What does the ILO-IPEC HIV/AIDS induced child labour project do?
The project works towards two objectives: • Community-based models for assisting HIV/AIDS orphans and girls and boys affected by HIV/AIDS in child labour or at risk of entering child labour, through education and social protection, will have been adopted by relevant national organizations in Uganda and Zambia, and will be available for replication in other countries in the sub-region; • Policy makers and programme planners in the field of HIV/AIDS and child labour in the sub-region will have mainstreamed tools, policy recommendations and good practices for dealing with HIV/AIDS and child labour. Achievements and lessons learnt so far as of 1 June 2008: • The five implementation agencies in Lusaka, Kapiri Mposhi, Livingstone and Luanshya Districts have prevented 1,242 HIV/AIDS affected girls and boys from entering child labour, and 861 HIV/AIDS affected girls and boys withdrawn from child labour, rehabilitated and integrated in UPE schools and vocational training courses. Over 300 famil
