News from ICI
- Working with ABOCFA to eliminate child labour6 July 2018Isaac Vifa,ICI Field Associate and Steven Ashia, ABOCFA Manager Tackling child labour in cocoa is a joint effort. The social dynamics involved push for the adaption of a multi-stakeholder approach to facilitate the establishment of structures towards the prevention of child labour in cocoa communities. At ICI, we work under the principle of shared responsibility and encourage the collaboration between all concerned parties - governments, industry, civil society, communities and farmer's groups. One of these groups is ABOCFA, a cooperative of cocoa farmers in Suhum in the Eastern Region ofRead more
- Impact of winning the children's forum trophy on our school27 June 2018Preparation towards the forum A small community with a population of 845 people, Mpaem was not counted among the communities who could win the trophy for the AU Day of the African Child in AsikasuRead more
- ICI and the Ministry of Employment and Labour relations partner to promote child protection in Ghana26 June 2018A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) in Ghana. The signing of this MOU, showsRead more
- ICI surpasses mid-term child protection goal and sets a pathway to greater impact11 June 2018The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), launching its 2017 Annual Report today, has reached 188,000 children with child protection measures half-way through its 6-year strategy. With the originalRead more
- Pushing towards sustainability: The way forward after child protection interventions11 June 2018The World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) is a day that has been marked by stakeholders in the Child Protection sector on June 12th, since it was launched by the International Labour OrganizationRead more
- Children and youth in Côte d’Ivoire at the center of our efforts: The Jacobs Foundation joins the International Cocoa Initiative14 May 2018The Jacobs Foundation, a charitable foundation which invests in the future of young people, has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a Non-Profit Contributing Partner. The objective ofRead more
- Launch of phase two of the National Plan of Action on the Worst Forms of Child Labour8 May 2018The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) unites the forces of the cocoa and chocolate industry, civil society, farming communities and national governments in cocoa-producing countries to ensure aRead more