Combating Worst Forms of Child Labor Through Education and Livelihood Interventions in Egypt

Targets:

The project targets 8,000 children for withdrawal and 8,000 children for prevention from the worst forms of child labor in agriculture. Beneficiaries will be targeted in the key governorates of Sohag, Assiut, Fayoum, Minya, and Sharqiyah. In addition, the project will provide livelihoods support to 5,000 targeted households

Intermediate objectives include:

• Provide direct educational services to children and provide sustainable livelihoods for target households;
• Support national institutions to review and revise legislation on child labor and promote education and sustainable livelihoods;
• Raise awareness on child labor and its root causes and mobilize stakeholders to improve and expand educational opportunities;

Summary of Activities:

• Expand and enhance formal and non-formal education, including vocational education and apprenticeship programs, for targeted children;
• Establish new community schools in targeted governorates and provide infrastructure improvements to existing schools;
• Offer incentives and livelihoods support to working and at-risk children and targeted families to eliminate the root causes of child labor, including take-home food rations, school feeding, incomegeneration training for mothers, and micro-savings groups;
• Provide technical support, advocacy, and capacitybuilding initiatives to governmental institutions and NGOs to improve policies and legislation.