Our impact

The ECLT Foundation works directly with communities in 6 countries.

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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
  • 15.09.2026

    The wider picture of child labour in agriculture

    Child labour does not exist in isolation. In agricultural communities, livelihoods, education, climate, markets and protection systems can all shape the risks children face. Understanding how these pressures interact is essential to moving beyond individual interventions and building responses that prevent child labour sustainably.

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  • 01.09.2026

    When the School Year Doesn't Begin

    For millions of children, going to school cannot be separated from the economic and social pressures their families face. As a new school year begins, we explore the connection between education and child labour — and why keeping children in school also means strengthening livelihoods, protection systems and resilience in the communities around them.

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  • 08.07.2026

    What Farmers Tell Us About Building Sustainable Livelihoods

    Preventing child labour requires more than awareness and enforcement—it also requires resilient livelihoods. Reflecting on discussions with farmers in Zimbabwe, this article explores why living income is inseparable from the broader conditions that enable families to invest in their futures and protect children's rights.

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