Supporting the Time-Bound Programme for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in El Salvador– Phase II (2006 2009)

Objectives 1. By the end of the project, the Government of El Salvador and other key actors will demonstrate enhanced capacity to implement the National Plan of Action against Child Labour in the framework of relevant anti-poverty, educational and other programmes. 2. By the end of the project, effective replicable child labour reduction models will have been developed and documented at the local level. Outcomes 1.1 Proposals for the establishment of a national child labour monitoring system, including in the national poverty reduction programme. 1.2 Child labour concerns are included in national policies and programmes, and in the agendas of key institutions. 1.3 Data on child labour generated annually through principal government surveys and censuses and analysed as an input to policy formulation. 1.4 Public at large and journalists and opinion makers have greater awareness of the hazards of the worst forms of child labour and the educational, economic and other benefits of eliminating it. 1.5 IPEC-initiated, non-formal education centres are funded and operated by MINED. 1.6 National curriculum reform for social studies and science in grades 1-6 supported to include child labour considerations. 2.1 Updated baseline information available on selected target groups, taking into consideration the characteristics of boys and girls. 2.2 Non-formal education centres use validated curriculum and pedagogical approaches to promote enrolment, retention and completion of formal school among target children. 2.3 Target communities demonstrate enhanced capacity to improve their health and reduce occupational health hazards. 2.4 In conjunction with the responsible agencies as determined in the National Plan against Child Labour, local child protection committees established and demonstrate capacity to carry out child labour monitoring responsibilities 2.5 Target parents, particularly mothers, and adolescents have enhanced skills and improved employment options. 2.6 Target municipalities demonstrate greater capacity to incorporate child labour concerns into their economic development, educational, child protection and other strategies. 2.7 Target communities have greater awareness of the hazards of the worst forms of child labour and the educational, economic and other benefits of eliminating it.

Project symbol

ELS/06/50/USA

Admin unit

DWT/CO-San Jose

Start date

30/09/2006

End date

31/07/2010

Total allocation

3232763

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

3231376

Development Partners

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

Country/Countries

El Salvador

Outcomes

Child Labour