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- Literacy classes give adults a second chance to learn8 September 2020The International Cocoa Initiative set up literacy and numeracy classes in Ghana with the support of the Non-Formal Education Secretariat as part of the Community Development Programme in 2016. It aimed to ensure that community members like Eunice from Mpaem, Mary from Abease and Aishiatu fromRead more
- Thriving cocoa communities: ICI’s vision of change3 September 2020Unfortunately, an estimated one in three children in cocoa-growing areas in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana are involved in child labour. For the past 13Read more
- Alexis Kouassi Kouadio and the role of a monitoring and remediation agent16 July 2020The International Cocoa Initiative implements Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems to tackle child labour and Monitoring and RemediationRead more
- Raymond Assalé and the role of a CLMRS community facilitator3 July 2020Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems are embedded in company supply chains and within cocoa-growing communities. These systems help to identify, monitor, remediate and prevent cases of child labour. To do that the role of Community Facilitators like Raymond Assalé is vital.Read more
- Renewed hope for the Akrofoum D/A school17 June 2020The Akrofoum D/A Basic school was established in 1947. The school was upgraded in 1987 to include a Junior High School (JHS). The school as at 2018Read more
- Apprenticeships for children in cocoa communities: a gateway to a brighter future25 May 2020“Here, we fabricate glass doors, windows and other glass products.” explains Joseph, a young man from Sefwi Camp, a cocoa community in Ghana. As partRead more
- Community service groups: contributing to the reduction of child labour by working in their place30 April 2020“We go to the parents’ fields to work in place of the children. We exist to prevent children from being used as labour,” this is how Kouassi Kouamé, president of the Affiakounou Community Service Group (CSG), explains the creation of the group in his cocoa-growing community in Côte d’Ivoire.Read more