Research and Reports28 June 2024Accelerating progress towards eradicating child labour (SDG8.7) with quality education (SDG4): School quality is linked to reduced child cocoa labour in Cote d ’IvoireRead MoreChild labour disrupts education, but there is little research on the reciprocal relationship: education disrupting child labour. In this study, authors examined the link between school quality and child cocoa agricultural work in rural Cote d’Ivoire.
Research and Reports3 June 2024How can child-friendly spaces help protect children in cocoa-growing communities?Read MoreThis report presents the results of an ICI innovative pilot project that set up child-friendly spaces in three cocoa-growing communities in Côte d'Ivoire. By providing a safe place to play, learn and meet other children, the project aimed to promote children's rights and offer an alternative to going to the fields to work.
Research and Reports23 May 2024Child labour in cocoa growing regions of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: an analysis of academic attainment in children engaged in hazardous labourRead MoreThis paper examines the relationship between child labour and educational attainment and explores the distinction between harmful and non-harmful agricultural cocoa work. esults show that hazardous child labour increases the odds of repeating a class and work-related injury compared to non-hazardous labour.
Tools and Guides5 October 2022Protective School Environment AssessmentRead MoreThe Protective School Environment Assessment is a simple tool to assess three dimensions of a quality learning environment: safety, stability, and nurturance. It is a proxy measure, which captures aspects related to the physical and relational environment at school. Higher scores are associated with lower levels of teacher violence, higher levels of pupil wellbeing at school, and better learning outcomes for children. Read the tool overview: Protective School Environment Assessment Download the questionnaires: Protective school environment - questionnaire (EN) Environnement scolaire protecteur
Research and Reports29 September 2022Linking child labour, schooling and child wellbeingRead MoreThis ICI study explores the relationship between child labour, school attendance and child well-being among children in cocoa-growing households in Côte d’Ivoire. This study investigates whether, in the context of smallholder farming in cocoa-growing areas of West-Africa, children’s psychological wellbeing (a proxy for the child’s physical and mental health) and access to school are linked with the intensity of exposure to child work, one of the several determinants of severity of child work. We use data from a survey of 2,274 children in 5 cooperatives in the regions of Gbôklé, Nawa and San