News from ICI
- Exploring the impact of collaboration on a cocoa community in Ghana29 February 2020The need for a multi-stakeholder approach in the fight against child labour, especially in the cocoa sector, cannot be overemphasized as a result of the cross-cutting issues associated with child protection. It is in this context that a team from the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), together with a group made up of representatives from Nestlé, Cocoanet and Cocoa Merchant Ghana, joined members of the European Union (EU) to visit Banko, a cocoa-growing community in the Bekwai District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, 27th February, 2020. The purpose of the visit was for the delegation toRead more
- Innovating to reduce child labour through targeted income support28 February 2020Together with Nestlé, the International Cocoa Initiative received an innovation grant from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to develop a model to target income support at cocoaRead more
- Five ways education can help to tackle child labour23 January 2020Education is central to tackling child labour. Over the years the International Cocoa Initiative has supported thousands of children in cocoa-growing communities to access to quality education. AsRead more
- Quality education: Schools closer to home for children from 8 cocoa communities in Cote d'Ivoire19 December 2019The dreams of the children of Atonihio and Wosso (Gagnoa), Krakro (Soubré), Kouassikro (Duékoué), Séably (Man), Petit Katiola (Guiglo), Ladjikro (Okrouyo) and Kouamekro (Guéyo), to have a school nearRead more
- Duékoué: Healthier schools for children from Zemgbobly, Toa Zeo and Ouangolo26 November 2019Late last week, ICI and Nestlé visited three schools in Duékoué, all far from the city, where buildings have been renovated for the 2019-2020 school year. Local children are delighted with the results: "Before, my class was not pretty, there was sand everywhere.Read more
- Sucden becomes a member of the International Cocoa Initiative26 November 2019The Cocoa Division of Sucres et Denrées ( Sucden) has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a Contributing Partner. This will allow Sucden and ICI to work together to reach more childrenRead more
- Final evaluation of the ECLIC project: Encouraging results and recommendations for sustainable actions undertaken30 October 2019Eliminating Child Labor In Cocoa (ECLIC) project funded by the United States Department of Labor (USDoL) and implemented by the International Cocoa Initiative Foundation (ICI) is coming to an endRead more