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.
Awareness-raising materials6 May 2024ICI awareness-raising kit on forced labourRead MoreICI has produced multiple training materials to help practitioners and actors raise awareness of forced labour in an effective and professional manner.
Research and Reports30 April 2024Innovative strategies to stimulate adult labour and tackle child labourRead MoreThis report presents the results of a pilot project, in which targeted cocoa-producing households received a one-off, unconditional cash transfer, combined with a subsidy for hiring adult labour.
Research and Reports26 April 2024Results of ICI’s Member Reporting Exercise – 2022Read MoreIn 2021, ICI and its members introduced new reporting responsibilities, to support the drive for rigour and transparency in the sector, to recognize efforts currently being made and to motivate further action. The following results are from the reporting season October 2021 – September 2022.
Research and Reports28 March 2024Putting Children First: An Introduction to ICIRead MoreFounded in 2002, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is the leading organisation tackling child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector of West Africa, with offices in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Switzerland. In this brochure, we give an overview of our work to tackle child labour and forced labour in the cocoa sector in West Africa.