JMK was contracted by Winrock International with funding from the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) to conduct baseline and endline household surveys in 110 census enumeration areas interviewing 1980 households and 4340 children aged 5-17 years in two (2) regions: Ashanti and Western Region and four (4) districts, Atwima Mponua and Atwima Nwabiagya (Ashanti Region) Sefwi Wiawso and Wasa Amenfi West (Western Region).

KEY OUTPUTS AT-A-GLANCE

In executing the assignment, JMK:

a) Designed questionnaire covering household roaster, data on children aged 5-17, work activities of children, caregiving arrangement, working hours of children, injuries and illness related to children’s work, exposure to environmental hazards and other dangers, tools, equipment and machinery used, compensation and expenditures, children education, programming, among others.

b) Designed CAPI for data collection and loaded forms on the ODK configured smartphones.

c) Developed questionnaire manuals to ensure quality data collection.

d) Carried out a listing in 110 project communities before selecting a survey on the basis of which the study sample was drawn.

e) Collected 1,980 household data and interviewed 4,340 children using CAPI to estimate the prevalence of child labour in 4 target districts by sex and by age group (5-14, 15-17), including the percentage of children working, children in child labour, and hazardous child labour (HCL) as well as children at high risk of engaging in child labour; parent’s questionnaire and household questionnaire.

f) Carried out data analysis and presentation of findings with data visualisations, and a formal written narrative baseline and endline reports.