News from ICI
- Strong families, bright futures: How ICI and partners help improve family relationships and children’s well-being20 November 2025"I used to be harsh, with a short temper, verbally abusive, and uncompromising with my wife and children. Today, I understand the importance of mutual forgiveness and good manners with my family. The family atmosphere is much better than it used to be." Koffi Kouassi Alex, a farmer in Nébo, a village located 15km from Divo (Loh Djiboua), recounts his experience after taking part in parenting skills sessions. This is a Nestlé Cocoa Plan initiative, developed by ICI in collaboration with ICS (Investing in Children and their Society), an organisation specialising in community development. LikeRead more
- Orkla Snacks Joins the International Cocoa Initiative as an industry member18 November 2025Orkla Snacks , a leader in confectionery, biscuits, and salty snacks across the Nordic and Baltic countries, has become a member of the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI). This developmentRead more
- Ivory Community Development (ICD) joins the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as an industry member14 November 2025Ivory Community Development (ICD), an Ivorian service company specialising in sustainability programmes for rural cocoa-growing communities, has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as anRead more
- ICI Organises Experience-Sharing Workshop for Journalists and Editors on Child and Forced Labour7 November 2025Last month, ICI, in collaboration with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA), organised experience-sharing workshopsRead more
- How gender equality and financial inclusion shape the impacts of cash transfers5 November 2025An unconditional cash transfer combined with gender equality and financial inclusion interventions has strengthened livelihoods, reduced child labour, and promoted gender equality in cocoa-growingRead more
- Improving impact: New CLMRS Core Criteria and Manual3 November 2025Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems are one of the most widely used approaches to tackle child labour in the cocoa sector. To guide the effective set-up and implementation of CLMRS, and toRead more
- The Ivorian civil society organisation IDEF joins the ICI Board30 October 2025Founded in 2014, the Initiative pour le Développement communautaire et la conservation de la forêt (IDEF) is a non-profit Ivorian civil society organisation. It works to preserve biodiversityRead more