A new approach to children’s work that prioritises resilience, well-being and agency: emerging findings from a ‘Cash Plus’ intervention in Bangladesh

Abstract

Criticism of mainstream approaches to child labour is widespread and well-established. The Child Labour Action Research in South and Southeast Asia (CLARISSA) Cash Plus pilot sought to address these critiques through an innovative programme that prioritised the development of household resilience and well-being, and through increasing household capacity to make alternative choices around children’s work.