News from ICI
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ICI, Nestlé extend child labour monitoring coverage to 11,000 cocoa farmers4 May 2019The International Cocoa Initiative , in collaboration with Nestlé and ECOM, have launched an extended implementation of the Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS). The intervention will reach over 11,000 cocoa farmers in seven cocoa growing districts in the Ashanti, Eastern and Central regions of Ghana. This will be the biggest CLMRS project currently being executed in Ghana, by the three organisations, to identify and address cases of child labour within cocoa growing communities. The project will be implemented by International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and ECOM together withRead more
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Fairtrade becomes a member of the International Cocoa Initiative26 March 2019Fairtrade International, representing the world’s most recognized ethical label, has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a Non-Profit Contributing Partner. The partnership will allowRead more
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IEDUK – a virtual tutor for children in rural cocoa-communities18 March 2019Eneza Education, Nestlé and ICI have launched a project to support school kids in rural cocoa-growing communities. 500 children from more than 20 communities who are potentially exposed to childRead more
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A renovated school for Songan's children1 March 2019Children living in Songan, a cocoa-growing community in eastern Côte d'Ivoire, and their families, have a good reason to be happy. They now have a renovated school, fully equipped, offering all the safe facilities for a successful education.Read more
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Growing rice, growing prosperity - Empowering the women of Yawboadi8 March 2019In 2015, ICI entered Yawboadi, a cocoa-growing community located in the Ahafo Ano South East District in Ghana with the purpose to work with the community towards eliminating child labour. The community has a population of 577 inhabitants with the majority of the women assisting their husbands on the cocoa farm. Some of them cultivate a little rice to support the family income.Read more
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Advancing multi-stakeholder efforts to combat child labour in cocoa20 February 2019On November 15th, experts met in Accra, Ghana to discuss how different stakeholders, including the national governments, representatives from the cocoa and chocolate industry, United NationsRead more
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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 societyRead more