News from ICI
- Asunafo North commemorates World Day Against Child Labour17 June 2025To mark World Day Against Child Labour 2025, the Asunafo North Municipal Child Protection Committee, in partnership with the International Cocoa Initiative, Asunafo Cocoa Farmers Union, Fairtrade Africa, Tony’s Open Chain, Right to Play, and Adom Cocoa LBC, organized a community event in Ayensuako (Nfante) in Ghana’s Ahafo Region. The event aimed to raise awareness about child protection through community engagement, advocacy, and sports. It focused on educating the public on the difference between child labour and acceptable child work, promoting education, and encouraging collaboration toRead more
- On World Day Against Child Labour, ICI launches its 2024 Annual Report highlighting collective progress in protecting children in cocoa11 June 2025Marking this year’s World Day Against Child Labour, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is proud to release its 2024 Annual Report, which captures a year of concerted efforts to advance childRead more
- International agricultural commodities trader Sunbeth Global Concepts Limited joins ICI28 May 2025Sunbeth Global Concepts Limited, an international trader of premium agricultural commodities, joins the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a member. The company views this membership as aRead more
- Promising results from the Boîte à Livres initiative: Insights from an evaluation19 May 2025To improve children’s reading skills and learning outcomes in cocoa-growing communities, Nestlé Cocoa Plan and ICI set up 33 reading clubs in Côte d’Ivoire, in association with Notre Boîte à LivresRead more
- Empowering young people through apprenticeships16 April 2025ICI and its member Cargill hosted graduation ceremony last week for 60 young people who have completed a vocational and technical training program in the Western North Region of Ghana. The ceremonyRead more
- Strengthening cash transfer programmes to tackle child labour: Learnings from ICI’s innovative cash plus programmes3 April 2025Cash transfers are one of the most promising ways to address child labour globally, according to research by the International Labour Organisation . They help strengthen household resilience, improveRead more
- Protecting children from pesticides exposure in cocoa-growing households in Ghana3 March 2025The International Cocoa Initiative last week hosted a learning workshop to share findings from a field survey on protecting children from exposure to pesticides in cocoa-growing communities in GhanaRead more