News from ICI
- Community Development in Action: Four-film series shows impact of community empowerment26 May 2020The International Cocoa Initiative has produced a four-film series, titled Community Development in Action, exploring different aspects of community work and their impact on child labour. Each episode features testimonies from communities in Ghana that received ICI's support as part of the Community Development Programme, which ran between 2015 and 2018. Abease's story Community members from Abease explain how the work of the Community Child Protection Committee, focusing on the community's action plan, helped them put child protection at the centre of their development. Protecting childrenRead more
- Tackling child labour in Cameroon's cocoa supply chain19 May 2020In 2019, the International Cocoa Initiative began working with its partner Cargill in Cameroon to support cocoa farmers to address child labour through the Child Labour Monitoring and RemediationRead more
- ECLIC reduces hazardous child labour among supported households in 50 Ivorian communities18 May 2020Last year, the Eliminating Child Labor in Cocoa-Growing Communities in Côte d’Ivoire (ECLIC) reached its conclusion. The project saw several key results: a substantial decrease in hazardous childRead more
- Can cash transfers reduce child labour? ICI review unpacks their effects4 May 2020Cash transfers are increasingly used as a way of addressing poverty across the world. Evidence shows that they can have a positive impact on children’s welfare, improving access to educationRead more
- ICI publishes awareness-raising materials to support fight against child labour30 April 2020During a time of global crisis that is increasing the risk of child labour in West Africa and beyond, the International Cocoa Initiative has published a collection of awareness-raising tools designedRead more
- Five ways innovation can tackle child labour21 April 2020The problems faced by the world today need out of the box thinking. Child labour is no exception. At the International Cocoa Initiative, we know the power of innovation; that’s why we’re constantlyRead more
- Farmer cooperative representative and human rights leader join ICI Board21 April 2020New experts joining the ICI Board, including the President of a cocoa farming cooperative and a representative from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, will strengthen theRead more