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Further together
Switzerland | 12 June 2019
Today, on World Day Against Child Labor, ARISE has published its 2018 annual review, Further together. In-line with the African Proverb ‘If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together’, the report shares the depth and breadth of ARISE efforts and highlights the collaborative nature of the program’s approach. Activities and initiatives that are integral to the program’s success are described, and examples and outcomes are shared, alongside stories from those who have benefited from ARISE.
Achieving Reduction of Child Labor in Support of Education (ARISE) seeks to end child labor in tobacco growing communities where JTI directly sources tobacco leaf by supporting and encouraging education, and at the same time addressing the underlying social and economic factors that cause child labor.
In 2018, ARISE completed phase 2 of its strategic plan and therefore the report also reflects on its impact and outcomes since its inception in 2011. Remarkably since then the child labor elimination program has enrolled 51,550 children into formal and informal education across Brazil, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. It has also raised awareness of child labor with 355,405 community members and teachers, improved the livelihoods of 13,568 households and supported the development and/or strengthening of 66 governmental policies and plans.
“ARISE is groundbreaking. It doesn’t just address the symptoms of child labor but the causes. We seek to understand what the issues and challenges are, and we work collaboratively to tackle them”, says Elaine McKay, Social Programs Director at JTI.
Download a copy of the 2018 Annual Review, Further together here.
ARISE aims to end child labor in communities where JTI sources tobacco leaf. We work with those directly affected and with others who have the power to change things. Our initiatives are developed and delivered in collaboration with tobacco-growing communities, social partners and governments.
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