remedial education, secondary education, vocational and non-formal classes; market research on skills needed in the district; development of income generating activities; and provision of adequate water supply and sanitation facilities.
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Major Accomplishments |
- As of March 2007, the project has provided 5,543 children at risk of or engaged in exploitive child labor with access to education and business management training.
- In cooperation with other USDOL-funded projects, ORACLE successful advocated for the creation of Uganda’s National Child Labor Policy in November 2006.
- As of March 2007, the project has trained 961 teachers on the needs of conflict-affected children.
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Partner Organizations |
Executing Agency
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Associazione Volontari per il Servizio Internazionale (AVSI)
Implementing and Collaborating Agencies
The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), The Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development (MGLSD), District Education Officials, the Primary Teachers’ College (PTC), vocational schools, center coordinating tutors (CCTs), headmasters, School Management Committees (SMC), Board of Governors (BOG), Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA), the Community Development Offices (CDO) and other NGOs) |
Contact Information |
Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking
(202) 693-4843
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