Contribution to the prevention and elimination of CSEC in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic

Development objective: To contribute to the prevention and eradication of commercial sexual exploitation of children in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic. Inmediate objectives: - At the end of the project, there will be regional cooperation and shared knowledge to prevent and eradicate CSEC in the region. - At the end of the project, national legislation, policies and programmes will have been formulated and measures will have been taken to put them into effect in selected countries (national level in 6 countries: Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize and Guatemala). - At the end of the project, there will be increased community and individual action to prevent and eliminate CSE and assist victims of CSE throughout the region (national level in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Guatemala).

Project symbol

RLA/05/52/USA

Admin unit

DWT/CO-San Jose

Start date

30/09/2005

End date

30/04/2009

Total allocation

4672074

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

4672074

Development Partners

USA, United States Department of Labor, Bureau for International Labor Affairs, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking

Country/Countries

Americas - regional

Outcomes

Child Labour