News from ICI
- 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 and school kits. Mireille Déli Boh, a mother living in Touoba sits in her courtyard next to her 11-year-old son, Anicet, who is a student in class CE2. She holds a birth certificate in her hand, which officially recognizes her son’s identity. Sitting in her chair, Dame Boh looks back on the reasons that prevented her from obtaining her son's birth certificate earlier. " When he was born, his fatherRead 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
- Cocoa-processing company TRANSCAO-CI joins ICI29 April 2024Ivorian cocoa-processing company TRANSCAO-CI has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a member as part of its commitment to sustainability, and its efforts to guarantee responsibleRead more
- Upcoming event: Operationalising Human Rights Due Diligence in the Cocoa Sector24 April 202424 April 2024 | 07:30 – 09:00 CEST | Warwick Hotel, 5 Rue Duquesnoy, Brussels With new EU legislation such as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive on the horizon, there's a growingRead more
- Global snacks and cereal company Kellanova joins ICI18 April 2024Kellanova , the global snacking, international cereal and noodles, and North America frozen foods company, has joined ICI as a contributing partner. The company, which is headquartered in the US andRead more
- Child protection in the Nawa region: Actors in the fight against child labour join forces5 April 2024A workshop organised to better coordinate the efforts of governmental and non-governmental actors in the fight against child labour in the Nawa region of Côte d’Ivoire was held on 3 April in SoubréRead more