News from ICI
- Children’s rights key to cocoa sustainability says ICI11 June 2014At least one million children in cocoa-growing communities in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana should have a better future by the end of 2020, according to the International Cocoa Initiative, a leader in child protection in cocoa. A unique partnership between chocolate companies, civil society organisations and cocoa-producing governments, ICI has launched its 2015-2020 Strategy on World Day Against Child Labour at the World Cocoa Conference in Amsterdam. The event unites the global cocoa sector and comes on the heels of the recent launch of CocoaAction, a collective commitment by the chocolate andRead more
- Global plan to improve the lives of cocoa farmers announced23 May 2014Twelve of the world's biggest chocolate and cocoa companies launched CocoaAction, a plan to rejuvenate the cocoa sector and accelerate its sustainability. The launch was accompanied by the signing of two consecutive agreements with the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to ensure that 300,000 cocoa farmers (200,000 in Côte d’Ivoire and 100,000 in Ghana), and their communities, benefit from productivity enhancements and community development support over the next 6 years.Read more
- Welcome to ICI newcomers16 May 2014Mr Nestor N’bandaman joined ICI Cote d’Ivoire as Head of Finance and Administration, based in Abidjan. A qualified Finance and Accountability Manager, Nestor came to us from the Ivorian NationalRead more
- Increased school enrollment in Eshireso Kokofu14 December 2013Eshireso Kokofu is located in the Wassa Amenfi East district of Western Region of Ghana with an estimated population of 590 inhabitants, of whom 150 were children at the time it was selected for ICI support.Read more
- Building protective cocoa communities7 August 2013One of ICI’s priorities in 2013 is the implementation of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) to support cocoa farmers to increase their yield and thus their income. The additional income can be used to improveRead more