The project	First stage results	Second stage activities


	Objective Contributing to the elimination of child labour, to the fulfillment of children's rights and development in three locations of south Delhi Main objective Improving living conditions of children from Delhi (aged from 6 to 14) through education, health, recreational activities and awareness-raising on their rights. Specific objectives • Promoting basic education for all children • Raising community awareness on issues related to child labour • Training Plan India’s partners to raise awareness on children's living conditions among authorities. The success of this project enabled the launch, in 2011, of the second phase of this initiative which will contribute to the reinforcement of children’s rights and their development. Context : Child labour in India UNICEF estimates that India has the highest number of child laborers under 14 years of age in the world, even though its Constitution guarantees all children aged 6 to 14 years the right to free and compulsory elementary education, prohibits employment of children till the age of 14 in any hazardous environment and seeks the ultimate eradication of child labour. Child labor in India is widespread because of unemployment and under employment affecting poor adults and large families with low income as well as because of ignorance of parents about the importance of education as well as about the impact of labour on the health of their children. A large number of children work in the informal economy, e.g. as helpers in shops and Dhabas(small tea shops), or in the streets as rag pickers, shoe and car washers or simply beg in the streets. Beneficiaries 900 children (between 6 and 14 years old) and 40 children (over 14 years old), mostly working as rag pickers (direct beneficiaries) 200 families, teachers, employers, school authorities, local political leaders and NGOs as well as organizations specialized in health service (indirect beneficiaries) Intervention zones 3 neighborhoods of South Delhi: Khanpur, Madanpur Khadar(2 resettlement colonies) and SangamVihar (an unauthorized colony).