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Regarding the target group, the age group with highest risk are adolescents 14-17 years old because their educational alternatives are very restricted (i.e. limited access to risk-free labour alternatives and to labour training). They are at higher risk to be involved in illicit activities, to early pregnancies and others that should be researched. Support to adolescents who cannot work, unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents as well as the ones who remain alone in communities because the family migrates to commercial areas, require specific attention (gender specific oriented). The support should focus on enhancing life plans that make sense and labour and educational alternatives for the short term.

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Regarding the DBMR-M, the tools for registration of beneficiaries and case monitoring are very important and must be designed and validated from the beginning and not during the process itself. Base lines need to consider migrant population characteristics, particularly the agricultural cycle contexts and the needs of each family member. For this reason, it is necessary to have tools to quickly collect information and to evaluate families which allow for a quick intervention based on their identification, be this in the community of origin, in transit, or at the final destination.

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The capacity building of community-level stakeholders, mentors, and CA is crucial and gives them ownership of the child protection process.

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Training is an effective tool to raise mentors’ awareness. It enhances understanding of what the project does and at the same time improves the quality of the teaching and learning in the schools.

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The baseline study and survey on child labor have provided invaluable insight into the status of child laborers in Rwanda.

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Follow-up of the status of the beneficiaries is a crucial task that is ongoing and timeconsuming. Simplifying the necessary forms and the process gives the mentors and CAs more time to meet their other responsibilities.

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Simultaneous interventions in source and destination districts are critical to break the cycle of repetitive and generational child labor (particularly as often poverty is not the main motivator— tradition and culture, and many other factors, contribute to ongoing child labor)

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A diverse range of customized interventions are required to respond to the cultural, economic, political, and geographic variations of specific communities and groups

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For government ownership during instability, all levels of government need to be engaged in order to respond to personalities, opportunities, staff transfers, and other extenuating circumstances

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Small and compact districts, such a Bhaktapur (in Kathmandu Valley) and Kaski (the urban center of Pokhara) with easy access and stronger stakeholder networks are effective as pilot districts for model interventions, which can be used to inform other districts