Project Tag: “Livelihoods”

Youth Pathways to Leadership, Learning, and Livelihoods in Costa Rica

09/30/2016 - 11/30/2022

The project is helping bridge the skills gap in Costa Rica by increasing the number and quality of on-the-job training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships, while ensuring these opportunities are accessible to the youth who need them the most.

WEKEZA: Wezesha Ustawi, Endeleza Kiwango cha Elimu Kuzia Ajira kwa Watoto/ INVEST: Supporting Livelihoods and Developing Quality Education to Stop Child Labor

12/27/2012 - 03/31/2017

The project will support local efforts to reduce child labor in Tanzania through an area-based approach in the regions of Tanga and Kigoma, where there is a prevalence of child labor in agriculture production and domestic service.

Reducing Child Labor through Education and Service (R-CLES)

12/27/2012 - 07/31/2017

The project will reduce the overall number of children engaged in exploitative child labor in artisanal gold mines and cotton fields of Burkina Faso. In the three targeted regions, the project will provide services to promote children’s ability to access educational opportunities and awareness of the long term benefits of schooling. The project will also assist households in meeting their livelihood needs in order to reduce their reliance on child labor.

Educafuturo: Project to Combat Child Labor Among Vulnerable Populations in Ecuador and Panama by Providing Direct Education and Livelihood Services

12/27/2012 - 12/31/2018

Project Objectives: To improve educational outcomes for child and adolescents involved in child labor; and improve family income so that households do not need to rely on the work of children for survival.

Actions to Reduce Child Labor (ARCH) in Areas of Rubber Production

12/27/2012 - 04/30/2017

Building Effective Policies Against Child Labor in Ecuador and Panama

12/27/2012 - 12/31/2018

The Project will use a research and knowledge enhancement strategy to identify and asses the existing gaps in current policies to combat child labor. It will also focus on the social protection programs in the two countries, especially those that relate to indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, migrants and persons with disabilities.

Consolidating and Disseminating Efforts to Combat Forced Labor in Brazil and Peru

12/26/2012 - 12/31/2018

Vulnerable populations in rural and urban areas are victims of forced labor in Brazil and Peru. They endure abusive working conditions, debt bondage, deception, intimidation and threats, and restriction of movement, among other unlawful labor practices. Some victims of forced labor have been rescued from forced-labor conditions within agricultural supply chains or manufacturing businesses with domestic and global reach.

Proyecto Semilla (Seed Project): Combating Exploitative Rural Child Labor in Peru

12/31/2011 - 12/31/2019

Ethiopians Fighting Against Child Exploitation (E-FACE)

12/01/2011 - 11/30/2015

Combating Worst Forms of Child Labor Through Education and Livelihood Interventions in Egypt

12/31/2010 - 12/31/2014

Project Objectives: To combat child labor, with special attention to the worst forms of child labor in agriculture, through improved child labor policy and legislation, and the promotion of educational opportunities for children and sustainable livelihoods for vulnerable households