Two research papers developed by WNCB:

Community ownership and social norms shifts: Strategies to end child labour

This paper zooms in on the plethora of activities implemented by the Work: No Child’s Business (WNCB) alliance partners to influence harmful social norms relating to child labour. Namely, it presents two approaches practically applied in the programme to promote the sense of ownership at a community level; thus, resulting in a more holistic and sustainable impact on the lives of at-risk or working children.

In this paper we share lessons learned from two countries, Uganda and Mali. It focuses on how it was implemented and what lessons we can take along for future programming.

Inspiring Examples on Lobby and Advocacy

This paper zooms in on the lobby and advocacy activities implemented by WNCB Alliance partners to influence national policy change towards the elimination of child labour. Partners sought to influence changes in legislation, policies, levels of resourcing and budgets, service design, and (innovative) practices. Across the six programme countries we find a staggered approach was taken to guide national legislation and policies: firstly, supporting the establishment of a legal framework, then encouraging the translation into policy with dedicated budgets, and finally overseeing the implementation of the policy. Along the way, WNCB Alliance partners have learned what works and what does not. Here, we share lessons learned from two country cases, Jordan and Vietnam, on what was done, how it was implemented and what lessons we can take along for the future.