News from ICI
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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 end after 4 years of implementation on the ground in Côte d’Ivoire. In view of its definite closure, USDoL commissioned a final evaluation of the performance of its implementation with the objectives of assessing the extent to which ECLIC has achieved the stated goals and objectives, evaluating the effectiveness of project implementation and management, making recommendations to improve the performanceRead more
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"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
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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
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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
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ICI gives child labour stakeholders a platform for discussion in Suhum17 September 2019An interactive workshop was held on 16th August 2019, at the conference room of the Suhum Municipal Assembly by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI). The activity seeked to providing a commonRead more
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De nouvelles écoles pour 6 communautés dans la région du Gboklè10 September 2019« Cette année, mes enfants vont à l’école ici(...) Je vois les bancs, les tableaux; l’école est très jolie. Je remercie Eclic » c’est en ces termes que madame Kouamé Aya Pélagie , mère de 6 enfants et vivant à Gréguibré a laissé éclaté sa joie avant de nous en donner les raisons.Read more
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ICI and cocoa sector stakeholders meet to define priorities for child labour elimination9 September 2019Under the auspices of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), UNICEF, ILO, cocoa industry companies andRead more