TECL II
TECL Implementation Plan: Lesotho
The programme Towards the Elimination of worst forms of Child Labour (TECL) adopted a four-stage plan that would culminate in the finalisation of a national programme of action on child labour that had the support of the Lesotho Government and major stakeholders.
Stage 1 involved the setting up of the country secretariat, the establishment of the Programme Advisory Committee on Child Labour (PACC) and the convening of a strategic planning workshop.
Stage 2 focused on scoping and design of specific projects and selecting the rapid assessment studies to be conducted. The secretariat and the PACC played a key role in determining these priorities and leading the development of a country-specific plan for TECL.
Stage 3 was a period of implementation, self-evaluation and further planning in the light of the evaluation process.
Stage 4 centred on final evaluation, including self-evaluation and planning for continuation, plus the sharing of best practices and lessons learnt among partners in the sub-region.
Nature of interventions
The projects identified for implementation during Stage 3 were organised in terms of four main streams of activities.
Stream 1: Building the knowledge base
Rapid assessment studies that were identified were to focus on the following:
- Hazardous work: children working on the street.
- Commercial sexual exploitation of children.
- Child trafficking with a focus on child domestic work.
- Hazardous work: children undertaking excessive livestock herding.
Stream 2: Strengthening consultation on child labour
This was to focus on the review of available data and the legal and policy analysis undertaken during the initial scoping study in 2003. The purpose was to prepare a comprehensive, up-to-date discussion document on child labour that would serve as a tool to engage stakeholders and utilise their expertise to develop an even more informed overview.
Stream 3: Formulating a programme of action
The Lesotho PACC committed itself to formulating an Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour. This stream would focus on a broad consultation process with adults and children to identify key child labour concerns in various parts of the country and to discuss action steps. The process would produce the first draft of the Action Programme. A second draft of the document would be used as the basis of negotiations with key Ministries and a final draft would be put forward for adoption in the third quarter of 2007.
Stream 4: Sharing of experience and best practice
Sharing was intended to extend beyond Swaziland’s borders to other countries in the region.
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