Combating Exploitive Child Labor through Education in Central America
DevTech Systems works with CARE USA to implement the U.S. Department of Labor-funded project aimed at improving access to quality education as a means to combat exploitive child labor in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The project implements innovative approaches to provide educational opportunities for children engaged in, at risk of, and/or removed from labor; encourage retention in, and completion of educational programs; and expand the successful transition of children in non-formal education to formal schools or vocational plans.

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http://www.devtechsys.com/services/activities/childlaborca.cfm

Educating Children Who Work in the Gold Mines of Peru
High in the Peruvian Andes, children support their family's mining efforts with work that is both physically taxing and treacherous. They excavate, carry and crush rock from the mines; and work with dangerous substances such as mercury. According to available statistics, fewer than 10 percent of children in the largest of the mining settlements attend school. However, a U.S. Department of Labor project, in cooperation with World Learning, is working to loosen the grip of the mines on children and draw them to school.

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http://www.worldlearning.org/wlid/peru_edufuturo.html

Preschool Education Prevails in Honduras
The Honduran government’s commitment to early childhood education over the past six years has led to the dot-EDU Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) Based Preschool Program. Dot-EDU is a cooperative agreement funded by USAID that seeks to strengthen education and learning systems through the use of technology. Community members have donated their backyards, rooms in local schools and village halls in order to make sure preschoolers have a place to learn. In turn, the local government supports the community educators with stipends. "What makes this program unique is that it is not completely dependent on the organizations involved. Parent and community involvement will provide sustainability even after the project end date,” explains Yvette Sanchez, Education Development Center (EDC) Director. “This will help the country to achieve its goals of education for all."

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http://ies.edc.org/news/articles.php?id=119