News from ICI
- 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 villagers who have come to visit her. Here is her story: Originally the owner of a small shop selling refreshments, she is now involved in many successful business activities, and has become a well-known figure in the community. The key to her success was her integration into the Cellule Féminine de Renforcement Economique (CFREC). She explained how invaluable the CFREC has been to her, “CFREC has done meRead more
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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