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Research activities: The project is involved in/has commissioned multiple research activities and has already completed several studies that are documenting the needs of children in tea growing areas of Rwanda.

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Hiring project case workers living in the same communities as project beneficiaries as a means to establish a close relationship with beneficiaries and ensure regular follow-up on their education and work activities.

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Quarterly planning and evaluation meetings between grantee Catholic Relief Services and implementing partners as a means to improve performance and build team capacities.

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Organizing savings and loans groups (MUSO, or Mutual Solidarity Groups) among participants as a sustainable livelihoods strategy.

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Child Protection Committees as a means to organize communities to protect children’s rights.

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Providing tools and machinery as a means to address the needs of project beneficiary families whose livelihoods depend on agricultural production.

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Interventions with highly vulnerable populations should be implemented over longer periods, with recurrent support to be provided to the same households/individuals.

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Weather-related events and the timing of deliverables should be factored into agricultural interventions in order to maximize their outcome.

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Capacity-building interventions addressed to government institutions should start early in the life of a project and establish links at different levels of the organizations.

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Providing direct services to households/individuals may not be sufficient to affect the root causes of child labor and need to be complemented by separate interventions aimed at building public organizations’ capacity and strengthening the institutional environment.