News from ICI
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ECLIC: identifying communities’ needs and seeking authorities’ support1 April 2017ICI’s ECLIC team recently participated in a workshop with the local authorities of San Pedro, a region in the south-west of Côte d’Ivoire, to request their support for the realisation of the Community Action Plans for six local communities the project is active in. Community Action Plans (CAPs) are established in a collaborative process with each community ICI is working with in order to identify what steps need to be taken to reduce their risk of child labour and increase their livelihoods. The CAPs were presented by community members of Kouadiokro, Jeannotkro, Ichakakro, Gligbeuadji, YankadiRead more
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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 ofRead more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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