One of the first projects supported by the ECLT Foundation has been successfully completed.

The 2-year project has been implemented by the Association on the Elimination of Child Labour in Malawi. Its objectives were:

• to provide children with quality, accessible and affordable learning institutions
• to raise awareness on the consequences of child labour and the importance of education

The ECLT Foundation has commissioned Save the Children Denmark to carry out an independent final evaluation of the project. This was done in June 2005 with a team composed by representatives of Save the Children Denmark and Save the Children Norway (Zimbabwe office). The report has just come out with the following conclusions:

• the school that has been built is of a very high standard
• most of the former child labourers are now attending school
• the project has been successful in mobilising communities around the construction of the school
• the child labour committees set up by the project have been efficient in disseminating the information, carrying out inspections and monitoring child labour in the estates
• the project has the potential to make a lasting impact.

For the report's full executive summary, please click here. (PDF, 835 Kb)

Geneva, 5 September 2005