women right advocacy for female children victims of worst form of domestic work in Bujumbura-Burundi

African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF)

Completed successfully

The objective was to advocate for a change in the social norm that normalises the exploitation of domestic workers in Burundi especially the violation of the rights of female children

domestic workers. The project specifically also advocated for the adoption of Convention 189 on decent work for domestic workers, a convention that provides the basic for providing guidelines and frameworks for promoting the rights of women domestic workers. Specific project activities included media campaigns; training of key stakeholders and engagement with duty bearers to ensure the implementation of laws that protect children including children domestic workers.