IPEC Evaluation National Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour in GHANA GHA/99/05/060 P 340 74 127 060 A Final Independent Project Evaluation by Sylvester Kwakye (Integrated Solutions Limited, Accra-Ghana) January 2004 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..............................................................................................................................1 1. THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME ON THE ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR IN GHANA ........................................................................................................................................................5 1.1 GENERAL BACKGROUND........................................................................................................................5 1.2 RELEVANCE OF THE PROGRAMME.....................................................................................................11 1.3 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME ...................................................................11 1.4 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PROGRAMME .............................................................................................18 1.5 EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF PROGRAMME.............................................................................20 1.6 PROBLEMS AND CONSTRAINTS...........................................................................................................22 1.7 SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROGRAMME ...........................................................................................23 1.8 LESSONS LEARNED.................................................................................................................................24 1.9 EFFICIENCY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME..................................................25 1.10 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................28 2.0 PREVENTION OF KAYAYE AMONG FOSTERED GIRLS IN THE NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA.....................................................................................................................................................32 2.1 BACKGROUND .........................................................................................................................................32 2.2 METHODOLOGY.......................................................................................................................................34 2.3 RELEVANCE OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME.....................................................................................35 2.4 IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES AND EFFICIENCY.........................37 2.5 STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR ROLES...................................................................................................40 2.6 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME .............................................................................41 2.7 EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME....................................................44 2.8 PROBLEMS AND CONSTRAINTS...........................................................................................................46 2.9 SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME............................................................................47 2.10 SUGGESTIONS OF RESPONDENTS .......................................................................................................48 2.11 LESSONS LEARNED.................................................................................................................................49 2.12 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................50 3.0 THE ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN CAPE COAST AND ELMINA..................................................................................................................................54 3.1 BACKGROUND .........................................................................................................................................54 3.2 METHODOLOGY.......................................................................................................................................56 3.3 RELEVANCE OF ACTION PROGRAMME .............................................................................................58 3.4 IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES AND EFFICIENCY.........................58 3.5 STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR ROLES...................................................................................................62 3.6 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME .............................................................................63 3.7 EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME....................................................65 3.8 PROBLEMS AND CONSTRAINTS...........................................................................................................66 3.9 SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME............................................................................67 3.10 SUGGESTIONS OF RESPONDENTS .......................................................................................................68 3.11 LESSONS LEARNED.................................................................................................................................68 3.12 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................69 4.0 TROKOSI EMANCIPATION AND REHABILIATION ACTION PROGRAMME ...................73 4.1 BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................73 4.2 METHODOLOGY.......................................................................................................................................75 4.3 RELEVANCE OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME.....................................................................................76 4.4 IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES AND EFFICIENCY.........................77 4.5 STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR ROLES...................................................................................................81 4.6 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME .............................................................................82 4.7 EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME....................................................84 Ghana_CPE_final_2004.doc I 4.8 PROBLEMS AND CONSTRAINTS...........................................................................................................85 4.9 SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME............................................................................87 4.10 SUGGESTIONS OF RESPONDENTS .......................................................................................................88 4.11 LESSONS LEARNED.................................................................................................................................90 4.12 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................90 5.0 ELIMINATION OF CHILD DOMESTIC SERVITUDE.............................................................93 5.1 BACKGROUND .........................................................................................................................................93 5.2 METHODOLOGY.......................................................................................................................................95 5.3 RELEVANCE OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME.....................................................................................96 5.4 IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES AND EFFICIENCY.........................97 5.5 STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR ROLES.................................................................................................101 5.6 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME ...........................................................................101 5.7 EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME..................................................102 5.8 PROBLEMS AND CONSTRAINTS.........................................................................................................103 5.9 SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME..........................................................................105 5.10 SUGGESTIONS OF RESPONDENTS .....................................................................................................105 5.11 LESSONS LEARNED...............................................................................................................................106 5.12 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.....................................................................................107 Appendix 1: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP ................................111 Appendix 2: SOME HEADLINES OF NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION ON WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND CHILD LABOUR .........................................................................................................112 Appendix 3: CAMFED SPONSORED – GIRLS INCOME GENERATING COURSE........................113 Appendix 4: LIST OF BENEFICIARY CHILDREN OF THE FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION IN KUMASI – ELIMINATION OF DOMESTIC SERVITUDE AP ............................................................114 Ghana_CPE_final_2004.doc II LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1: IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES AND..............................................13 ACHIEVEMENT............................................................................................................................................13