News from ICI
- ICI 2020 recap: Top news, publications and videos17 December 2020As the year comes to a close take a look at the International Cocoa Initiative’s top stories, publications and most viewed videos. ICI’s top news ICI calls for massive expansion of effort in the fight against child labour to reach all those in need – Nick Weatherill, ICI’s Executive Director lays out ICI’s new strategy to scale up child protection in the cocoa sector over the next five years. Read more. ICI’s 2019 annual report: Learning from impact, innovating to scale up – A look back at ICI’s work between 2015 to 2020, when over 380,000 children living in cocoa communities were positivelyRead more
- Five benefits community service groups can bring to farming communities7 December 2020One way to support cocoa farming communities and tackle child labour is by training and equipping community service groups. These groups can assist farmers and entire communities, while alsoRead more
- ICI partners with CLU and GJA to mainstream child labour and forced labour issues into the ongoing national discource23 November 2020The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has partnered with the Child Labour Unit (CLU), under the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations , and the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) toRead more
- Five ways village savings and loans associations can benefit cocoa communities30 October 2020Empowering members of cocoa-growing communities can play an important role in tackling child labour. When farmers, particularly women, have the power to make decisions and sustain their householdsRead more
- ICI develops model to predict child labour risk at the household level27 October 2020According to the most recent estimates from the NORC Report on child labour in cocoa there are 1.56 million children in child labour in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. This underlines the need to scale upRead more
- Advancing children’s rights across the full cocoa supply-chain: ICI launches new strategy to drive impact at scale3 September 2020Today, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) launches its new strategy, laying out a vision to support cocoa communities to thrive through the advancement of children’s and workers’ rights. ICI’sRead more
- Five reasons nurturing youth skills is important for cocoa communities13 July 2020The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) works to ensure cocoa communities can thrive and protect their children from the hazards of child labour. Through community development and Child LabourRead more