Project to Reduce the Exploitation of Children in the Sava Region of Madagascar

The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U. S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $4,000,000 total costs for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) in Madagascar to reduce child labor in the vanilla-producing

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areas of the Sava region of Madagascar.

The project outcomes include:
1) Vanilla exporters have significantly reduced child labor in the production of vanilla at the farm and collection levels in Sava.

2) Law enforcement entities are effectively enforcing child labor laws and policies in the vanilla-producing areas of Sava, including imposing and collecting penalties and referring child labor victims to appropriate services.

3) Community members are monitoring for child labor and are referring victims of child labor to the appropriate authorities and services.

4) Beneficiary households are no longer using child labor to supplement household income.

The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award.

Related Programs

International Labor Programs

Department of Labor


Agency: Department of Labor

Office: Employment and Training Administration

Estimated Funding: $4,000,000


Who's Eligible


Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations (PIOs), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description.

Full Opportunity Web Address:


Contact:
Sue Levenstein, Grants Management Specialist

Agency Email Description:
Levenstein.Susan.L@dol.gov

Agency Email:
Levenstein.Susan.L@dol.gov

Date Posted:
2016-06-09

Application Due Date:
2016-08-18

Archive Date:
2016-08-31


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