News from ICI
- 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 near to home, were realized from 10 to 14 December as part of the implementation of the Core Programme, funded directly by the members of the International Cocoa Initiative’s board. And it is not 12-year-old Michael, nor 10-year-old Esthar from Krakro who will disagree. Both used to travel between six and and eight kilometres a day to go to school. As Michael confided, he was constantly tired: "I wouldRead 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
- "My family and I now have a better life because of the money I make from my rice farm", states Mary25 October 2019Mary Tetteh lives in Assin Abease, a cocoa-growing community in the Central region of Ghana, with her husband and ten children. Nine of her children are still in school with three of them in SeniorRead more
- New project to take action on children's harmful work in African agriculture16 October 2019The majority of children’s work in Africa is within the agricultural sector. However, there is insufficient evidence on the prevalence of harmful children’s work across different agricultural valueRead more
- A new study to help estimate child labour risk in cocoa-growing communities14 October 2019ICI has published a new study on how community data can be used to estimate the risk of child labour. This study uses data from 258 cocoa-producing communities in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire to answer theRead more