News from ICI
- Cocobod selected staff receive training from ICI20 July 2022The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) organized a 4-day training workshop for selected staff of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), as part of its effort to address issues of child labour and forced labour in cocoa-growing areas in Ghana. The training, which took place in Koforidua from 5th to 8th July 2022 was aimed at enhancing the capacity of Regional Extension Officers (who are responsible for sharing knowledge, best practices, and new farming techniques with local cocoa farmers) to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the concepts of child labour and forced labour as well as waysRead more
- Local authorities take ownership of the Landscape and Referral project27 June 2022Late last month, the official launch of ICI’s Landscape and Referral project was held in Côte d’Ivoire in the Daloa prefecture. An innovative project piloted in the Haut-Sassandra region, the aim isRead more
- Improving the quality of education creates a protective environment and helps children learn9 June 2022All children have the right to quality education. Between 2019 and 2021, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), in partnership with the Ministry of Education of Cote d’Ivoire, implemented a pilotRead more
- ICI and its members scale up coverage of systems that prevent and address child labour in Pledge for Action8 June 2022The International Labour Organisation and Alliance 8.7 declared 2021 the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, challenging stakeholders at all levels as well as individuals to shiftRead more
- Tackling child labour and forced labour in Ghanaian cocoa and gold mining17 May 2022In some regions in the southern and middle belt of Ghana, cocoa farming and gold mining occur in the same communities. This means that efforts to tackle child labour and forced labour need to beRead more
- Daloa and Soubré: Cargill equips 8 cocoa farming communities with quality school infrastructure12 May 2022Eight schools making a total of thirty-six classrooms built by Cargill and its partners Mars Wrigley and Hershey, and implemented by ICI, were officially opened from March 16 to 24, supportingRead more
- HYBRID EVENT: Public and private sector collaboration: Integrated approaches to prevent and address child labour9 May 2022The 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour will be held from 15 - 20 May in Durban, South Africa. The conference, organized by the International Labour Organization and Alliance 8.7Read more