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It involved gathering information on the prosecution of child labour offences in order to establish the state of the case law and of law enforcement in general in this area; providing technical and/or logistical support to the Attorney General’s Department, the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service and other law-enforcement agencies to carry out strategic prosecutions involving WFCL; identifying and encouraging complaints in WFCL cases, by providing them with legal advice and legal aid, to undertake civil actions to seek redress for violations of their rights; supporting the development of jurisprudence on children’s rights, child protection, child labour and the WFCL and publicizing the prosecution of child labour cases(criminal and civil) for deterrent effect and as a means of encouraging respect for the law in this area.