News from ICI
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Fight against trafficking, exploitation and child labour: National Action Plan 2015-2017 Published by the Ivorian Government21 December 2015The National Committee for Monitoring Actions against Trafficking, Exploitation and Child Labour of the Ivorian authorities presented its 2015-2017 National Action Plan in Abidjan on the 15th of December. With a global cost of 12 920 296 600 CFA or $ 21 million, this plan will be funded mainly by the Government and its partners, and aims to reduce the rate of child labourers by 30% in all sectors. The new National Action Plan focuses on four strategic areas: Prevention: improvement of the legislative and regulatory framework: ratification of Convention 189 on domestic work; continuation ofRead more
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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 LightRead more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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