News from ICI
- Final evaluation of the ECLIC project: Encouraging results and recommendations for sustainable actions undertaken30 October 2019Eliminating Child Labor In Cocoa (ECLIC) project funded by the United States Department of Labor (USDoL) and implemented by the International Cocoa Initiative Foundation (ICI) is coming to an end after 4 years of implementation on the ground in Côte d’Ivoire. In view of its definite closure, USDoL commissioned a final evaluation of the performance of its implementation with the objectives of assessing the extent to which ECLIC has achieved the stated goals and objectives, evaluating the effectiveness of project implementation and management, making recommendations to improve the performanceRead more
- New project to take action on children's harmful work in African agriculture16 October 2019The majority of children’s work in Africa is within the agricultural sector. However, there is insufficient evidence on the prevalence of harmful children’s work across different agricultural valueRead more
- A new study to help estimate child labour risk in cocoa-growing communities14 October 2019ICI has published a new study on how community data can be used to estimate the risk of child labour. This study uses data from 258 cocoa-producing communities in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire to answer theRead more
- ICI gives child labour stakeholders a platform for discussion in Suhum17 September 2019An interactive workshop was held on 16th August 2019, at the conference room of the Suhum Municipal Assembly by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI). The activity seeked to providing a commonRead more
- ICI and cocoa sector stakeholders meet to define priorities for child labour elimination9 September 2019Under the auspices of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), UNICEF, ILO, cocoa industry companies andRead more
- Back to school 2019-2020: The children of Duquesne Cremone have a brand new school, well equipped and electrified3 September 2019The 2019-2020 school year begins well for the children of Duquesne Cremone, a cocoa community located at 10 Km from Adzopé in Côte d'Ivoire. They just got the keys to their refurbished school and school kits.Read more
- Cocoa farming: Reforming the sector to improve the living and working conditions of producers28 August 2019Cocoa farmers in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire and their families have been living in precarious conditions for decades. This is despite the importance of their work to socio-economic development of theseRead more