News from ICI
- "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 two and half acre cocoa farm, which is about 6 miles away from their home. According to Yaw, ‘’It is sometimes a bit challenging to provide for the needs of all our children, especially during the lean season when money is scarce. We sometimes walk the long distance to the farm with the children. Other times, we stop them from going to school so they can help us with the farm work. This was all becauseRead 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
- Empowering girls with skills for a brighter future11 October 2018We have facilitated community development actions such as the construction of schools and the setting up of income generating activities for parents to ensure that they can provide for the needs of their children. We also provide direct support to children – for instance, educational support for those in school and the opportunity to enrol in apprenticeship programmes for those between 15 to 17 years.Read more
- A brighter future for Augustina11 October 2018Diana Mawusi is a mother of seven children living in Mehame, a cocoa-growing community in the Asanti Region. Her eldest child, Augustina Brago is a beneficiary of the ICI supported apprenticeshipRead more