Tools and Guides20 June 2024CocoaAction: West Africa Community Development Implementation ManualRead MoreThis manual, developed by the World Cocoa Foundation on behalf of CocoaAction companies, describes the Community Development package in detail. CocoaAction’s Community Development package is an innovative approach under which companies have committed to aligning their efforts in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana under a common set of actions and aims.
Research and Reports12 June 2024ICI Annual Report 2023Read MoreOur 2023 Annual Report highlights how ICI is advancing efforts to combat child labour in cocoa communities in West Africa and to improve the lives of children and adults of these communities.
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.
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.