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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 2018, had 489 children enrolled with 70 pupils in Kindergarten (KG), 317 in Primary and 102 in JHS. In this video, Isaac Baido, one of the teachers at the KGRead 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
Better livelihoods for protective cocoa families3 April 2020“Even though we were cultivating rice before 2015, it was mainly for subsistence,” explains Esi, a farmer from the Ninkyiso community in Ghana. As part of the International Cocoa Initiative’s Community Development Programme, she joined a women’s group dedicated to rice growing. The group received rice, fertilisers and training from the local agricultural service.Read more
Community development in action: Abease’s journey14 February 2020In 2016, the Abease community in Ghana became one of twenty-nine cocoa-growing communities chosen to work with ICI as part of its CommunityRead more
ICI’s protective cocoa community framework explained30 January 2020The Protective Cocoa Community Framework is a community assessment tool developed by the International Cocoa Initiative to support cocoa communitiesRead more
The importance of reinforcing women’s economic power in cocoa communities30 January 2020Women’s Economic Strengthening Units (CFREC), implemented by the International Cocoa Initiative in certain cocoa communities in Côte d’Ivoire, canRead more