News from ICI
- 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 Livres . This innovative initiative has shown promising results, particularly in strengthening children’s reading skills. The Boîte à Livres initiative acts as a reading club in cocoa-growing communities, allowing children to borrow books and write summaries of what they have read. In addition, facilitators organise weekly reading workshops for children to attend. These interactive sessions bring storiesRead 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
- Community-based grievance mechanisms: a promising approach to protect labour rights in cocoa farming26 February 2025An external evaluation of ICI’s community-based grievance mechanisms in cocoa-growing communities in Ghana has revealed their effectiveness in protecting labour rights and resolving disputes betweenRead more
- ICI hosts learning workshop on cash transfers in agricultural supply chains25 February 2025Last week, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) hosted an experience-sharing workshop, bringing together its partners and stakeholders to exchange insights and best practices on their cashRead more
- Protecting children from pesticides: ICI takes action in Côte d'Ivoire13 December 2024ICI, with support from The Hershey Company, is implementing a project aimed at developing and testing innovative and effective strategies to address children's exposure to pesticides in cocoaRead more