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Kenyan flower farm pilots “Youth Inclusive” programme on child labour

Simbi Roses is the first flower farm to pilot FAIRTRADE’s Youth Inclusive Community Based Monitoring and Remediation System on Child Labour (YICBMR).

The programme has already proven successful in other countries and commodities, for example from vanilla farmers in Madagascar. Anita Sheth, Senior Advisor, Social Compliance and Development lead trainings at the farm last week, together with FAIRTRADE Africa's Gender and Social Compliance Manager Serah Mwangi. This pilot is expected to run for 10 months, with funds from the Swedish Postcode Lottery and technical support from Fairtrade International and FAIRTRADE Africa.