The first generation students of the project schools have largely continued there education in upper primary and secondary schools closest to them. These students have been found to be academically doing well and are the most active in clubs and academic competions wherever they went to for their education. Both girls and boys in the first generation students have shown strong confidence and expression levels in their class owing to the good foundation they had in the former project schools they attended. The IGA groups that have been created by the projects have been found to be actively operating in all the places visited by the evaluation team. Almost all their members are participating, improved their income and are supporting the education of their children. The IGA groups are among the most active in the fight against HTPs and known for sending children to school regualrly. One of the most effective interventions of the project is the substantial reduction in the prevalence of child labor. This is not only the case in areas where there are CLFZ schools but also in upgraded former NFBEs. While, there still appears that there is more to do to eliminate child labor, the project has highly contributed towards raising the awareness of the community and local sector government agencies in fighting child labor. The project work has resulted in substantially bringing down child labor in all its project areas. HTPs were initially rampant in all the project areas of where the three partner organizations operated as evidenced by the NGOs, the community and local government. The Kinderpostzegels supported interventions have resulted in the near elimination of most of the HTPs. The local government sector agencies such as women and children offices, the labor and social affairs offices, the education offices as well as community structures such as PTAs, IGA groups, religious institutions and school clubs have assumed responsibilities as anit-HTPs advocates and ensuring sustained efforts to eradicate them. Among the most visible impacts of the projects are the contributions in addressing the issues of CWDs. Not only the silence on CWDs and hiding them is broken, the number of CWDs coming to school has shown steady growth. Some of these children have even reached secondary school and are academically successful in spite of their disabilities and limited assistance they get. The Kindepostzegels funded projects in the areas covered by this impact evaluation are not only successful in creating intended impacts but have also produced very useful unforeseen impacts such as a) Stimulating WEOs to take up new and enhanced responsibilities previously thought to be the role of NOGs; b) Motivating community members to emulate project established IGA groups and creating their own IGA groups; and c) Arousing the interest of women IGA groups to start women adult education classes with their own funds from their IGA group. 5
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