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ARISE II: Eliminating child labour in tobacco growing communities in Malawi - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2923

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2923

good_practices:

replication:

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cause_effect:

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themes:

theme:

Child labour

category:

Child labour, forced labour, human trafficking and slavery

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context:

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description:

The Integrated Area Based Approach seeks to marshal all available opportunities, resources and actors to action on the elimination of child labour. Central to this is ensuring that all stakeholders in a target area are aware of the negative effects of child labour, so that they can take quick action as and when they encounter children in labour or at risk of falling into child labour. Mainstreaming of child labour issues in government programmes and learning curriculum puts practice into the knowledge gained. This was witnessed in the development of District Development Plans in the target counties which was preceded by awareness creation targeting community members and members of the Area Development Committee (ADC). This means that child labour issues will receive funding from the government in the DDP budgets. Partnership and sensitization of the Ministry of Education officers led to the incorporation of child labour issues into the national formal and non-formal curriculum which means children will learn of the negative effects of child labour early. Child labour modules were also incorporated in teaching curriculum for Teacher Training Colleges. Child Labour was also mainstreamed in other programmes including the Malawi Development and Growth Strategy II (MDGS II), United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP), which implies that child labour remains a priority for the government. The mainstreaming supports social mobilization of communities and places child labour as a priority in development and policy dialogue. Most important is that it is sustainable dialogue on child labour will outlive the project.

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indicators:

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url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/practices/243038

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location:

country:

Malawi

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

ARISE II: Eliminating child labour in tobacco growing communities in Malawi - Final Evaluation