An Assessment of World Vision Interventions against Child Labour: A Case Study of Children in Busia Town Council
Date
2007
Authors
Driciru, Jesca
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Uganda Martyrs University
Abstract
DRICIRU JESCA (2007-M093-10091)
An Assessment of World Vision Interventions against Child Labour: A Case Study of
Children in Busia Town Council
In and around the world over, we have always heard of children caught up in various forms of
child labour consciously or unconsciously, and this has had negative effects on their education,
health, psychological well-being and general development. The assessment of the interventions of
World Vision against child labour; a case study of Busia Town Council, was aimed at scrutinising
the efforts invested in the fight against the vice of child exploitation as clearly manifested in Busia
Town Council and whose cause would not be referred to a single factor but a multiplicity of factors.
The crucial question of, what are actual strategies being employed by World Vision in this fight?,
was critically analysed, for purposes of comparing the “distance” so far covered in as far as fighting
child labour is concerned. Among the broad interventions carried out by World Vision in its effort
to end child labour, therefore, massive investment in household livelihood support structures has
to be given top priority as this would avail necessities directly to the would be or former child
labourers and hence betterment of life would in this case act as a big deterrent from exploitative
engagements. World Vision‟s failure, therefore, to directly invest in poverty alleviation projects,
and emphasising on sensitisation about the dangers of child labour without giving viable
alternatives does not completely eliminate the problem. World Vision has invested a lot in
disseminating laws regarding child exploitation and child labour for purposes of creating
awareness. However, this has had little impact in as far as the elimination of the vice is concerned
because the institution lacks a strong legal base to prosecute the offenders which action would act
as a deterrent measure to discourage others. It is imperative for World Vision to diversify the
responsibility for consciousness raising and policy advocacy efforts in the area of child labour.
World Vision Busia needs to have a clear joint advocacy strategy together with the Town council,
other civil society organisations, the probation and social welfare office, to guide the advocacy
interventions. This is because Busia Town council needs strict by-laws in place if the fight against
child labour is going to register total success in this complex border town.
Keywords: Child labour, World vision, Busia district
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Child Labour, World Vision, Busia District
Citation
Driciru, J. 2007. An Assessment of World Vision Interventions against Child Labour: A Case Study of Children in Busia Town Council. Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi : Uganda Martyrs University