News from ICI
- Supporting children gain access to health care in Ghana through NHIS registrations6 April 2021The World Health Organization has recently launched a new campaign to build a fairer, healthier world; one where everyone, everywhere can realize the right to good health. As part of our efforts to tackle child labour, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) recognizes the crucial role access to health care can have on children’s welfare and protection. That’s why supporting children in Ghana register for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is an important part of our work. Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme, established in 2003, offers free access to basic health services toRead more
- ICI and its members pledge to scale up child protection systems in 202130 March 2021To mark the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and its members are pledging to scale up systems that prevent and address child labour, as part of corporate human rights due diligence efforts, to cover 540,000 cocoa-growing households in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana by the end of 2021.Read more
- Ecom and the International Cocoa Initiative provide the children of Méagui with two schools to build a better future15 March 2021On 4 March, the International Cocoa Initiative, Ecom and the ECACOM and CAPO farming cooperatives jointly inaugurated two schools in cocoa-producing communities in Côte d’Ivoire. One is located in Quartier Soleil, 77 km from Soubré and 33 km from Méagui, while the other is in Sérigbangan (84 km from Méagui).Read more
- Koffiyaokro - Supporting women entrepreneurship with Village Savings and Loans Schemes10 March 2021It is shortly after 9 am in Koffiyaokro, a community located 30 km from Soubré in the Nawa region of Côte d’Ivoire. Mrs. Kouamé N’Guessan Félicité, President of the Women’s Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA), is busy going back and forth between her house and the village square.Read more
- Five ways women’s empowerment can help in the fight against child labour4 March 2021At the International Cocoa Initiative, we support our partners to empower women in cocoa communities. That’s because women have a crucial role to play in the fight against child labour. In this article we explore some of the ways that supporting women in cocoa-growing communities can be beneficial to child protection.Read more
- French chocolate company Cémoi joins the International Cocoa Initiative22 February 2021Cémoi, the largest French chocolate and confectionery company, has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a Contributing Partner, joining the organization and its partners in the fight against child labour and forced labour in the cocoa supply chain.Read more
- Cocoa company Indcresa becomes member of the International Cocoa Initiative8 February 2021The Spanish cocoa producer Indcresa has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a Contributing Partner, to help support the work of the organization in promoting child protection and tackling child labour and forced labour in cocoa.Read more