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Current Programs:
Support and rehabilitation of Stone quarry
children:
Since October 2002, CONCERN started a module action programme for
the stone quarry working children with the support of ISPI project of
ILO/IPEC in Kabhre district. The project has targeted more than 1,200
working families through children's participation and community support.
Support and rehabilitation of child porters:
With the aim to remove and rehabilitate child porters from
exploitative and hazardous condition CONCERN is running support and
rehabilitation center since 1996. The children learn and participate in
various activities such as NFE classes, kitchen gardening, vocational
skills, classes on personal health and hygiene, recreation etc. They are
provided medical services too. The agreement with ILO/IPEC was
terminated in 2000 however CONCERN is running this center under its own
capacity. ILO/TBP (Time-Bound Programme) has not yet been reached to the
child porters' support due to delay in implementation. In the project,
child porters are provided with various support and protection.
Advocacy work on the UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child:
CONCERN is playing strong role on advocating the UN
Convention on the Rights of Child nationally and internationally through
its network linkages.
Children's Socialization Center:
Every year the local children from the community are found who are
not enrolled in the school. They learn and participate in various
activities such as NFE classes, kitchen gardening, classes on personal
health and hygiene etc. After that those who are good in studies will be
admitted in different schools for further education.
Emergency shelter for children at risk:
CONCERN is running an Emergency Shelter home for the displaced
children. It supports children who are in crisis situation, potential to
victimize and/or victimized.
Child Participatory Forum Activities:
With the aim of promoting children's participation, giving
opportunities to the children to express their feelings, CONCERN has incorporated
child participation from consultation, planning to implementation. All
these works are conducted with the coordination with child clubs formed
by the organization. It has formed child clubs in different schools as
well as in NFE classes, Dalit children.
Advocacy work on the educational rights of
children:
The literacy rate of children especially Dalit children is very low
which is less than 5%. Hardly 12% of 40,00,000 Dalit population are
literate. CONCERN is doing advocacy work both at local as well as
national level to create awareness among general public and the policy
makers. Activities are
organized to enhance the school enrollment and decrease the drop out
rates so that it will help to stop growing number of street children
problem in Nepal.
Paper Recycle
Project for Income Generation and Educational Support Program:
A paper recycle project has started to support underprivileged children.
CONCERN staffs collects waste papers from various sites and contacts of
Kathmandu Valley. Accordingly, the children are allowed to participate
in various activities.
Socialization and
rehabilitation of children living and working in hazardous conditions
through community and children's participation:
CONCERN has started a new project with the support of Plan-Nepal
focusing on the children living and working in hazardous conditions.
Under this project various activities has been planned.
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Promote participatory rights of
children: CONCERN is one of the leading NGO's in Nepal that
promotes child participation from planning to implementation of its
activities. Under this activity various groups of working children
will be formed and they will be motivated to organize various
activities.
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Rescue and rehabilitate working
children through short-term emergency shelter: In the specific
program (commences from January 2004), children will be rescued and
rehabilitated in sustainable way. The children who are potential to
victimization and/or victimized are provided with short-term
shelter. During their stay in the shelter the children are provided
with socialization facilities as well.
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Referral and rehabilitation through
NACRO (National Alliance of Child Rights Organizations): Through
NACRO, of which CONCERN is coordinator, the working children will be
referred to their origin districts.
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Educational support to working
children: Under the activity, children will be provided
Non-formal Education classes and mainstreaming in formal education
through participation of employers and parents.
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Advocacy of UNCRC: CONCERN will
also advocate on UNCRC through its national and international
linkages under this activity.
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Vocational training and
Occupational Safety and Health: The children who are above 14
years of age will be provided vocational training. CONCERN will also
promote and provide safety gears for the children. A mobile health
and safety training will also be conducted through the program.
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Information Technology (IT) Centers
for working children in Kathmandu valley: CONCERN had initiated
an IT program in 2002. Within five years the organization has
planned to include a Non-formal Education (NFE).
National
level action research on different segments of child labor:
Under this specific program, CONCERN conducts and produces a research
report on different hazardous segments of working children.
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