News from ICI
- 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 to show to his cousins who come to visit him in Bowaly, and he promises to work well in class, to later "help parents who are farmers and produce cocoa". He smilingly confides to us that his dream is to become sub-prefect, while showing us around the old school, built in clay and now closed. Like him, many children in the community of Bowaly (Daloa) are happy about the new school building. Thanks 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
- 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
- Quality education and drinking water: Key for ensuring children have better chances in future24 September 2018Quality education is a viable alternative and remedy to child labour. ICI's ECLIC project makes sure the children from 50 cocoa-growing communities have access to schooling. Funded by the UnitedRead more
- How good infrastructure can increase children's interest in education5 September 2018Education serves as one of the best preventive measures of remediating children from child labour and promoting a safer environment to facilitate child protection. As part of ICI’s interventions inRead more