News from ICI
- 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 tackling child labour in cocoa growing still need to be taken to scale through collaborative action. The report is being launched ahead of the World Day against Child Labour, this year held under the theme “End child labour in supply chains - It's everyone's business!”. In 2015 ICI worked in 157 cocoa-growing communities, 93 of these in Côte d’Ivoire and 64 in Ghana. A total of 313,273 people benefitted fromRead 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
- The First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire and the International Cocoa Initiative – Partners in the fight against child labour26 April 2016The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has signed a Partnership Agreement with the National Surveillance Committee (CNS) presided by the First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire, to promote child protection andRead more
- Assin communities count their successes31 March 2016Community Child Protection Committees (CCPCs) are ICI's most important local stakeholders in cocoa-growing communities. These women and men are motivated to work towards increased child protection andRead more