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  ["content"] =&gt; string(11812) "&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.childrights-business.org/public/uploads/images/20261109/ddab0c64cffc022bb01f8d5157c04cf0.jpeg" alt="" style="white-space: normal;"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; color: #7F7F7F;"&gt;Photo: An, 12-year-old, enjoys playing chess at the after-school centre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7F7F7F; font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;section data-mpa-template="t" mpa-from-tpl="t" data-mpa-powered-by="yiban.io" style="white-space: normal;"&gt;&lt;section mpa-from-tpl="t" style="border: 4px solid rgb(229, 47, 34); border-radius: 12px; padding: 30px 20px; margin: 30px 10px; color: rgb(113, 113, 113); line-height: 28px; font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://childrights-business.org/public/uploads/images/20240906/q1.png" class="loadingclass" mpa-from-tpl="t" data-mpa-template="t" data-imgqrcoded="1" alt="q1.png" width="66" height="66" border="0" vspace="0" style="margin-left: 4px; height: 66px; width: 66px; float: left; margin-top: -50px;"/&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-wrap: wrap; font-size: 18px;"&gt;“I feel safe here because the caregivers look after me,&amp;quot; says Dat, aged 10, who attends an after-school centre in Vietnam&amp;#39;s Central Highlands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://childrights-business.org/public/uploads/images/20240906/q2.png" class="data-mpa-template-img rich_pages wxw-img" mpa-from-tpl="t" data-mpa-template="t" data-imgqrcoded="1" alt="q2.png" width="66" height="66" border="0" vspace="0" style="float: right; margin-right: 4px; width: 66px; height: 66px;"/&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;p style="white-space: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="white-space: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;For children in pepper-growing communities, the end of the school day does not always mean time to play, relax or do homework. During the pepper harvest, their parents often work long hours in the fields, sometimes until the evening. With school finishing in the mid-afternoon, this leaves a childcare gap. Some children are left home alone, while others spend time on plantations, where they may be exposed to safety risks and, in some cases, child labour.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;In Dak Lak Province, a community-led initiative is helping change this.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="/public/uploads/images/20261109/11d5890d3c9fac2740f8e98210f6a14d.jpg" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; color: #7F7F7F;"&gt;Photo: Children at the after-school centre enjoying games outside&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 24px; color: #E52F22;"&gt;A safe place when parents are working&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;In March 2026, The Centre, together with a consortium of five international pepper brands sourcing from the region, launched its first &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://childrights-business.org/impact/after-school-centre-and-child-friendly-space-in-vietnam-s-pepper-sector-a-practical-model-for-safer-supply-chains" style="font-size: 18px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;After-School Centre (ASC) pilot in Vietnam&amp;#39;s pepper sector&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;The project is co-funded by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) through the Fund against Child Labour (FBK). Bringing together international buyers, pepper exporters and other stakeholders, it focuses on raising awareness and building capacity on child protection, piloting childcare models and strengthening HRDD systems.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="/public/uploads/images/20261109/fe8737d38333c0b1ff29ed8d5e6cbc13.jpg" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; color: #7F7F7F;"&gt;Photo: Children at the afterschool centre with their dedicated caregiver&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;The After-School Centre in Dak Lak provides a safe, supervised space for children aged 5-12 during the hours when risks are highest: late afternoons and Saturdays. Around 20 children from local farming families now have somewhere to learn, play and spend time with friends while their parents work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;The model is deliberately community-based. A local farmer group leader, who represents around 50 farming households, and his wife host the centre in their home. Local Youth Union members help care for the children, with training and support from The Centre.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;With relatively modest investment in basic facilities, learning materials and play equipment, the family home has been adapted into a welcoming, child-friendly space.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Importantly, the children themselves helped shape the centre. During consultations, they asked for traditional Vietnamese games that would allow them to interact and work together. Their ideas helped make the centre a place they genuinely enjoy attending.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;section data-mpa-template="t" mpa-from-tpl="t" data-mpa-powered-by="yiban.io" style="white-space: normal;"&gt;&lt;section mpa-from-tpl="t" style="border: 4px solid rgb(229, 47, 34); border-radius: 12px; padding: 30px 20px; margin: 30px 10px; color: rgb(113, 113, 113); line-height: 28px; font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://childrights-business.org/public/uploads/images/20240906/q1.png" class="loadingclass" mpa-from-tpl="t" data-mpa-template="t" data-imgqrcoded="1" alt="q1.png" width="66" height="66" border="0" vspace="0" style="margin-left: 4px; height: 66px; width: 66px; float: left; margin-top: -50px;"/&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-wrap: wrap; font-size: 18px;"&gt;“I get to play chess, jump rope, read books and learn life skills. I feel very safe and happy,&amp;quot; says Tran, aged 12.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://childrights-business.org/public/uploads/images/20240906/q2.png" class="data-mpa-template-img rich_pages wxw-img" mpa-from-tpl="t" data-mpa-template="t" data-imgqrcoded="1" alt="q2.png" width="66" height="66" border="0" vspace="0" style="float: right; margin-right: 4px; width: 66px; height: 66px;"/&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;/section&gt;&lt;p style="white-space: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="/public/uploads/images/20261109/ea4c8aa9600a39baabd0f307f3c9b2eb.jpg" alt="" style="font-size: 18px;"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; color: #7F7F7F;"&gt;Photo: Tran at the afterschool centre.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #E52F22;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;What businesses can do differently?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;By bringing international buyers, exporters and local stakeholders together, the project connects child protection awareness and capacity building with practical solutions for farming communities. The After-School Centre is one example of how this collaboration can help address the childcare challenges that leave children vulnerable during harvest season.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;The pilot ran during the March-May 2026 harvest season, with the wider project continuing through December 2026. The approach could be replicated in surrounding communities and developed into a sustainable model led by local people.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;For businesses sourcing agricultural products, addressing child labour risks also means looking at the circumstances that can leave children vulnerable in the first place, especially in a high-risk sector like agriculture. Access to safe childcare is one important part of that picture. When children have somewhere safe to go, they are less exposed to plantation hazards and the risk of child labour, while parents can focus on their work knowing their children are safe.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="/public/uploads/images/20261109/e2f37224fc047b316994e70bb5546253.jpg" alt=""/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; color: #7F7F7F;"&gt;Photo: Dat and his dad going home together from the after-school centre after a long day’s work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Roboto, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, &amp;quot;Noto Sans&amp;quot;, sans-serif, &amp;quot;Apple Color Emoji&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI Symbol&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Noto Color Emoji&amp;quot;; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Their message is simple: every child deserves a safe place to learn, play and grow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free webinar on Best Practice Sharing on Child Labour Prevention in Vietnam’s Pepper Supply Chain | Dec 09&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;If you’re interested in learning more about this programme and how to replicate it in similar agricultural supply chains, please consider joining our free webinar on December 9, where, together with key programme stakeholders, we share the outcomes and learnings from the programme. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://childrights-business.org/news-and-events/webinar-best-practice-sharing-on-child-labour-prevention-in-vietnam-s-pepper-supply-chain" style="font-size: 18px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Click here for more info and to register&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Watch the full video on our YouTube channel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt; to hear directly from the children attending the After-School Centre in Dak Lak.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe width="900" height="600" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mAD2lTDIITc?si=dvAbQTFSf38wqKh0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visit our official&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; color: #E52F22;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@childrightsandbusiness?si=Imj84rUo69wQ4fj3" target="_blank"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;for more videos.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; color: #E52F22;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"
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