ILAB in the Sub-Saharan Africa
Projects
| Title | Amount | Location | Grantee | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMPOWER: Increasing Economic and Social Empowerment for Adolescent Girls and Vulnerable Women in ZambiaThe EMPOWER project will reduce child labor in Zambia’s eastern province by increasing adolescent girls and vulnerable women’s access to acceptable work and high-quality training opportunities. In addition, the project will increase public awareness on the importance of addressing child labor and strengthen efforts amongst government and the private sector towards gender equality through the promotion of acceptable work for adolescent girls and vulnerable women. |
$5,000,000 | Zambia | Winrock International | 11/01/2016 | 10/31/2020 |
Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya through Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) National NetworksThe Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment Project is working directly with employers, workers’ organizations, and governments to help increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities for vulnerable youth in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya. The project will create and strengthen private sector networks in support of apprenticeship and other types of work-based training, such as internships, in all three countries, helping employers launch quality work training programs while ensuring these programs are accessible to disadvantaged youth. |
$3,300,000 | Argentina, Costa Rica, Global, Kenya | Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) | 09/01/2016 | 07/31/2023 |
Better Utilization of Skills for Youth (BUSY) through Quality ApprenticeshipsThe Better Utilization of Skills for Youth (BUSY) project will help build the capacity of government, employers, workers’ organizations, and civil society actors to establish and expand workplace-based training programs for vulnerable youth, including by identifying gaps in relevant laws and policies. |
$3,000,000 | Kenya | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/30/2016 | 06/30/2023 |
Creating The Enabling Environment To Establish Models For Child Labor Free Areas In Kenya: Support To The Implementation Of The National Action Plan For The Elimination Of The Worst Forms Of Child Labor With Special Focus On Agriculture And Older ChildrenThe project aims to reduce the incidence of the worst forms of child labor in Kenya. |
$4,600,000 | Kenya | International Labor Organization's International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC) | 09/30/2009 | 11/30/2013 |
Project of Support to the National Action Plan (NAP) to Combat Child Labour in MalawiThe project aims to support the Government of Malawi’s efforts to implement the National Action Plan to combat child labor. |
$2,757,621 | Malawi | International Labor Organization's International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC) | 09/30/2009 | 03/31/2013 |
Rwanda Education Alternatives for Children (REACH) |
$4,499,988 | Rwanda | Winrock International | 09/30/2009 | 03/30/2013 |
Eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labor in West Africa by Strengthening Sub-Regional Cooperation Through ECOWASThis project seeks to contribute to regional and national initiatives to combat the WFCL in West Africa |
$7,950,000 | Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria | International Labor Organization's International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC) | 09/30/2009 | 04/30/2014 |
Eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labor in West Africa and Strengthening Sub-regional Cooperation Through ECOWAS IIThis project seeks to contribute to regional and national initiatives to combat the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in West Africa. |
$5,000,000 | Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria | International Labor Organization's International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC) | 12/31/2010 | 04/30/2014 |
Towards Child Labor Free Cocoa Growing CommunitiesThis project seeks to contribute to national initiatives to combat the WFCL in cocoa producing areas in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. |
$10,000,000 | Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana | International Labor Organization's International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC) | 12/31/2010 | 03/31/2015 |
Supporting Actions to Meet the 2015 Targets to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Lusophone Countries in Africa Through Knowledge, Awareness Raising and South-South Cooperation |
$500,000 | Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe | International Labor Organization's International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC) | 12/31/2010 | 12/31/2012 |