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Model Farm Schools are a sustainable and effective way to help young people improve their livelihoods by empowering rural youth to increase their profits, invest in diverse crops or livestock and, in some cases, become business owners. ECLT is committed to working with young people in agricultural communities where tobacco is grown, to build capacities and job skills relevant to local markets, helping them secure decent work.
In 2018, the Members of the ECLT Pledge of Commitment completed a second self-assessment on the progress made in their supply chains in the fight against child labour.
iDE Mozambique is calling for support to provide food, clean water, and medicine to children and families in the wake of devastating Cyclone Idai
73 million children are doing work which is considered hazardous putting their health, safety, development or education at risk, much of which is done in agriculture.
43% of all work in agriculture is done by women. Supporting education and skills training for girls and women causes a huge list of benefits for communities. It helps boost economic growth, curbs infant mortality, improves child nutrition, leads to healthier, smaller families.
With more than 152 million children doing work that puts their health, safety and development at risk, it is important for child protection systems to take these children’s needs into account. When child protection systems are set up to respond to the risk of child labour, they are better able to prevent, protect and respond to harm.
'By improving schools, the ECLT Foundation is brightening the prospects of children in Guatemala's largest tobacco-growing region' Tobacco Reporters' Timothy Donahue investigates ECLT's efforts in San Jose La Maquina.
Agriculture is the largest sector in Malawi and provides an income for 84% of the total population. Children in rural families often work alongside their parents to contribute to their household incomes and meet basic needs, sometimes doing work which is both hard and hazardous at their age. Nearly 2 million children are doing work that puts their health, safety and development at risk in Malawi. Here's what ECLT are doing about it.
1 in 10 children worldwide are in child labour, putting their health, safety, education or development at risk, often to support themselves and their families. 71% of child labour is in agriculture, most of which is hazardous
