News from ICI
- Five ways innovation can tackle child labour21 April 2020The problems faced by the world today need out of the box thinking. Child labour is no exception. At the International Cocoa Initiative, we know the power of innovation; that’s why we’re constantly seeking out new ways to achieve impact and scale up what already works. Here are five of the ways that we, with the support of our partners, are innovating to protect children in cocoa-growing communities. Testing the impact of cash transfers Cash transfers are an effective way of reducing poverty, one of the root causes of child labour. But can they be used to tackle child labour itself? ICI hasRead more
- Farmer cooperative representative and human rights leader join ICI Board21 April 2020New experts joining the ICI Board, including the President of a cocoa farming cooperative and a representative from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, will strengthen theRead more
- How do income changes affect child labour? ICI reviews the evidence20 April 2020The International Cocoa Initiative reviewed evidence on how changes in household income impact child labour, with support from the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa. The analysis of 50 studiesRead more
- How will the Covid-19 crisis affect children in cocoa-growing communities?17 April 2020A brief review of the effects of recent pandemics on children, April 2020 As in many parts of the world, governments in West Africa have closed schools, prohibited large gatherings, introduced curfewsRead more
- Covid-19: ICI's response to protect cocoa communities and staff27 March 2020This updates our position published March 23rd. ICI is active in over 230 cocoa-growing communities in Ghana, the Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroun. While these countries are not yet as severely impacted byRead more
- GIZ and ICI announce a new partnership to combat child labour11 March 2020The German development agency GIZ and the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) will be working together to scale up " Risk-based Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems" over the next 18Read more
- Family-focused change: The ICI way of child protection5 March 2020"I used to finance my children’s education with loans from a micro finance in Dwinase. These were repaid by selling the produce from my vegetable farm until I finished paying it all, including the interest.”Read more