ECLT in Kyrgyzstan

ECLT worked to fight child labour in Kyrgyzstan until 2017.

  • 3 projects
  • 5 districts
  • 12 years of intervention

From 2013 to 2017, we helped

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children

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adults

Access quality education, learn about child labour, earn and save money, gain job skills, and generally live better.

What are we doing about it?

Raising awareness

When members of farming communities know about the dangers of child labour, farms often become safer places for everyone.

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community members learned about the problems that dangerous and long work pose for children.

What are we doing about it?

Education that works

Through vocational trainings and apprenticeships, Kyrgyzstan’s youth acquire skills to get a job and earn an income that can help them live the life they want.

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attended or graduated
from vocational training.

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attending summer schools
keeping them out of the fields during summer holidays, the peak season for tobacco growing.

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children got support
to keep them in school, instead of in fields

What are we doing about it?

Success story

I often missed classes, I had poor results

Samara, 23 years old, Osh Region

How does vocational training help young people?

Through vocational training and apprenticeships, youths can acquire skills to get a decent job and earn a better income that can help them live the life they want.

2,076 youths benefited from vocational training, and apprenticeships with ECLT's support in Kyrgyzstan.

What are we doing about it?
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Reducing poverty

Whem members of farming communities know about the dangers of child labour, farms often become safer places for everyone.

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community members learned about child labour and how it affects children's health, safety and development.

What are we doing about it?