Every donation can help remove a child from danger and return them to school. This project establishes a Child Labor Monitoring Network across five LGAs to stop child exploitation in mining sites and street markets. By training 50 local volunteers and using mobile reporting, communities detect abuse early and act fast. Children are rescued, supported, and reintegrated into education or safe vocational training through coordinated community and government response.
Child labor thrives where exploitation goes unseen. In artisanal mining sites and busy urban markets, children work long hours in unsafe conditions, exposed to toxic materials, injuries, and abuse. Poverty pressures families to rely on children's income, while weak monitoring systems allow employers to operate without consequences. Without early reporting and intervention, children are forced out of school and locked into a cycle of poverty and long-term harm.
Communities are the first line of defense for children. This project trains 50 trusted community volunteers as Child Labor Monitors across five LGAs. Using a simple mobile reporting system, monitors identify hotspots, educate families and employers, and report cases to a foundation social worker and government partners. Children are removed from hazardous work, families receive guidance, and children are re-enrolled in school or safe vocational programs.
This project creates a permanent child protection safety net. Increased visibility and reporting make child labor riskier and less acceptable. Hundreds of children will be withdrawn from hazardous work, school attendance will improve, and communities will take ownership of child protection. The monitoring network remains active beyond the project, offering a scalable model that can be expanded to additional LGAs and replicated nationwide.
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