News from ICI
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Landscape and Referral pilot project: An interactive electronic map of child protection services presented3 November 2022The Landscape and Referral pilot project, a project with the aim of coordinating the work done by different actors in the fight against child labour, has taken a major step forward with a workshop focusing on pooling activities, held from 18 – 20 October, in Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire. During the workshop, organized to strengthen case referral and the provision of support to victims of the worst forms of child labour and all forms of child abuse in the Haut-Sassandra region, the Child Protection Directorate (DPE) of the Ministry of Women, Family and Children, and a number of local and nationalRead more
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What is the link between child labour, schooling and child wellbeing?18 October 2022Many children combine work in cocoa with attending school – in fact, data from the 2018/9 NORC survey shows that in Côte d’Ivoire, children in child labour were slightly more likely to attend schoolRead more
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Meho Honorine, an outstanding success story in Pinhou13 October 2022One morning in Pinhou, a cocoa farming community located 24km from Téady in Côte d'Ivoire, a trader and cocoa producer, Meho Posson Honorine, is busy with her customers, as she welcomes some villagersRead more
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Creation of Child Friendly Spaces: A space for play, learning and free expression for children in cocoa farming communities12 October 2022Yao Kouakou Serge Maurice is a 15-year-old boy who lives and attends school in Zou (about 102 km from Duékoué, Côte d'Ivoire). During the holidays, he joins his family in Belleville, a cocoa farmingRead more
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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, olderRead more
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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 organi s ation's new five-year strategy, the overarching aim of which is to cover 100%Read more
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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