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Measurement, awareness-raising and policy management (MAP) project on child labour and forced labour in support of SDG target 8.7 - Midterm evaluation

eval_number:

2671

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2671

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

COVID-19

category:

COVID-19

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comments:

School teachers, children

challenges:

n/a

success:

More awareness raising sessions and top ups for children equals less school drop out and child labour

context:

MAP 16 learned to be innovative and adaptable to respond to the urgent needs of the most vulnerable children during a sanitary crisis like

description:

In Morocco, the context of the state of emergency due to COVID-19 brought a strict population lockdown from the 20th of March. Morocco closed all schools and training centers, which will undoubtedly generate an increased rate of the drop out of school especially between sessions and for girls and a real risk to see more Child Labour after the COVID Crisis and to lose the progress made. MAP 16 is implementing different distance support tools to protect children from hazardous domestic labour and from child labour, among them: - Awareness raising sessions with beneficiaries via WhatsApp groups. Topics covered included the importance of continuing their studies, the causes and risks of school dropout, and the dangers associated with Child Labour in Domestic Work. The WhatsApp groups were created in collaboration with schoolteachers - Internet top-ups for three months of internet connection for most- at-risk students, to guarantee the commitment of the students and their participation in support courses and awareness sessions

administrative_issues:

Available budget

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/229741

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location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

Measurement, awareness-raising and policy management (MAP) project on child labour and forced labour in support of SDG target 8.7 - Midterm evaluation