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48442 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 17, 2005 / Notices
in Indonesia for over 30 years and was Timely provision of services in Aceh of program beneficiaries; and advocacy
one of the leaders of the tsunami is crucial due to the fragile environment for the inclusion of child labor issues in
emergency response effort in Aceh due created by the trauma and displacement national education programs.
to its long-standing presence in the of the tsunami and the ongoing civil USDOL’s experience working with
region. The target groups of children in conflict. Given STC’s longstanding World Education in Nepal began in
Aceh include children being exploited presence and quality work in the region, 2002, when World Education submitted
through work in the worst forms of strong existing on-the-ground a proposal to USDOL in response to a
child labor and those at-risk of entering relationships, existing solid foundation solicitation for grant application under
such work, including conscription into and counterpart funding for additional the EI. As a result of that competitive
fighting in the civil conflict, and activities, and innovative education procurement process, USDOL entered
working in the agriculture and fishing delivery methods, USDOL finds STC into a cooperative agreement with
sectors in the reconstruction effort. uniquely qualified for this sole-source World Education to implement the
STC is uniquely qualified by virtue of award and deems it highly capable of current EI project in Nepal called the
its institutional and contextual providing timely and effective services Brighter Futures Program. World
knowledge of Indonesia; its familiarity in Aceh. The awarding of further
Education’s innovative approach in
and strong networks with local officials, USDOL support to STC will allow the
working with communities to provide
organizations, and support groups; its program to expand its geographic
quality education and increase access to
pre-existing presence in Aceh and coverage into Aceh and build on
schooling through capacity building and
unparalleled experience providing existing activities to rebuild and
strengthening of parent-teacher
assistance to the region; its extensive strengthen the education system in
associations and community/school
working relationships with the targeted Aceh as a means of reducing children’s
management committees has proven
communities; its readily available vulnerability to the worst forms of child
effective. As of early 2005, World
personnel and facilities; and its labor and trafficking.
Nepal: ILAB finds World Education Education has provided, or was in the
experience with USDOL reporting and process of providing, educational
administrative requirements. uniquely qualified to perform the
program activities in Nepal on a services to 21,857 children removed
Additionally, through their previous from the worst forms of child labor,
work and tsunami relief in Aceh, STC national scale. As a direct educational
service provider in Nepal, World exceeding its original program target of
has already laid the groundwork for an 17,000 children. Over 14,000 children
Education has a high level of technical
expansion of the ENABLE project at-risk of entering exploitative labor
expertise in education and
activities and have identified sources of have also received one or more services
administrative oversight capabilities
counterpart funding that will multiply through the program.
required to work with local
the impact of the USDOL investment.
implementing partners in targeted Given World Education’s
The range of services provided by STC
districts throughout Nepal. With an demonstrable ability to deliver quality
includes innovative methods to increase
extensive network of working services in a complex implementing
access to formal and non-formal
relationships with the government, environment, its extensive local
education; generate public awareness;
donors, local partners and communities, partnerships throughout many districts
return, rehabilitate, and reintegrate
and district education authorities in of Nepal, and its ability to work with
trafficked children; and build capacity Nepal, World Education possesses a communities to address the problem of
at all levels. unique ability to implement a child labor, USDOL finds World
USDOL’s experience working with comprehensive program of direct Education to be uniquely qualified for
STC began in the summer of 2004, when services to the intended target group of this sole source award. Further USDOL
STC submitted proposals to USDOL in children. This group is comprised of support to World Education will allow
response to solicitations for grant children working in the worst forms of the Brighter Futures Program time to
applications under the EI. As a result of child labor and those at-risk of entering strengthen and expand activities
the competitive processes, USDOL such work, including domestic service, undertaken through the current project
entered into two cooperative agreements rag picking (recycling), portering, to ensure sustainability of the project’s
with STC to implement EI projects, mining and quarrying, brick objectives after it is completed.
including one in Indonesia. Activities manufacturing, bus transportation,
completed as part of the current For additional information on this
bonded labor, as well as those children
Indonesian project include securing the award, please contact Charita Castro at
trafficked for labor and sexual
support and involvement of the (202) 693–4843. Mailing address: U.S.
exploitation.
government at the national, provincial The range of services of World Department of Labor, Bureau of
and district levels; laying the ground Education’s Brighter Futures Program International Labor Affairs, 200
work for the return, recovery and includes development of a flexible, Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S–
reintegration aspect of the program; and modular non-formal education 5307, Washington, DC 20210.
signing of a Memorandum of curriculum and schooling program for Intergovernmental Review
Understanding with the Police hospital child laborers; accelerated learning and
to establish the Medical Recovery transition to formal school; practical This funding opportunity is not
Center for victims of trafficking. skills training programs and subject to Executive Order 12372,
However, Aceh was not included as one apprenticeships; psychosocial and ‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal
of the initial target areas in the original career counseling; improved access and Programs.’’
cooperative agreement due to the civil quality of the formal education system Signed in Washington, DC, this 9th day of
conflict and restrictions placed by the through parent-teacher association and August, 2005.
government on foreign assistance in the community/school management
Lisa Harvey,
region. The government has since committee development; training of
removed the restrictions, in part due to teacher trainers; ongoing collection of Grant Officer.
concerns about trafficking in the post- baseline data to design well-targeted [FR Doc. 05–16273 Filed 8–16–05; 8:45 am]
tsunami environment. interventions and track the performance BILLING CODE 4510–28–P
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