News from ICI
- Addressing forced labour in cocoa: What needs to be done?7 February 2019A new report on the drivers of forced labour in the cocoa sector of Côte d'Ivoire has identified the most at-risk groups and highlighted ways in which governments, the private sector and civil society can all prevent labour abuses, as well as identify and assist victims. According to the report, migrant workers who have recently gone into debt to secure their recruitment are the most likely population group to be exploited as forced labourers. Commissioned by ICI and its member companies, the research was conducted by Verité, a US-based NGO with expertise in assessing and addressing forcedRead more
- PALEC: Learning through joy and play1 February 2019The “Projet d’Amelioration de la Lecture-Ecriture et du Calcul” (PALEC) was created by the National Education Authorities to improve the quality of primary education in schools in Côte d’Ivoire, withRead more
- "My children can focus on their education thanks to my second source of income," says Yaw1 January 2019Yaw Amoah is a cocoa farmer in Ayokoa, a cocoa-growing community in Ghana. He lives with his wife and four children who are aged from four to sixteen years. They all make their livelihood from a twoRead more
- ICI holds ceremony to mark the end of the Community Development projects13 December 2018The International Cocoa Initiative, a leading independent technical authority in the field of child protection and child-centred community development in cocoa-growing communities, has held a ceremonyRead more
- Tony's and ABOCFA supports children with bicycles and educational materials8 November 2018Tony's Chocolonely together with their supplier of organic cocoa, ABOCFA, a Fairtrade farmers’ cooperative in Suhum, have partnered with ICI to support 159 school children from 91 cocoa farmingRead more
- Bowaly's new education centre: "The child's place is in school and not on cocoa plantations"30 October 2018Kouassi Yao Meza is 10 years old and attends Bowaly Public Primary School (Epp) in Central West Côte d'Ivoire. He's in fifth grade and happy to have a new school. A school that he does not hesitate toRead more
- My son was able to complete school because of my involement in the IGA, says Alice17 October 2018In Mehame, 18 women and 2 men have been trained and supported start a soap-making venture. They have also been supported to start maize farms.These activities are part of ICI’s strategy to eradicateRead more