ECLT Foundation

What ECLT Foundation does

The ECLT Foundation (Foundation for the Elimination of Child Labour in Tobacco Growing) is a Geneva-based non-profit organization working to eliminate child labour in tobacco-growing communities through collaborative, multi-stakeholder programmes. Founded with impact work dating to 2011, ECLT operates directly in six countries — Malawi, Guatemala, Mozambique, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Uganda — with past projects in Kyrgyzstan until 2017. The foundation follows a tripartite model engaging governments, trade unions, and employers, layered with international organizations (including ILO and UNICEF), civil society, and community-based implementing partners, and addresses root causes of child labour such as poverty, limited education access, weak labour protections, and inadequate livelihood opportunities.

ECLT's core offerings are programmatic rather than software products: direct field interventions in farming communities, capacity building for governments, training for farmers on occupational health and safety, school enrollment and vocational training support for children, and income-generating activities for families. Its digital products include a public-facing e-learning platform (learn.eclt.org) launched with three courses in January 2025 in collaboration with GAP Connections, a publications and annual reports library, an impact measurement and data platform for quarterly indicator collection from country offices, and country-specific project pages. The foundation's claimed reach since 2011 includes over 1.4 million children, farmers, and families supported, 204,000+ children removed or kept away from child labour, 96,000+ families financially empowered, 33,000+ children sent to school with vocational training, and 711,000+ community members reached through awareness activities.

As a non-profit, ECLT does not generate commercial revenue. Its activities are funded through contributions from member companies (described as including tobacco-industry members), governments, international organizations, and businesses committed to eliminating child labour in agriculture. The organization employs 14 staff at its Geneva headquarters, led by Executive Director Dr. Innocent Mugwagwa, and operates with ISO 27001-certified hosting infrastructure and GDPR compliance. ECLT's distribution is direct field operations in partner countries, supplemented by advocacy through international forums including the VI Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Marrakesh (2026).

Name

ECLT Foundation

Legal name

Foundation for the Elimination of Child Labour in Tobacco Growing (ECLT)

Website

https://eclt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ECLT Foundation is a Geneva-based non-profit working to eliminate child labour in tobacco-growing communities through tripartite partnerships with governments, trade unions, and employers across six countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Labour Elimination Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL), After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC)

Keywords

• Child labour elimination
• Tobacco farming initiatives
• Sustainable livelihoods programs
• Agricultural worker rights
• Youth education advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ECLT Foundation is a non-profit foundation that eliminates child labour in tobacco-growing communities by running multi-country field programs, advocacy, training, and livelihood-support interventions for children, farmers, and families. Its deliverables include an e-learning platform, an impact measurement and data platform, country-specific project pages, and an extensive publications library, all funded through contributions from governments, international organizations, and tobacco-industry member companies.

Product overview

The ECLT Foundation is a non-profit organization (not a technology company) focused on eliminating child labour in tobacco growing. Their offering consists of an e-learning platform providing training courses, a publications library with annual reports and research, an impact measurement system for tracking child labour indicators, and country-specific project pages documenting their work across 6 countries. The core offering is their advocacy, education, and livelihood programs rather than a traditional software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• E-learning Platform Online learning platform offering training courses on child labour prevention and agricultural labour practices for stakeholders working in agricultural settings, including courses on Child Labour Overview, Young Workers in Agriculture, and Risk Assessment.
• Publications and Annual Reports Library Extensive library of publications including annual reports, policy briefs, research documents, guides, and best practices related to eliminating child labour in agriculture, available to stakeholders and the public.
• Impact Measurement and Data Platform Online monitoring and evaluation system collecting performance indicators from in-country project officers quarterly to measure progress against child labour indicators across partner countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 204,000+ children removed or kept away from child labour since 2011
• +3 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GovernmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECLT engages with national governments to support policy reform, strengthen child protection systems, and integrate child labour concerns into national development strategies. The organization works with ministries of labour, agriculture, and education across its 6 partner countries.
• Trade unionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrade unions representing agricultural workers are key partners in the tripartite model, contributing to social dialogue and advocacy for labour rights in farming communities.
• Employers and employers' organizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployers' organizations participate in the tripartite model to promote decent work practices, implement agricultural labour codes, and support compliance with child labour standards in supply chains.
• International organizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECLT collaborates with international bodies including ILO and UNICEF on global frameworks, data collection methodologies, and coordinated action against child labour in agriculture.
• Civil society organizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGOs and civil society organizations contribute to community-based interventions, grassroots advocacy, and service delivery at the local level.
• Businesses and companiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate sector companies, particularly in the agricultural and tobacco supply chains, partner with ECLT to implement due diligence measures, support sustainable sourcing practices, and fund interventions in farming communities.
• Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIMB and ECLT collaborate on annual reports, ALP monitoring, and sustainability efforts in Zimbabwe's tobacco sector, including training, ESG awareness, and national policy development.
• GAP ConnectionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECLT partnered with GAP Connections to develop and launch three comprehensive e-learning courses: Child Labour Overview, Young Workers in Agriculture, and Risk Assessment for stakeholders working to address child labour in agricultural settings.
• PAACLA IndonesiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECLT is a proud collaborator and supporter of PAACLA (Partnership for Agricultural Labour) Indonesia, working together on collaborative efforts to address child labour in Indonesian agriculture.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stop Child Labour Coalition: International advocacy coalition focused specifically on eliminating child labour, including in agriculture; aligns with ECLT's policy advocacy and awareness-raising mandates.
• Fair Labor Association (FLA): Multi-stakeholder initiative focused on labour rights in global supply chains, including agriculture; comparable tripartite governance and accreditation/assessment model aligned with ECLT's child labour focus.
• International Cocoa Initiative (ICI): Industry-funded foundation combating child labour in cocoa supply chains via area-based, multi-stakeholder programmes; structurally the closest peer to ECLT given parallel funding model, commodity focus, and tripartite engagement of governments, companies, and civil society.
• Rainforest Alliance: Global sustainability certification body working with agricultural communities on labour rights, livelihoods, and child welfare; comparable area-based methodology and smallholder farmer engagement model.
• Better Work (ILO/IFC partnership): ILO/IFC programme improving labour standards in global supply chains; overlaps ECLT in occupational health and safety, decent work, and agricultural worker rights components.
• ILO International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour and Forced Labour (IPEC+): The UN's flagship programme on child labour elimination; operates globally with technical assistance, data systems, and policy frameworks that closely overlap ECLT's work in agricultural supply chains.

Others

• Human Rights Watch: International human rights research and advocacy organisation; not a direct programme peer but a comparable international advocacy voice on child labour and corporate accountability in supply chains.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children International: Large global NGO addressing children's rights including child protection and education access; broader portfolio but overlapping mission in tobacco- and agriculture-producing countries where ECLT operates.
• World Vision International: Large humanitarian organisation operating child-focused community development and livelihoods programmes in many of the same countries as ECLT, with comparable area-based models.
• UNICEF: UN agency for children's rights and wellbeing; named ECLT partner on data and global frameworks, with significantly broader scope but overlapping child protection and education focus.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eclt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eclt-foundation

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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