Resources

This brief presents two training modules developed and tested by ICI in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to promote practices that better protect children from pesticide risks in cocoa-growing communities.

This brief outlines good practices for setting up VSLAs and provides practical measures to encourage women’s participation in these groups.

This 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.

The Protective Community Index is a simple tool, developed by ICI, to rapidly assess access to services that help protect children in cocoa-growing communities. It captures factors related to children’s fundamental rights, such as quality education and safe water, as well as other community characteristics that are associated with lower levels of child labour. The tool consists of ten simple questions about service access and quality at community level. The information required can be gathered through a mixture of observation and through speaking with knowledgeable individuals, including

This short animation explores the community development approach and how it works.