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Interventions aimed at developing social compliance mechanisms should be part of separate initiatives, different from those providing direct action interventions

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The two-year timeframe is insufficient for the anticipated outcomes; four years of implementation is minimum.

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Integrated interventions are required to tackle the root causes of child labor (education, livelihoods and awareness at a minimum).

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Stakeholders must be consulted on the design of any baseline/prevalence study, as the study advances and before it is finalized.

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Early adaptation of project strategy in line with any changes in the environment is critical to adjust activities and adequately cost for them. (MFS, MFS+ did not align with sector priorities or beneficiary interests.)

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Start VSLA at the same time as the education interventions to ensure that households begin as early as possible to consider saving and IGAs to cover education costs when the project ends. (REACH-T was at least six to nine months behind in its VSLA training vis-à-vis SSK provision).

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Ensure a standardized and well-structured entrepreneurship component for youth training rather than allowing each provider to develop its own approach.

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Review predecessor project conclusions when designing interventions: the REACH project concluded that youth all wanted vocational training and recommended they have the option of choosing between MFS and vocational training.

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Project planning must align to school calendar, e.g., January to December.

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Sector-level sustainability plans should be developed from project outset.