News from ICI
- Community service groups help farmers and increase child protection27 September 2016Over the past five months, cocoa farmers in 15 cocoa growing communities in the Ashanti region of Ghana, have been benefitting from the services of volunteers at affordable prices. Called Community Service Groups (CSG’s), each group was formed by their Community’s Child Protection Committee (CCPC) to serve as a dedicated labour force that can be hired by cocoa farmers on a need basis. In response to needs assessment carried out by International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), members of the CSG, mostly men between 25 and 45 years of age, have been trained in group dynamism, conflict management andRead more
- Cross-border trafficking and worst forms of child labour : Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana sign an accord14 September 2016On the 13th September 2016 in Abidjan, Madame Dominique Ouattara, First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire, and Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, First Lady of Ghana, signed a joint declaration committing Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to the elimination of cross-border trafficking and the worst forms of child labour.Read more
- ICI builds stronger media relationships in Ghana6 September 2016The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) presented three awards at the Ghana Journalists Awards, the most prestigious journalism awards in the country. Held each year, the GJA awards, organised by theRead more
- Côte d’Ivoire: ICI and Nestlé working to improve women’s incomes24 August 2016Motivated to help women in Ivorian cocoa communities to be financially independent by improving their income, ICI and Nestlé visited areas of joint intervention in mid-August. During this fieldRead more
- ICI supports Best Rural Reporting with Focus on Ending Worst Forms of Child Labour at the 21st GJA Awards11 August 2016On the 5th of August in Accra, Ghana, leading child protection organization in the cocoa sector, International Cocoa Initiative, presented a cheque of GHS 10,000 to support the 2016 Ghana Journalists AssociationRead more
- Education and training : ICI opens bridging classes and literacy programs in Côte d’Ivoire11 August 2016The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has decided to create bridging classes for children out of the school system and literacy programs for illiterate adults in its intervention areas in Côte dRead more
- From one school to another: $1000 donation helps to improve a Ghanaian community’s education14 July 2016In 2015, sixth graders from the Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) in the US heard about the problem of child labour in cocoa farming. Moved by the realisation that children their own age were involved in the production of the chocolate they so enjoyed, the kids decided to mobilise.Read more