Business and Community Actions to Eliminate Child Labour in the Sugar and Rice Supply Chains in Uganda <p class="ql-align-justify">The overall objective of the proposed action is to reduce child labour in Eastern Uganda through strengthened civil society action. The specific objective of the action is to prevent and reduce child labour in the sugar and rice supply chains of Busoga sub-region through strengthened capacity of and partnerships between communities, CSOs, duty bearers and businesses. </p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify">The action fully contributes to the specific objective of the call: `Reduction of child labour in Uganda through strengthened civil society action¿ through increased and sustained engagement of communities, CSOs, local structures and businesses in joint actions to prevent, reduce and respond to child labour in the target districts. The action has been widely consulted upon at multiple levels with leaders, private sector actors, communities and children to ensure that the interventions are relevant, align with and complement existing policies (see below).<strong> </strong>It will work directly with grassroots CSOs to build their capacity and resources according to needs identified; including: to lead local actions to eradicate child labour; engage, influence and monitor business activities; and hold businesses and duty bearers accountable through new sustainable mechanisms developed for this purpose. Communities will have improved capacity to combat child labour through increased awareness and new alternative livelihoods. Building on PLA¿s strong relationships with local authorities, the action will strengthen the capacity of district officials (Labour/Probation Officers, CDOs, Education/Agricultural Extension Officers), child wellbeing and protection committees and other duty bearers at community, sub-county and district levels to enforce legal frameworks related to child rights and child labour in line with their mandates. The action will build on previous work engaging civil society input into developing ordinances at district level. It will build constructive partnerships with businesses to understand and adopt child rights and business principles to prevent and reduce child labour in their operations. A HRBA will be incorporated throughout, building the capacity of rights holders (children, women, men) to actively claim their rights and prevent child labour; and duty bearers to meet their obligations to respect, protect and fulfil these rights and respond to child labour with strengthened referral/response mechanisms.  All data will be disaggregated by sex and disability; the action will be fully inclusive of PWD and strengthen PWDs¿ capacity to claim their rights. A thorough intersectional gender analysis will be undertaken at baseline to examine differences in gender roles and responsibilities, and identify opportunities to redistribute power, influence and resources within the action, prioritising women¿s and WWDs¿ leadership e.g. of CBOs and parent groups; and supporting women/girls to access justice for rights violations. Relevant EU Indicators are included in the logframe, including 5 core OPSYS indicators. e.g. the number of children (5-17 years) removed from child labour; and those reintegrated into education/training.</p><p><br></p>