Children belong in classrooms, not mines.
Removing a child from a mine without changing why they were there can do more harm than good. The FCA addresses the cause, with a remediation hub, school places and a route to a different future.
Remediation, not removal.
In the copper-cobalt belt, a large share of households depend on mining for income, and a minority of children work in or around the mines. Simply banning them at the gate pushes the problem out of sight and can leave a family poorer.
The FCA's Child Labour Remediation Hub in Kolwezi, set up with Save the Children and the Centre for Child Rights and Business, takes each case individually. It offers access to education, health, psychosocial support and, for older youth, vocational training and a path to work.
Because a child rarely works in isolation, the programme also supports brothers and sisters through a Sibling Education Fund, and invests in the schools themselves so there is somewhere worth going back to.
A lifeline, case by case.
Referral & case management
Children are identified and supported individually through a scalable referral system, not turned away.
Back to school
School enrolment and retention, with all supported children passing their end-of-year exams in 2025.
Health & psychosocial care
Health services and psychosocial support delivered locally through Maison Kwetu and Maison Mapendo.
Vocational training
For youth aged fifteen and over, skills and a route to a livelihood that is not the mine.
Sibling Education Fund
Brothers and sisters supported back into school, because remediation has to reach the whole household.
Schools project
Solar power and solar libraries installed at ten public schools with the Signify Foundation.
Lives changed, counted.
The Hub provides a lifeline: access to education, health, psychosocial support and a safe future. Remediation works when it changes why a child was in the mine, not just whether they are.Child Labour Remediation Hub, Kolwezi
Fund a child's route out of the mine.
Membership and partnership keep the remediation hub, the sibling fund and the schools project running and growing.