Lesson-76535-5

Alternative activities to generate income is an important part of the solution. The ability to provide income generating activities offers a tangible solution to address root causes of child labor in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector. The income generation activities that were part of the small grants initiative demonstrated the interest in and need for offering feasible alternatives such as the beekeeping/honey production activities to generate sustainable income for vulnerable families where there is a high risk of child labor. Without this component, efforts to prevent child labor are less effective or incomplete, since the underlying issue related to child labor is a need for family income. Alternative economic activities can also be used as leverage to obtain further funding from local and regional governments.