News from ICI
- Sustainable Development Goals: Child labour in the cocoa sector22 March 2017Multi-stakeholder collaboration is key to tackling child labour in West Africa’s cocoa sector Cocoa is a cash crop on which 14 million people worldwide depend for their livelihoods. The majority of cocoa growers live in West Africa, the region responsible for 70% of global cocoa production. Around four million tonnes of cocoa are produced each year to meet the demand driven by the appetite of a billion consumers. With a massive global appetite for chocolate, the potential of cocoa to support and transform the lives of those who grow it has never been greater. However, most small-scale farmersRead more
- Empowering women means empowering communities8 March 2017When we invest in women, we invest in those who invest in everybody else, Melinda Gates Investing in women has positive impacts on children’s protection and welfare. When women earn income, it isRead more
- ICI and Nestlé Ghana launch child labour interventions3 March 2017Bamboo bicycles provided to the community facilitators implementing the CLMRS in Ghana The International Cocoa Initiative and Nestlé Ghana have launched the first ever private sector Child LabourRead more
- Cargill and the International Cocoa Initiative on a journey to improve the lives of children7 February 2017Cargill, one of the world’s largest food and agriculture companies, and the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), a leader in child protection in cocoa growing, have partnered to expand their jointRead more
- If you want to go far, go together: Revisiting the 2016 World Cocoa Foundation meeting23 January 2017On January 18th, the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) released a meeting summary for their 2016 Partnership Meeting & Cocoa Sustainability Trade Fair - a welcomed opportunity to revisit the event and itsRead more
- Opening of the new public primary school in Didoko, Cote d'Ivoire4 December 2016The International Cocoa Initiative and its member Nestlé inaugurated the new primary school in Didoko (department of Divo, Côte d'Ivoire) on March 30th 2016.Read more
- World Cocoa Foundation meeting: ICI participates in the 28th meeting of the WCF partners1 November 2016On 26 and 27 October, ICI participated in the 28th meeting of the World Cocoa Foundation’s partners across various panel discussions. The theme of the first panel was: “What is the sector’s situationRead more