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- Journée mondiale contre le travail des enfants 2024: ICI autonomise les jeunes filles dans les communautés cacaoyères21 June 2024Dans le cadre de la commémoration de la Journée mondiale contre le travail des enfants 2024, la semaine dernière, la Fondation International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) s’est associée à Inspire Today pour soutenir environ 1 000 élèves filles dans les communautés cacaoyères du district d’Ayensuano, dans la région orientale du Ghana. Cette initiative visait à promouvoir l’hygiène menstruelle et à encourager les filles à rester à l’école. Inspire Today est une ONG qui se consacre à soutenir les jeunes filles dans les écoles publiques, en particulier dans les communautés défavorisées. Les articlesRead more
- Commemoration of World Day Against Child Labour: ICI and its partners raise awareness in Gonaté18 June 2024The World Day Against Child Labour (12 June) and the Day of the African Child (16 June) were commemorated from 12-14 June in the sub-prefecture of Gonaté in the Daloa department of Côte d'IvoireRead more
- ICI 2023 Annual Report: Farmer vulnerability highlights need to increase efforts to support cocoa-farming families14 June 2024Bad cocoa harvests in West Africa and higher costs of living and production, are exacerbating farmer vulnerabilities, making it even more critical to provide support to cocoa farming familiesRead more
- Child-Friendly Spaces promote child rights and provide an alternative to child labour in cocoa3 June 2024Child-Friendly Spaces have helped promote children’s rights to play and learn in three cocoa-growing communities in Cote d’Ivoire. By offering a safe place to play, learn and meet other childrenRead more
- Child protection in Touoba and Yakéalé: Twinings Ovaltine helps children receive birth certificates and distributes school kits30 May 2024As part of community development actions implemented in Touoba and Yakéalé, two cocoa-communities located in Man (Cote d’Ivoire), Twinings Ovaltine has helped children receive birth certificates andRead more
- Exploring what good Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) looks like in the cocoa sector6 May 2024On April 24, ICI organised a breakfast meeting on “Operationalising HRDD in the cocoa sector”, in the margins of the World Cocoa Conference in Brussels, with experts from the private sector, CSOs andRead more
- Cash transfers with an incentive to hire adult labour: a promising means of tackling child labour30 April 2024An unconditional cash transfer, with an incentive to spend on adult labour, has brought positive results in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire. The innovative approach strengthened livelihoodsRead more