RICHES Toolkit, Phase 1: Risk Assessments

Evaluate potential risks and unintended consequences of harmful work for children (child labor) and adults within specific contexts, programs, and women’s businesses. To raise awareness and encourage action of WEE Actors to diagnose and mitigate safety and health risks within women’s businesses.

Evaluating Your Organization's Risk of Harmful Work for Children and Adults

Primary Audience: Management-level staff that lead strategy, program development, and oversight for Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Actors. WEE Actors are entities or individuals that support the development or
expansion of women’s businesses, provide livelihood or financial services, and/or support women (globally) in efforts to increase their access to economic opportunities, especially those living in developing economies.

Goal: Evaluate potential risks and unintended consequences of harmful work for children (child labor) and adults within specific contexts, programs, and women’s businesses. Raise awareness and encourage action of WEE Actors to diagnose and mitigate safety and health risks within women’s businesses.

Objectives: Through the use of this tool, WEE Actor management-level staff will have:

• Evaluated the risks of harmful child work within women’s businesses supported by the
  organization.
• Evaluated the safety and health risks to adults and children within specific contexts, programs, and
  women’s businesses supported by the organization.
• Identified subsequent steps that can be taken to mitigate identified risks through use of the
  RICHES Toolkit.

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