The objective of the project is to support the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in order to improve the standards of child care services and to implement holistic and rights-based policies in the fight against child labour in the best interests of the children.

• Building the capacity of the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for the protection of children and raising the awareness of the public in this regard
• Building the advocacy capacities of the non-governmental organizations working in the field of children’s rights
• Increasing awareness in the public and relevant public institutions regarding the prevention of early marriages, identifying children at risk and improving their referral to child care services
• Improving the standards, quality and accessibility of child care services
• Increasing institutional capacity in preventing and monitoring child labour
• Developing new tools for timely identification of vulnerable children (children exposed to child labour, child exploitation, physical and sexual abuse, early marriage and living on the street) and increasing the treatment and rehabilitation capacity for these children

Under the project, various activities are carried out such as improving the standards of child care services, providing capacity support in fight against child labour, raising the awareness of the public on fight against early marriages and supporting the capacity of the civil society on children’s rights.