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Cross-country exchange visits between Argentina and Paraguay were important.

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The grantee and its partners followed an adaptive management style, which allowed for flexibility in developing country-specific workplans that met local needs and in handling unexpected events such as COVID-19. 

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The project’s participatory approach to management and implementation was critical. It was important that collaboration with local stakeholders started with the initiation of activities.

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The Master Enforcement Training Program was an excellent product that countries were able to adapt to their own context. This product could be used for work in other countries.

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Incorporating training sessions into curriculums of existing institutions was important for sustainability.

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The process used by the ATLAS project for developing and implementing training sessions was useful.

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The gap analysis that compared country laws to international laws was valued by countries.

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Use of diverse and creative communication strategies targeted to specific audiences. Following a project-commissioned media assessment, which provided guidance for the development of key messages, target audiences, and potential communication channels, the ENHANCE project carried out a comprehensive communication strategy. It used both traditional and nontraditional methods and channels, such as posters, billboards, and brochures, state TV, radio, and newspapers as well as more youth-oriented social media (Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube). Different methods were effective in reaching different audiences. For example, various Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs; International Labor Organization, and implementing partner personnel found the SCREAM package (Supporting Children's Rights through Education, the Arts, and the Media) effective in reaching school children and fit in with existing school civic education activities. The previously cited competition targeting journalists and the ongoing “Music Against Child Labor Song Competition” are additional examples of creative approaches to mobilize and inform different population segments. Although strictly speaking not a communication activity, the ENHANCE project's partnership with the University of Vietnam School of Law master’s program on Human Rights was likewise an innovative and effective means to educate future leaders and activists on child labor, developing a textbook on child labor and coordinating a conference on child labor in Southeast Asian countries. A university official affirmed the activity’s potential contribution: “The academic community has their own power. They can influence society and the government as well. They can provide solutions.”

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Communication should be not only about the dangers of child labor but also about services that aid affected children and households. Key informant interviewees and Know About Business survey results suggested the need for more communication on where victims, vulnerable children, and households can go to find support. Responding to this need, a Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs official reported that the ENHANCE project had supported communication activities to promote the Department of Child Affairs child hotline, a national number that citizens can use to report cases of child neglect or abuse, including cases of child labor. Based on key informant interview and document review, communication on the hotline had led to wider community awareness and use of the service. The ENHANCE project or a future project may also consider ways to communicate about available social protection programs and educational programs for marginalized children as well as the specific requirements and procedures to follow to receive services. Rather than conducting mapping activities for its own use only, future projects should consider how to package information on who is providing what kind of service and make it available to other service providers and the public.

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Implementing project activities in partnership with relevant host government agencies, such as Vietnam's Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs. Evaluation results show that the ENHANCE project developed implementing agreements with various Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs and other governmental agencies to carry out specific project activities. For example, the ENHANCE project contracted with the government office in charge of statistics and with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs's research agency (Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs) for the child labor survey. It also worked with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs legal department to finalize labor code articles, with the Communications Center for TV and radio broadcasts, and with the labor inspectorate to pilot labor inspection in the informal sector. Within the context of Vietnam’s strong centralized governance structure, these implementing agreements were an effective means to ensure that activities were implemented successfully, obtained needed governmental buy-in, and were sustainable.