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A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2564

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2564

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Child labour

category:

Child labour, forced labour, human trafficking and slavery

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comments:

The targeted users of the stated lesson learnt are the implementing partners, participating CSOs, Government departments, project staff, DCLC and CCLCs.

challenges:

Some of the negative issues /challenges related : 1. Immobility of CCLC members adequately cover some parts of the project areas due to lack of transport; 2. The vastness of the project areas covered by CCLC members. 3. CCLC members’ desire to be compensated for the effort in implementing some activities; and 4. Lack of support from government department, project staff and the implementing partners.

success:

Some of the positive issues relate to: xxv. New SHGs were established in both Kaoma and Nkeyema communities. 17 SHGs were active in Nkeyema out 24and and at the time of the evaluation more than K68, 000 collectively had been saved. In 11 out of 24 SHGs were established in Kaoma and collectively K16, 800 was saved. Trainings in management SHGs were conducted and more sites are being formed- training usually done by the field; xxvi. 2847 children, majority that between7-14 were prevented, the children were taken back to school. For children of 15-17 under protection from hazardous workplace, PPE fill was provided through not adequate and some were given alternative work. xxvii. 437 children were withdrawn the young ones were taken back to school.

context:

Social mobilization requires the involvement of all stakeholders. In local communities, local structures are key as the case was with ARISE II. Through the CCLCs the project engaged community members resulting in achieving some of its objectives. One of the precondition was the willingness of the CCLC members in the target areas to work with the project and their interest to fight child labour.

description:

Social mobilization that is enhanced through community involvement and consensus building assists in building trust between Project Implementers and Communities. In the communities that were serviced by ARISE I it was difficult to re - establish SHGs and IGAs as most community members did not see the benefits of the project apart from few children being taken back to school. It is difficult to convince communities when trust is lost. The communities also did not see the benefit of taking the children to vocation skills centres as most the children trained neither got neither jobs nor practicing their skills. However, working with the CCLCs in the old communities, the Project has continued to form SHG and IGA groups, and offered vocational skills to withdrawn children in the communities

administrative_issues:

The involvement of the CCLCs in social mobilization greatly assisted the attainment of the objectives. This was coupled with effective management and monitoring by the project team. However, the resources were not adequate and if this lesson is to be used somewhere else enough financial resources should allocate to this activity.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/218740

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location:

country:

Zambia

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation