3. Overall effectiveness of remediation Côte d’Ivoire
• 57% of cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire reported that their children stopped hazardous work completely after receiving a type of remediation, and 39% noted that the amount of work carried out was significantly reduced. • 78% of parents indicated that their working children attend school regularly following remediation. • 99% of cocoa farmers consider the remediation actions effective in reducing and eliminating child labour. Overall, they have a positive perception of and experience with the remediation support.
Fig. 4: % of cocoa farmers reporting their children stopped hazardous work following remediation activities (Côte d’Ivoire)
Completely stopped
Significantly reduced
Somewhat reduced
No change
Increased
57%
39%
4%
Ghana
• Similarly, in Ghana, the majority of respondents from the surveyed cooperatives reported that their children have either entirely stopped or significantly reduced the hazardous tasks they previously carried out. o At one cooperative 70% of respondents reported their children completely stopped engaging in hazardous tasks, while 44% at another reported this. o At the third cooperative, 63% reported a significant reduction. • Over 90% of households across all participating cooperatives confirmed that since receiving remediation support, their children attend school regularly • Between 61-71% reported that children now only assist with farm work on weekends/holidays.
These outcomes demonstrate that remediation efforts are not only reducing child labour but also promoting consistent school attendance, reinforcing their value as a transformative tool for children’s welfare and rights in cocoa-growing communities.
“The changes must be sustainable. We the parents must ensure it becomes sustainable. This is because the changes have benefited us greatly. Our efforts in making it sustainable after the interventions have been received must be encouraged. We are the ones that benefit from all these changes so we must ensure it is sustainable because our negligence can make it unsustainable”. (Caregiver, Ghana)
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