Combating the trafficking of children for labour exploitation in West and Central Africa (Phase IIc) (Umbrella project INT/01/P04/USA)

The project undertakes a comprehensive programme of activities in each of the target countries, implemented in stages, aimed to contribute to the effective prevention and abolition of trafficking in children for exploitative employment in West and Central Africa, considered one of the worst forms of child labour. The components consist of: · institutional development; · direct action; · research, documentation and monitoring; · sub-regional cooperation and joint action. The expected outcomes of the project are as follows: At the end of the project, the legal environment at national level is more favourable to implementing actions against child trafficking and the capacity of government and non-governmental organizations to address the issue will be strengthened. At the end of the project, direct action programmes aimed at the prevention and rehabilitation of child victims of trafficking in participating countries will have been established and an estimated 9,000 children will have been rescued/rehabilitated, while a much larger number (approximately 18,000 children) will have been prevented from being trafficked. At the end of the project, the knowledge on child trafficking in the sub-region will have been enhanced and the network of child labour advocates and programme implementers will have been strengthened. At the end of the project, a model for bilateral coordination mechanisms for prevention of trafficking of children, withdrawal from labour exploitation and reintegration will have been developed and functioning in selected countries. Activities are implemented in six strategic areas: . Legal environment at national level to become more favourable; . Capacity of governmental and non-governmental organizations strengthened; . Action programmes to the prevention and rehabilitation of child victims of trafficking implemented; . Knowledge on child trafficking is enhanced; . Networks of child labour advocates and programme implementers strengthened; and . Model for bi-multilateral coordination mechanisms for prevention of trafficking of children developed and functional in selected countries.

Project symbol

RAF/04/58/USA

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Dakar

Start date

01/07/2001

End date

31/12/2007

Total allocation

1953435

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

1953435

Development Partners

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

Country/Countries

Africa - regional

Outcomes

Child Labour