Implementation
Next, remediation activities are identified and carried out to remedy the individual situation of child labour. Direct remediation activities are implemented by partner cooperatives at two levels: child and household. In addition, Tony’s Open Chain also works on community development, which is critical towards building an enabling environment in which child labour can be systematically prevented. As this is not a direct form of remediation, it is not in scope for this report.
COMMUNITY Indirect remediation
Activities and programmes that address the community to which the child and household belong. The focus is on enhancing infrastructure to create a nurturing environment for children. This includes ensuring the presence of accessible schools and healthcare facilities, and readily available water sources. Tony’s Open Chain partners with the Chocolonely Foundation (funded through 1% of Tony’s Chocolonely’s annual revenue) to improve infrastructure to support children.
Schools
Drinking water
Hospitals
HOUSEHOLD Direct remediation
Income generating activities
Wheel- barrows
CHILD
Direct remediation
Birth certificates
School kits
At the household level, the support involves equipping families with tools like
wheelbarrows and Pelle Bongos, which are safe tools used to open cocoa pods. These tools enable older children to help around the farm without the need to carry heavy loads or handle sharp tools. Families with multiple children engaged in child labour may receive support to access alternative income-generating activities, to enable them to hire labour for cocoa farming tasks rather than relying on their children.
Bikes
Support for individual children focuses on their reintegration into the education system. This includes helping them obtain birth certificates for school enrolment, providing school kits with essentials like notebooks, uniforms, shoes and bags, and supplying bicycles for those travelling long distances. Older children can access vocational training programmes where they receive training, a stipend, the equipment for their chosen trade and placement in functional literacy and numeracy classes.
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