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ILO-IPEC, SNAP Project,Uganda
Good Practices
Child Labour Free Zones in
Entebbe Municipality
K
ids in Need (KIN) an organization operating in
Entebbe Municipality piloted a project on creating Child
Labour Free Zones (CLFZs) in
Nakiwogo and Kitubulu parishes. A child labour free zone is an area chosen for development concentration, with the result that after some years (5 years) of systematic work, all children will be in formal full time education and NONE in child labour.
The CLFZ promotes compulsory schooling for all school going children
5-14 years. KIN nurtured a philosophy among community members that promotes and upholds compulsory education for all school going children as the ultimate goal and provided skills training opportunities for children above 14 years who could not be reinserted into formal education to enable them acquire practical skills for decent employment.
The concept of CLFZ is built around community volunteers including CLFZ committees and youth activists who undertake child labour monitoring,
The concept of CLFZ is built around community volunteers including
CLFZ committees and youth activists who undertake child labour monitoring, mobilise community members and raise awareness about prevention of child labour
mobilise community members and raise awareness about prevention of child labour. Youth activists undertake door-to-door visits and encourage parents to take their children to school, visit work places to identify children in hazardous work, talk to employers to withdraw children from child labour and refer any cases of child labour for appropriate services. The CLFZ model works with existing local structures and resources including sub county technical staff, local council officials, business owners, the police, sub county staff, elders, teachers, schools and community volunteers.
With the support of the SNAP
The Republic of Uganda
project, 334 children were withdrawn from child labour and reintegrated into primary schools.
Good Practices
Child Labour Free Zones in
Entebbe Municipality
K
ids in Need (KIN) an organization operating in
Entebbe Municipality piloted a project on creating Child
Labour Free Zones (CLFZs) in
Nakiwogo and Kitubulu parishes. A child labour free zone is an area chosen for development concentration, with the result that after some years (5 years) of systematic work, all children will be in formal full time education and NONE in child labour.
The CLFZ promotes compulsory schooling for all school going children
5-14 years. KIN nurtured a philosophy among community members that promotes and upholds compulsory education for all school going children as the ultimate goal and provided skills training opportunities for children above 14 years who could not be reinserted into formal education to enable them acquire practical skills for decent employment.
The concept of CLFZ is built around community volunteers including CLFZ committees and youth activists who undertake child labour monitoring,
The concept of CLFZ is built around community volunteers including
CLFZ committees and youth activists who undertake child labour monitoring, mobilise community members and raise awareness about prevention of child labour
mobilise community members and raise awareness about prevention of child labour. Youth activists undertake door-to-door visits and encourage parents to take their children to school, visit work places to identify children in hazardous work, talk to employers to withdraw children from child labour and refer any cases of child labour for appropriate services. The CLFZ model works with existing local structures and resources including sub county technical staff, local council officials, business owners, the police, sub county staff, elders, teachers, schools and community volunteers.
With the support of the SNAP
The Republic of Uganda
project, 334 children were withdrawn from child labour and reintegrated into primary schools.