News from ICI
- 29 cocoa growing communities get access to solar energy30 November 2015The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and Station Energy joined forces to bring light to 29 cocoa-growing communities within ICI intervention zones. The joint project called "In the Dark? A Light for Africa" aims to raise awareness while also having a lasting social impact. "In the dark? A Light for Africa" aims to equip 500 literacy committees with individual solar kits. There are more than 5,000 vulnerable children in ICI’s cocoa-growing communities that will be positively impacted by the arrival of solar energy. The access to energy allows the improvement of educational and socialRead more
- The International Cocoa Initiative wins $ 4.5 million U.S. Department of labor grant23 November 2015The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has been awarded $4.5 million to reduce child labour in 50 cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire over the next four years. ICI won the US government’sRead more
- Turning the cocoa sector into a game-changer for sustainable agriculture15 November 2015Cocoa-growing communities, supply chains and national authorities should find ways of working better together to bring lasting improvements to the lives of smallholder farmers, according to theRead more
- Teachers' accomodations: Coming at the right time27 October 2015Philip Acheampong, Cyrus Atiso and Anthony Owusu Prempeh are three teachers in Kotwea, a cocoa growing community in the Adansi South District of Ashanti Region in Ghana. Up until the last school year they had to commute for an average of 16 km each day to teach at the Kotwea Primary School.Read more
- Achiachen, a cocoa community in Ghana, benefits from drinkable water15 October 2015The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) 2015 report estimates that 663 million people in the world still lack improved drinking water sources including unprotected wells and springs and surface water. It further estimates that more than six million in Ghana’s rural areas and small towns do not have access to safe drinking water.Read more
- 30 women benefit from soap making at Anglo in Sefwi Wiawso municipal29 September 2015In Sefwi Wiawso Municipal, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) supports 12 cocoa growing communities, with Child Centred Community Development interventions to increase child protection and empower women. Economic opportunities for women are limited to activities such as farming, , soap making, hairdressing, rural craft and petty trading.Read more
- The International Cocoa Initiative welcomes two new members21 September 2015Guittard Chocolate and Tony’s Chocolonely are the latest additions to ICI’s family. Both companies operate by the principle of sustainable chocolate production, which includes a fair price for theRead more