Our Board Members and Partners

The ECLT Foundation is dedicated to promoting and supporting, in tobacco-growing communities, the elimination of all forms of child labour as defined in the relevant instruments of the International Labour Organization.

The ECLT Foundation is an independent Swiss not-for-profit organisation, registered under and operating according to the relevant legislation of the Swiss Confederation. While the Foundation values the support of its financial contributors, ECLT’s policies, positions and actions reflect solely its mission. As such, the Foundation’s policies, positions, and actions should not be interpreted as endorsing, promoting, or representing the positions, acts, and omissions of any of its contributors or of the tobacco industry. Additionally, the Foundation does not speak or act on behalf of its financial contributors or the tobacco industry.

The ECLT Foundation values transparency, accountability, sustainability, and integrity in its work, and is committed to contributing to the shared global goal of a thriving rural economy, free of all forms of child labour.

Board Members

Michiel Reerink
ECLT President Alliance One International, Inc.
Maria Reymao
ECLT Treasurer Universal Corporation
Anthony Jackson
Premium Tobacco
Carsten Roll
Landewyck Tobacco
Charlie Watson
Japan Tobacco International & Japan Tobacco Inc.
Donato Del Vecchio
British American Tobacco Holdings
Eduardo Jardim
Hail & Cotton Inc
Mathew Wilde
Contraf-Nicotex-Tobacco GMBH
Mercedes Vazquez
International Tobacco Growers Association
Mette Valentin
Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Simon Steyne
Independent Expert
Song Wang
Swedish Match
Tony Dunnage
Imperial Brands, PLC

Implementing partners

Indonesia
Jaringan LSM Penghapusan Pekerja Anak (JARAK) Lembaga Pengkajian Kemasyarakatan dan Pembangunan (LPKP) Yayasan Tunas Alam Indonesia (SANTAI)
Malawi
CARE Malawi MicroLoan Foundation Rays of Hope
Tanzania
Tabora Development Foundation Trust (TDFT) Tanzania Association of Women Leaders in Agriculture and Environment (TAWLAE)

Non-executive advisors

International Labour Organization
designated technical advisor Benjamin Smith

Implementing partners of previous projects

Guatemala
Defensa Niños y Niñas (DNI) Costa Rica
Mozambique
iDE Mozambique Fundação Apoio Amigo (FAA)
Uganda
Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO)