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Although the intent of the project was not to directly reduce child labor in the community, the project’s program’s theory of changes posited that these reductions would occur if cooperatives and law enforcement were strengthened in their capacity and accountability to monitor child labor, awareness was raised and vulnerable families were supported. Structural barriers such as the lack of schools and alternatives to labor for children, and the persistence of poverty put the theory of change to test and may signal the need for more comprehensive programming that will help address these systems-level challenges.