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Guide for Mining Free of Child Labor: This guide, which contains everything that a Colombian artisanal and small-scale miner or miner should know about child labor, has been written by the sociologist Ander Arcos Alonso, from ARM, in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the Ministry Labor , Action Fund and the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF).

An article about three former child laborers living in the municipality of El Bagre, in the department of Antioquia, focusing on the challenges they face working in theartisanal and small-scale mining sector.

An article about the participation of the Somos Tesoro project in the commemoration of the International Day against Child Labor, organized by the Colombian Network against Child Labor, led by the Ministry of Labor and the Global Compact.

An article about beneficiary households that the Somos Tesoro project has trained in family economics and savings models.

An article about an event organized in Tunja by the Government of Boyacá - "We Are Humble People, But We Are For Great Things" - in which Nairo Quintana met with the youth of Boyacá in a session called "I Believe In My Future."

An article about a fair, the second annual Il Feria Campesina, Cultural y Minera, held in Boyaca, providing opportunities for local fair trade farmers, manufacturers, and sellers to gather and raise awareness about fair trade entrepreneurship and worker safety.

A webpage with information about an event sponsored by Somos Tesoro called "International Forum on Good Public-Private Practices for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labor and Protection of Adolescent Workers in Rural Areas".

Article about the Urban Hearts dance troupe and their work, with Somos Tesoro, to raise awareness about child labor.

An article about The Creative Ideas project, an initiative aimed at reducing student desertion and preventing child labor supported bythe Somos Tesoro project and the Mi Sangre Foundation, in which teachers help students explore and express their dreams and goals, and inventory their own attitudes and skills.

An article about the effects that engaging in artisanal gold mining has on the lives of children in Colombia.