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- The Hague Global Child Labour Conference
- For a reinforcement of children’s rights
Working children
13 year old Nandini, seen in the picture above, never went to school. She works as a weaver to supplement her family's income. Thanks to local project partner Society for Human Education (SHE) Nandini attends non formal education classes for out-of-school children. Non formal education provides working children the opportunity to study at a convenient place, pace and time. Nandini is studying for her 10th standard diploma.
Psychosocial Programme for War Affected Children
Project code
: LK-046C
Project period:
01/04/2010 to 30/03/2013
| Programme | Exploitation | Funds needed | €0.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka | People supported directly | 3900 |
| Project location | Batticaloa | People supported indirectly |
The conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Talim Eelam (LTTE), fighting for an independent homeland for Sri Lankan Tamils, started in 1983 and ended in May 2009. And as in most cases of civil war, the population and especially children bear the brunt of the conflict. Three decades of war have disrupted the lives of many people. More than 100,000 people have died since the start of the conflict. Large-scale displacement of tens of thousands of families, forced recruitment of children for combat, lack of basic facilities, widespread and sustained poverty and dire economic prospects have coined the lives of a whole generation in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, the areas where the war was mainly being fought.
Most of the people in the Batticaloa district live from agriculture. Others are fishermen living along the coastal belt. Their income is hardly sufficient to meet their needs. A high percentage of people live below the poverty line. As a result of the low family income, still approximately 30 % of the children are malnourished. They receive little primary health care and access to early childhood education is low.
This project aims to support parents to get into the habit of saving and increase the family income, provide quality early childhood education with a health component to address malnourishment of children, and play-centres where children receive psycho social support, health care and tuition classes.