Happier, healthier and more stable in Uganda
To better understand the impact of the REALISE project, ECLT asked over 300 people from our project communities what changed for them. See what they said in this video.
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Better together: an urgent call for collaboration against child labour
An urgent call for collaborative, effective solutions to stop child labour - The discussions at the upcoming ILO Global Meeting can impact on children, farmers, workers, families and communities throughout Africa and around the world.
Learn for Dreams: Suly's Story
Now Suly is studying towards her Baccalaureate. She particularly enjoys the computer courses and dreams one day of becoming a computer graduate. Thanks to the Support of her community and her husband Suly feels encouraged and inspired to empower herself and her family.
Learn for Dreams: Austin's Story
Quality education holds the key to getting children on the pathway to their dreams and away from child labour. This is Austin's story of how school meals and improving children's futures in rural Malawi.
Learn for Dreams: Mwalimu's Story
Quality education holds the key to getting children on the path to their dreams and away from child labour. This is Mwalimu's story about how quality education is changing children's futures in her village in Tanzania.
School Gardens to Learn and Grow
A good diet is essential for school-aged children. School gardens are a sustainable way to provide children, in farming communities, with the nutritious meals they need to focus in school and teach them life skills.
Brighter Futures in Mozambique
ECLT partners with iDE and FAA to reach over 32,000 children, farmers and families in Mozambique, focusing on communities that are at particular risk of child labour. The project's approach aims to improve access to and quality of education for children, support parents to strengthen and diversify their incomes, raise awareness of the dangers of child labour and support National Action Plans for lasting and wide-reaching impact against child labour.
Empowering Rural Youth through Model Farm Schools
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.
Progressively realising commitments against child labour
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.
