News from ICI
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Community Development: A march to mobilise resources for drinking water in cocoa communities6 December 2017Charlie Uldahl Christensen, Founder and CEO of Walking for Water (W4W), has embarked on a philanthropic pilgrimage from Denmark to Tanzania since mid-2015. His goal is to combat the global water crisis by raising funds to build drinking water systems in developing countries. In November 2017, Charlie Uldahl reached Côte d' Ivoire. He took advantage of his stopover in the country to visit cocoa-growing communities supported by ICI’s Eliminating Child Labor Labor In Cocoa (ECLIC) project in Duékoué and Kouibly. Two of the 50 communities benefiting from the ECLIC project have identified the needRead more
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Cocoa farmers in Ghana experience poverty and economic vulnerability1 December 2017Cocoa farming is the backbone of Ghana’s economy. 800,000 small scale cocoa farmers make up 60% of the country’s agricultural base. However, despite their importance to Ghana’s development, many cocoaRead more
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Investing in education for older children reduces child labour17 November 2017Older children, aged 15 to 17, in cocoa growing communities are most at risk of hazardous child labour. They are more likely than children of other age groups to engage in work that threatens theirRead more
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ICI stakeholder meeting in Abidjan: Education and vocational training at the heart of the debates6 November 2017The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) held its 6th Stakeholder Meeting in Abidjan on Monday, 6 November, dedicated to exploring opportunities for education and vocational training for adolescentsRead more
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New school year 2017-2018: ECLIC project provides cocoa communities with 2403 school kits, 5000 books, 600 literacy kits and 50 training kits26 October 2017The Eliminating Child Labor in Cocoa Communities project (ECLIC) offered 2403 school kits, 5000 books for school libraries, 600 literacy kits for adults, and 50 training kits for literacy classRead more
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“Aïssa” – a comic book with an important message28 September 2017Ivorian writer, screenwriter and director Marguerite Abouet, author of the famous comic series “Aya de Yopougon”, has just developed a very special comic book entitled “Aïssa, l’arbre à chocolat”Read more
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New global estimates on child labour from the ILO19 September 2017ICI's Board Advisor, ILO, has launched today the new global estimates of child labour for the 2012—2016 period. According to the report Global Estimates of Child Labour: Results and trends, 2012-2016 , there are currently 151.6 million children in child labour. This represents a drop of 94 million since 2000 and a drop of 16 million since the ILO's latest 2012 estimates.Read more