News from ICI
- 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 child protection and human rights in the West African cocoa sector. Scaling ICI’s collective reach The report highlights how, through coordinated action with members and partners, ICI enhanced its impact and expanded its reach across the sector. “In 2024, thanks to the efforts of the collective, ICI and its members covered 1.17 million cocoa-farming households across West Africa with systems designed toRead 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
- 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