March 2006. CIRCLE partner CWISH (Children-Women in Social Service and Human Rights), in Nepal, is implementing a project aiming to contribute to the elimination of child labor through educational intervention programs in Kathmandu and Lalitpur District. Project interaction with parents and employers, media campaigns, street dramas, community meetings, and community-based support groups have proven to be a basis for CWISH’s success.

CWISH undertook a survey in the targeted areas to uncover some of the hidden challenges in educating child laborers. The survey report showed that a large percentage of children were interested in Non Formal Education. As a result, CWISH established four Non Formal Education (NFE) Centers in four areas where the concentration of child labor was relatively high for basic learning and examination. CWISH also involved children in different recreational activities such as drawing programs, zoo visits, picnics, and festivals to boost their interest and exposure. Similarly, CWISH organized basic health orientations during the non-formal education sessions.

The non-formal “package” has played a milestone role in motivating the communities to combat child exploitation. Communities have organized themselves to adopt a code of conduct on child labor and increase the regularity of children into NFE classes.

Funding provided by the United States Department of Labor under cooperative agreements E-9-K-2-0048 and E-9-K-4-0005.
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