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This resource manual is intended to support all those wishing to take action against child labor in domestic work and to protect young domestic workers of legal working age. It is designed, in particular, to strengthen the capacity of trade unions and workers' groups, community-based organizations and NGOs to advocate for an end to exploitation and abuse of children in domestic work, and to provide good practice guidance on the best ways of directly assisting these children.

A capacity and coordination review commissioned by the ILO/IPEC Cocoa Communities Project in Ghana. This is volume I of the report on the assessment, detailing the findings and recommendations for strengthening national capacity to coordinate and implement the NP on child labor in Ghana. Volume II of the report contains more detailed information on the process and methodology employed in the assessment as well as annexes. The reports are contained in two volumes to make it easier to read. The review looks into national, district and local capacity to implement the NPA and to coordinate interventions to eliminate child labor. The main focus for the exercise is on coordination, but other dimensions of capacity are also explored. Therefore, this report includes conclusions and recommendations pertaining to coordination, but also towards other dimensions of capacity that were found to be critical.

A report that details the process and methods employed in reviewing and supporting capacity for coordination of initiatives to eliminate child labor in Ghana. The actual findings and recommendations of the capacity assessment are contained in a separate report. In addition, this report contains lessons learned on the organization of the capacity review exercise. The report has been split into two volumes to make it easier to read. The first volume of the report is the “Report on the Review of Capacity and Coordination towards Elimination of Child Labour in Ghana. Volume I: Report on the main findings and recommendations”.

Design of the Urban Production Strategy for the Adolescent Employment Program - "PHASE I: Diagnosis of the Current Situation: Labor Market of Adolescent Workers in the Urban Area of the Project": The main objective of the diagnosis has been the collection of primary and secondary information on the socio economic context of working adolescents and their parents in Bolivia, La Paz and San ta Cruz; the economic context in those regions; and the direct perceptions of working adolescents and their parents about their sustainable insertion in the labor market.

Design of the Urban Production Strategy for the Adolescent Employment Program - "PHASE I: Diagnosis of the Current Situation: Labor Market of Adolescent Workers in the Urban Area of the Project": The main objective of the diagnosis has been the collection of primary and secondary information on the socio economic context of working adolescents and their parents in Bolivia, La Paz and San ta Cruz; the economic context in those regions; and the direct perceptions of working adolescents and their parents about their sustainable insertion in the labor market.

“¡Cojan Oficio!” the Somos Tesoro Campaign:  the campaign of Pact Colombia, was born within the framework of the Somos Tesoro project. It proposes that adults forge responsibility in their children through activities appropriate for children and adolescents.

A presentation reviewing the planned interventions of Tulane University for addressing the issue of child labor. Interventions include activities pertaining to areas such as capacity building and advocacy.

Communication, A Bet to Achieve Social Changes: An article reporting on the start of virtual trainings conducted by the Educational Institute of Rural Providence.   The workshops aim to help attendees -- who included teachers and young adults -- to build communication skills and proficiency with communications tools such as radio, podcasts, writing and photography, allowing them to become more effective agents of change in their territories.

An article about the Somos Tesoro Entrepreneurship Fair, a space for the exhibition and commercialization of the products created by the entrepreneurship initiatives supported by Pact within the framework of the Somos Tesoro project.

An article about the First Agricultural Fair of Remedios, in which women-led community groups linked to Somos Tesoro sold produce harvested from their community gardens.