News from ICI
- 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 d’Ivoire. Thus, since July 2015, a range of activities aiming at opening learning centres for children that were taken out of the school system and for illiterate adults have been organised in the communities where ICI operates. Thus far, 379 learners (amongst which 112 children and 267 adults) have been selected, 8 rural facilitators have been trained, 4 bridging classes have started and equipped andRead 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
- Ending child labour in cocoa-growing is everyone's business10 June 2016The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) today released its 2015 Annual Report, highlighting the organisations’ key achievements for last year and emphasising that successful approaches to tacklingRead more
- Child labour is an issue that won't be solved overnight31 May 2016In this article, ' Child labour: the issue that won't go away', the extent of child labour in cocoa farming is laid bare. It is a complex issue that is deeply rooted in poverty. Read the article hereRead more
- Monitoring and evaluation: First Action Plan for ECLIC project27 May 2016Following the launch ceremony May 19, 2016, the project Eliminating Child Labor In Cocoa (ECLIC), funded by the US Department of Labor and implemented by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), heldRead more
- Fight against child labour: ICI launches the ECLIC project19 May 2016The Eliminating Child Labor in Cocoa – ECLIC project, funded by the United States Department of Labor and implemented by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has been launched by the First LadyRead more
- Upcoming: How to expand a model that works?17 May 2016With the World Cocoa Conference 2016 just a week away, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and UTZ are extending their invitation to a joint event uniting key stakeholders in the fight againstRead more