Course 1: Improving the Quality of Life of Children: Health, Work and Education Course 2: Understanding Child Labor in the Context of Child Rights Learn more at: http://www.payson.tulane.edu/content/summer-institute Course 1 Description: Among Asia’s poorest countries (HDI of 157 out of 187 countries), land-locked Nepal lacks universal access to health care, compulsory education and essential legal protections for children. Across the country, children continue to engage in activities that are dangerous to their health and well-being. At the same time, resources for interventions in health and education and for law enforcement are far below of what would be needed. As elsewhere in the developing world, data on the success of existing programs are often lacking and the quantity and the quality of the available information are major issues. This course will study interventions targeted at improving the quality of life of children at the example of Nepal focusing on three broad areas: (a) child health, (b) child work, and (c) availability and quality of education. After an introduction to the strategic planning and management of development programs, the students will be asked to select one of these three topic areas for further specialization. Participants in the course will learn though visits to international and local organizations and project sites, guest speakers, and discussions. They will work in small groups to design and execute a feasibility study for a prevention or intervention program in their selected area of specialization addressing a problem of local and international significance. Course 2 Description: This course will study the rights and protection of children and provide a conceptual understanding of child labor from child rights perspectives. While governments, international agencies, NGOs, trade unions, the private sector and other civil society organizations have invested significant resources to eliminate child labor, results have been disappointing. Research has shown that children's work is not a uniform phenomenon, the children's age, the type and hours of work performed, and the conditions under which work is undertaken all determine the impact that work can have on children and the types of approaches that need to be adopted for their protection and support. In a context where the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC) is celebrating its 20th anniversary, the ILO has recognized that a shift of focus towards knowledge development and evidence-based analysis of policies and dissemination is required. At the example of Nepal, this course will explore methodologies to improve the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of ILO Conventions 182 and 138 in innovative ways that are effective and beneficial to children and may improve the impact of the ILO-IPEC programs themselves.

1. Nepal Summer Institute
June 17, 2013 - July 12, 2013

2. Nepal Summer Institute
2013
• "Improving the Quality of Life of Children: Health,
Work and Education”
– Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
– Dates: June 17-28, 2013
• "Understanding Child Labor in the Context of Child
Rights”
– Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
– Dates: July 1-12, 2013

3. Instructors
• Dr. Elke de Buhr (Tulane University)
• Dr. Stanley Samarasinghe (Tulane University)
• Anita Sheth (Fairtrade International)

4. An Introduction to Kathmandu,
Nepal

5. Course #1: Improving the Quality of Life of
Children: Health, Work and Education
• Among Asia’s poorest countries (HDI of 157 out of 187
countries), land-locked Nepal lacks universal access to health
care, education, and essential legal protections for children
• Children continue to engage in activities that are dangerous
to their health and well-being
• Resources for
development
interventions are far
below of what would be
needed and data on the
success of existing
programs are often
lacking

6. Course #1: Improving the Quality of
Life of Children: Health, Work and
Education (cont.)
• Development, poverty, health, education, and child labor
• Study approaches and interventions targeted at improving the
quality of life of children focusing on three broad areas:
1. Child health
2. Child work and economic well-being
3. Availability and quality of education
• After an introduction to the measurement of quality of life and
program planning, you will select one of these three topic
areas for specialization
• Field visits: International and local organizations, project
sites, guest speakers

7. Course #2: Understanding Child Labor
in the Context of Child Rights
• This course will study the rights and protection of
children and provide a conceptual understanding of
child labor from child rights perspectives
• In the last 20 years, governments, the ILO, trade
unions, the private sector, NGOs and other civil society
organizations have invested significant resources in
the elimination of child labor
• However, results have been disappointing and a shift
of focus towards knowledge development and
evidence-based analysis of policies and dissemination
is required

8. Course #2: Understanding Child Labor in the
Context of Child Rights (cont.)
• At the example of Nepal, this course will:
– Study practical examples of recent interventions and
strategies addressing child labor in factories, households and
agriculture, child trafficking and commercial sexual
exploitation, among others
– Explore methodologies to improve the monitoring and
evaluation of the implementation of ILO Conventions 182 and
138 in innovative ways that are effective and beneficial to
children
• Field visits: ILO’s child labor
program, international NGOs,
including Fairtrade International,
and local partner organizations

9. Field Research
• Course #1: Improving the Quality of Life of
Children
– In small groups, students will design and execute a
feasibility study for a prevention or intervention
program in their selected area of specialization
addressing a problem of local and international
significance
• Course #2: Understanding Child Labor and Child
Rights
– Students will carry out small case studies that
involve primary data collection targeted at analyzing
existing child labor prevention and intervention
efforts in the Nepali context

10. Course Logistics
• Teaching:
– Lectures, incl. guest speakers (mostly in the
mornings)
– Site visits/field trips, and group work (mostly
afternoons, sometimes all day)
• Housing and Meals:
– Single or shared rooms (2 students per room
maximum)
– Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and two
coffee breaks

11. Swayambhunath
Field Trips
Bhaktapur

12. Questions?