ECLT - Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco Growing Foundation

Agriculture free of all forms of child labour

The ECLT Foundation is committed to collaborative solutions for children and their families that combat the root causes of child labour in tobacco-growing communities.

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ECLT in numbers

Since 2011, ECLT has supported over 1,400,000 children, farmers and families in the fight against child labour.

96,000 +
families

in tobacco-growing communities were financially empowered
33,000 +
children

were sent to school and benefited from vocational training
204,000+
children

were removed or kept away from child labour
711,000+
community members

were reached through awareness-raising activities

About child labour

Child labour is work which puts children's health, safety, education and development at risk.

160 million

children are involved in child labour worldwide

79 million

children are doing work which is hazardous.

Over 70%

of child labour is in agriculture

262 million

children and youth are out of school

Latest news

Highlights of our work around the world

10.11.2025
A sweet smell of success: How inclusion is transforming farming and child protection in Chakulanjala

In Chakulanjala, Malawi, a community-led Farmer Field Business School is showing how inclusion can transform lives, proving that progress lasts when farmers lead their own development. When people shape the solutions that affect them, training becomes transformation. Harvests grow, families thrive, and resilience takes root. As the world prepares for the VI Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Morocco (2026), their story is a reminder that sustainable change begins with those closest to the challenge.

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05.11.2025
Why mental health matters for sustainable agriculture?

Behind every harvest is a hidden reality: farmers are facing growing mental health pressures that put entire families—and children—at risk. When farmers’ wellbeing collapses, child labour often follows. Addressing mental health isn’t a side issue—it’s key to building sustainable, child-safe agriculture.

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24.10.2025
Empowering women and strengthening incomes: A proven path to end child labour

When women gain financial independence, families grow stronger and children are safer. Across rural communities, women-led savings groups are proving that economic empowerment is a powerful catalyst for breaking the cycle of poverty and child labour—creating resilience from the ground up.

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