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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, can have an important impact on social and economic development, women’s autonomy and on reinforcing quality education, if managed correctly. Find out moreRead more
Protecting children in Ghana through education24 January 2020This short video explores the impact education is having on children protection in cocoa communities in Ghana. Portia Tetteh is a young girl from theRead more
Kweku and the Bird animation series6 November 2019"Kweku and the bird" is a 4-part 3D-animation series developed by the International Cocoa Initiative, a leading organization promoting childRead more
The impact a bicycle had on a child's education31 October 2019Ebenezer Adjei is the son of a cocoa farmer and one of the beneficiaries of the Tony's Chocolonely Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) being implemented in partnership with ABOCFA, a cooperative of organic farmers in Suhum. Ebenezer tells us in this video how his educational life has improved after receiving a new bicycle.Read more
Zatta success stories22 July 2019In order to protect children in cocoa growing communities and tackle child labour, the International Cocoa Initiative has placed education at the heart of its interventions. Let's discover the stories of Emma, Guillaume and Jean-Marc, three children who were taken off cocoa farms and reintegrated into the Ivorian education system.Read more
Enabling business and solidarity: The loan and savings group of Ayaoukro19 February 2019The International Cocoa Initiative, through its project ECLIC, established a savings & loans group in Ayaoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. The community members who are part of the group also receive support through literacy classes and income-generating activities.Read more
"We must work together to protect our children"9 November 2018The U.S. Department of Labor (USDoL) supports the International Cocoa Initiative through the "Eliminating Child Labour In Cocoa" (ECLIC) project so that it can assist children in its areas of intervention in Côte d'Ivoire. In this video, M. Paul Yeskoo, First Secretary of the United States Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire and Acting Head of Mission, talks about the project and the collaboration with ICI.Read more