News from ICI
- Working with ABOCFA to eliminate child labour6 juillet 2018Isaac Vifa,ICI Field Associate and Steven Ashia, ABOCFA Manager Tackling child labour in cocoa is a joint effort. The social dynamics involved push for the adaption of a multi-stakeholder approach to facilitate the establishment of structures towards the prevention of child labour in cocoa communities. At ICI, we work under the principle of shared responsibility and encourage the collaboration between all concerned parties - governments, industry, civil society, communities and farmer's groups. One of these groups is ABOCFA, a cooperative of cocoa farmers in Suhum in the Eastern Region ofEn savoir plus
- Impact of winning the children's forum trophy on our school27 juin 2018Preparation towards the forum A small community with a population of 845 people, Mpaem was not counted among the communities who could win the trophy for the AU Day of the African Child in AsikasuEn savoir plus
- ICI and the Ministry of Employment and Labour relations partner to promote child protection in Ghana26 juin 2018A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) in Ghana. The signing of this MOU, showsEn savoir plus
- ICI surpasse l’objectif de protection de l’enfance à moyen terme et ouvre la voie à un impact plus important11 juin 2018La Fondation International Cocoa Initiative, qui publie aujourd’hui son rapport annuel 2017, a soutenu 188 000 enfants grâce à des mesures de protection de l’enfance à mi-parcours de sa stratégieEn savoir plus
- Pushing towards sustainability: The way forward after child protection interventions11 juin 2018The World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) is a day that has been marked by stakeholders in the Child Protection sector on June 12th, since it was launched by the International Labour OrganizationEn savoir plus
- Les enfants et les jeunes ivoiriens au cœur de nos efforts : La fondation Jacobs rejoint l’International Cocoa Initiative14 mai 2018La Fondation Jacobs, une association caritative qui s’investit dans l’avenir des jeunes, a rejoint l’International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) en tant que Partenaire contributeur à but non lucratif. CeEn savoir plus
- Launch of phase two of the National Plan of Action on the Worst Forms of Child Labour8 mai 2018The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) unites the forces of the cocoa and chocolate industry, civil society, farming communities and national governments in cocoa-producing countries to ensure aEn savoir plus