Background

This research project aims to identify the factors that make children, households, and communities vulnerable to child labor in cocoa-growing areas. It develops a community-level scoring system to monitor and reduce child labour risks.

Key figures

  • Country and region(s): Ghana

  • Project duration: December 2016 – Early 2018

  • Implementation partner: International Cocoa Initiative (ICI)

  • Further partners: Not specified

  • Budget: 100’000 CHF (27% of total project budget)

Main objectives

  • Identify key risk factors for child labour

  • Develop a cost-effective community-level proxy risk indicator

  • Enable timely monitoring and better project planning

Results

  • Developed a Child Labour Proxy Risk Indicator

  • Produced a final report and presentation

  • Enabled better targeting and evaluation of child protection efforts