News from ICI
- Apprenticeship programme: Charlotte is now optimistic for the future10 October 2022As part of its commitment to tackle child labour in cocoa growing communities, ICI works with its partners to help older children access apprenticeship programmes. Through such programmes, older children who are at risk of, or involved in, child labour can be equipped with skills that will help them to be economically active and independent in the future, help support their families and reduce the prevalence of child labour. Charlotte Asiamah from Ewiase, a cocoa-growing community in the Obuasi Municipality in Ghana is one of the children supported by ICI in partnership with Nestlé and BeyondRead more
- ICI’s 2021 Annual Report: The start of a new strategy cycle28 September 2022Today, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) launches its 2021 annual report. 2021 was the first year of the organisation's new five-year strategy, the overarching aim of which is to cover 100% ofRead more
- Human Rights Committees established in partnership with Barry Callebaut, the Hershey Company and the Cocoa Horizons Foundation13 September 2022Raising awareness on human rights in cocoa farming communities is the mission given to members of Human Rights Committees, created within the framework of The Hershey Company's Cocoa for Good strategyRead more
- Commodity trading company Cocoasource joins ICI as contributing partner9 September 2022Commodity trading company Cocoasource has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) in its efforts to tackle child labour and forced labour, and improve quality of life in cocoa-growingRead more
- Innovative teaching methods in bridging classes get kids back to school6 September 2022An estimated 20% of children in cocoa growing areas of Côte d’Ivoire miss out on their fundamental right to education. Bridging classes are a type of accelerated education programme to help out-ofRead more
- ICI trains Ghana's human rights and administrative justice officers in fighting child and forced labour19 August 2022ICI trained selected staff of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)-Ghana in a workshop held early August, in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. Participants comprisedRead more
- Starbucks joins the International Cocoa Initiative as a contributing partner15 August 2022Starbucks has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) to advance its efforts to address and prevent child labour and improve community resilience in its cocoa supply chain. Starbucks isRead more