Project Title |
Building the Foundations for Eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labor in Anglophone Africa |
Region/Country |
AFRICA/ Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia |
Project Duration |
September 30, 2002 – May 31, 2006 |
Fiscal Year & Funding Level |
FY 2002: USD 5,301,486 |
Problem to be Addressed |
Child labor is a problem of vast dimensions in sectors including agriculture, fishing, mining, transport, domestic services, urban informal work, commercial sex, and armed conflict. However, there is limited capacity throughout Anglophone Africa, at both the national and sub-regional level, to facilitate concerted national efforts to combat the worst forms of child labor. |
Results |
The project withdrew and prevented 14,672 children from exploitive work in various sectors, including those considered to be the worst forms of child labor. The project also built the capacity of government institutions, workers and employers organizations, and non-governmental organizations. |
Project Objectives |
To contribute to the elimination of the worst forms of child labor in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia.
Immediate Objectives:
- At the national level, strengthen the technical skills and organizational capacity of governments, workers and employers organizations, NGOs and other partners to formulate and implement policies, programs and other initiatives to facilitate prevention of the worst forms of child labor, and protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of children participating in the worst forms;
- At the sub-regional level, share experience and information in order to contribute to replication of best practices and to promote new initiatives and synergy on the problem; and
- Utilize direct action interventions to prevent, withdraw and/or reintegrate at least 10,000 children engaged in the worst forms of child labor.
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Summary of Activities |
- Built the knowledge base on the worst forms of child labor through various surveys and studies;
- Disseminated information and shared experiences among partner organizations through methods such as the establishment of documentation centers and the dissemination of newsletters;
- Raised awareness at a national and/or local level through social mobilization campaigns, media presentations, and activities that directly empowered children and families;
- Created linkages to mainstream and integrate child labor within other development issues and interventions;
- Supported the formulation, implementation and enforcement of policies and legislation in line with ILO Convention No. 182; and
- Provided alternatives to child labor, including formal, non-formal or transitional education and vocational training, through direct action interventions for children engaged in the worst forms of child labor.
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Grantee
Implementing partners |
International Labor Organization’s International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC)
Ghana: Various government organizations and committees; NGOs and community-based organizations.
Kenya: Ministry of Labor Department of Labor Inspection; Department of OHSS; Child Labor Division; UNDP; ANPPCAN Kenya; various NGOs and community-based organizations.
Nigeria: Ministry of Labor and Productivity and various NGOs and community-based organizations.
Uganda: Ministry of Gender; Labor and Social Development; Rural Development Media Communications; various NGOs and community-based organizations.
Zambia: Ministry of Labor and Social Services; Zambian Police; Zambian Employers Federation; various NGOs and community-based organizations. |
Contact Information |
Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT)
(202) 693-4843 |
