News from ICI
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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 ceremony to mark the end of community development projects in 29 cocoa communities in Ghana. This event was held in Bonkron, one of the communities in the Ashanti region which benefited from this activity was held on 13th December, 2019. ICI partnered with members of the cocoa industry to carry out community development projects in 29 cocoa-growing communities in Ghana. The purpose of this programme wasRead more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Nestlé advances actions to curb child labour in cocoa in Ashanti Region26 September 2018The Cocoanect co untry Representative, Marjolijn Hekelaah, handing over a school bag to a child The remediation element of the Nestle Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) wasRead more