Towards Achieving the
Elimination of the Worst Forms of
Child Labour as Priority
ACHIEVE Project
29 February 2016
Bipina Sharma
NPC, ILO IPEC
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Project Goal
To contribute to the elimination of child labour
with a priority on its worst forms by 2016.
Immediate Objectives (IO)
Integrated area-based models for child labour-free communities are tested
in selected communities in two districts and are made available for scaling-
up in others.
By end of the project, the policy environment is conducive and institutional
capacities are strengthened for the prevention and elimination of child
labour, with a priority on its worst forms.
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Project Districts
Bhaktapur, Kavrepalanchowk (Kavre) and Lalitpur
(scaling up the Kavre model)
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•Government officials from the concerned Ministries
and their district line agencies, local bodies.
•The social partners (employers’ and workers’
organisations) at the central level and their affiliates in
the project communities and selected districts.
•Staff of non-governmental agencies working on the
issue in the project localities, Media personnel, NGOs.
Direct Recipients
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Beneficiaries
Children- child labourers and children at
risk of child labour
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MoLE-Focal Ministry
Implementation Partners
•DCWB-Kavrepalanchowk
•Banepa Municipality (Cooperation with DCWB and civil society)
•DDC- Bhaktapur ( Cooperation with Anantalingeshwore and Suryabinayak Municipality)
•Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City Office (Cooperation with civil society)
•Social Partners – NTUC, ANTUF, GEFONT (trade unions)
•Nepal Administrative Staff College (NASC)
•World View, NGO
•New partners- Dhulikhel and Panauti Municipalities
•Coordination- FNBI- (employer); Government, SAIEVAC, Civil Society
Project Implementation and Cooperation Partners
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Methodology: Review Framework
Key aspects Focus of Review Data Source Methods
Relevance
Objectives, strategies,
Results/Outputs
Documents,
reports
Beneficiaries, key
informants,
observations
Document Review ,
Individual meetings;
interviews, FGDs, field visits
Efficiency Timeliness, optimum
use of
resources/value for
money, seeking for
better options
Reports,
interviews
Interview; stakeholder
consultation
Effectiveness quality and relevance
of outputs, Use of
outputs, enhanced
capacities
Reports,
stakeholders,
beneficiaries
Document review,
interviews, discussions
Sustainability National/local
ownership,
mainstreaming
strategy
Implementing
partners’ plans
and programmes
Reviews, interviews and
discussions
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Methodology:
Consultations with the ACHIEVE
Project Management Team
Bi-lateral meeting with the ILO
constituents and partners
Consultation Workshop
Field Visits- Kavre
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Findings
Relevance: Timely intervention ;
Child Labour still a widespread
problem;
Project has become more relevant in
the context of the earthquakes of April
and May 2015.
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Findings:
Efficiency: Use of resources, technical
expertise; efficient; value for money
Maximum outputs from the given resources-
The projects implemented by different
partners should have the same objectives or
outcomes but should be made responsible
for different outputs- :
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Findings
Effectiveness: The involvement of
diverse stakeholders including local
Government bodies, ward citizen forums,
social mobilisers, trade unions,
employers, teachers, students and
individual houses has contributed in
ensuring projects’ effectiveness.
Information, communication; increased
linkages, sharing- IEC
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Findings
Project’s Progress Status: At the
time of the Mid-Term Review, there
were nine projects ongoing and four
projects under pipeline; delays due to
external factors-earthquake; crisis
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Integrated Area-Based Model Adopted
6 wards declared child labour free
200 vehicles declared child labour free
Direct Support:
• 21 (10 girls,11 boys (15-17) years); attending skills and vocational training
• 291 children (145 boys and 146 at risk of child labour) benefited from CFS and TLC, post earthquake
• School support through Dhulikhel municipality- 37 and 48-Panauti municipality (total 85) to children
at risk of child labour
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Key Achievements;
Child Labour Mainstreaming Strategy
Developed and adopted-
Child Labour integrated in the 14 steps planning
processes- Panauti, Dhulikhel, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur
Child Labour Desks Established
Child Labour related Budget, programmes
Child labour mainstreamed in the training sessions
of trade schools for workers-GEFONT
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Social mobilization
Social mobilization strategy developed and adopted
Green Flag Campaign in all three Districts with a
possibility to replicate
IEC materials developed
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Capacity Building
50 National master trainers produced
More than 500 people trained and
mobilized on child labour related issues
since August 2013 to October 2015
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Findings
Partners’ Capacity:
Capacity has been significantly
enhanced in understanding the core
issues of child labour;
Need to improve in monitoring and
documenting the lessons learnt in the
form of reports.
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Findings
Innovations & Good Practices :
Child Labour Desks with focal persons at the local bodies
Green Flags at homes and workplaces
Declaration of child labour free zones
Use of “social mobilisers” and members of “ward citizen
forums” as advocates on child labour issues
Linkages & Synergy
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Findings
Use of Project Outputs: IPEC
materials-Green Flag, mainstreaming,
Capacity Development Training Manual-
for common understanding and
standardization
Status of Child labour: Case profiles
developed of each child identified as
child laborer and recorded at the
municipalities for follow up of
services, referrals and monitoring
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Findings
Sustainability and Ownership :
Mainstreaming; integration in the
planning processes in two municipalities
with separate budgetary allocation;
integration in the institutional level-
training curricula
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Key Recommendations
Additional support required: capacity building,
Policy advocacy, mainstreaming in sectoral
programmes social protection, education
Extension of the project duration: process
oriented and would require more time
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Recommendations
Quality assurance: The standards and quality
of the project outputs needs to be reviewed to
ensure quality assurance.
Mainstreaming Strategy ; Steps to Green Flag;
definitions- training content; IEC materials
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Recommendations
Common understanding of child labour: The
implementing partners as well as other stakeholders
that can influence the status of child labour should
be well informed of the nature and magnitude of
child labour and its vicious circle of poverty
Reducing administrative layers:
Direct agreement with Municipalities for project
implementation in future.
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Recommendations
•Two most critical concerns (i) the need to
ensure that the legal policy framework to
address child labour issues are endorsed by
the GoN; and (ii) child labour issues are
mainstreamed at the institutional level; in key
policies, plans, mechanisms and systems both
at the national and local levels.
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