News from ICI
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Canteens for children in Dodokoi and Achoi Biechi to encourage schooling, with the support of the Hershey Company and Barry Callebaut28 April 2021The happiness of the children we met in Dodokoi, in the Akoupé department of Cote d’Ivoire, was immediately evident. Why? They had just received a fully equipped canteen and two toilet blocks with two hand-washing devices at their school, EPP Dodokoi, as part of The Hershey Company’s Cocoa for Good programme with the support of Barry Callebaut, implemented by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI).Read more
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ICI joins the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO)26 April 2021The International Cocoa Initiative has joined the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO) as a supporting member, enabling it to take an active part in a number of working groups within the platform.Read more
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The children of Krotta Kouassikro receive the keys to their new school23 April 2021Classrooms built of wood and covered with a mixture of wood and straw, exposed the children to the sun, wind and rain. Classrooms without doors that the children shared, at times, with the village’sRead more
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Gabriel Adjei: How rice farming improved my family's quality of life20 April 2021Gabriel was identified as a farmer in need of support by the Nestlé Cocoa Plan’s Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS), implemented with the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI). CLMRS are embedded into company supply chains to identify, monitor, prevent and address child labour cases.Read more
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Mars Wrigley and Olam Cocoa provide a school with hygiene facilities for children in Grabo, Côte d’Ivoire14 April 2021Carrefour Cavally droite is a community located 24km from Grabo in Côte d’Ivoire, which is normally difficult to access, but recently became the focus of attention in the local department of Tabou. ARead more
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Cocoa supplier QTI joins the international cocoa initiative8 April 2021Quang Thien Imex (QTI) a supplier of agricultural products specializing in cocoa, coffee and cashew nuts, has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a contributing partner, as part of its efforts to tackle child labour in the cocoa supply chain.Read more
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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 toRead more