Towards Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour as Priority (ACHIEVE)

Child labour remains a persistent problem in Nepal. Although the national estimates show that child labour is decreasing in Nepal with an average of 1,00,000 every year, Nepal still has 1.6 million children as child labourers out of which 621,000 children are working in the worst forms of child labour. The Child Labour Phase I Project funded by the Embassy of Denmark on ‘Support to the Implementation of Nepal’s National Master Plan on the Elimination of Child Labour in Nepal”(August 2011-May 2013) focused on developing national level capacities of the Government and the social partners and improving the policy environment. But for greater impact, the efforts initiated by the Phase I of the Project need to be scaled up and sustained. It is in view of the challenges and the need to promote the child labour issues and concerns, the ACHIEVE Project supported by the Embassy of Demark, is designed at a request of the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and the social partners. The three year Project aims to establish collaboration and partnerships with a wide range of governmental and non-governmental agencies, in particular the MoLE and social partners. The work with the ILO Constituents and the relevant stakeholders will result in two major outcomes; i) Child labour free communities created through replicable and scalable models, and ii) Policy environment and institutional capacities strengthened at the central and district levels and across a wide range of institutions that can contribute towards child labour elimination.

Project symbol

NEP/13/01/DAN

Admin unit

CO-Kathmandu

Start date

01/06/2013

End date

31/08/2016

Total allocation

581990

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

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Development Partners

Denmark, Embassy in Nepal

Country/Countries

Nepal

Outcomes

Protection of workers from unacceptable forms of work