Deadline- 2 August 2013
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking is inviting applications for Project to Prevent Child Labor in Home-Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan. The goal of this program is to support efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor in the home-based production of carpets in Afghanistan by designing and piloting a sustainable social compliance system in collaboration with at least one carpet company.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully reducing children’s participation in child labor, and developing a social compliance system is eligible to apply.
- Applicants are expected to apply in partnership with at least one company that produces hand woven carpets from home based workers in Afghanistan. The partnership with the company may take the form of a subgrant or subcontract.
- Applicants must demonstrate a proven ability to develop a social compliance system and establish a verification system. Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex projects in developing countries through actions that support these aims.
- Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to be associated with terrorism or that have been debarred or suspended.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.SCA-13-11
