HODI Trains Village Reporters

21 April 2008

The Elimination of Child Labour in Tobacco Growing (ECLT) project is premised on three major strategies namely prevention, withdrawal and integration. Activities under the prevention strategy include the sensitization of target community groups (i.e. children, parents, teachers and traditional leaders) on the child labour problem.

The key message for the project is that, by working in tobacco fields, most of these children are denied the opportunity of being in school. This consequently limits their future prospects for gainful employment. In addition, since tobacco child labour is also hazardous, working in tobacco fields entails that children may suffer certain health risks arising from their exposure tobacco.

It is against this background that HODI engaged OneWorld Africa to train 12 village reporters to report child labour issues in tobacco growing.

The 13 reporters will also highlight activities of the project such as; , child labour prevention, withdrawal of child labourers and placement in regular schools, Provision of Secondary School Scholarships, Provision of free preschool education, Improvement and expansion of local basic school infrastructure; Provision of school teaching/learning and recreational materials, Provision of skills training and adult literacy education, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Reproductive Health Education.

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