News from ICI
- Adult literacy: Women's Village Savings and Loans Associations receive literacy and numeracy lessons13 November 2023Djè Lou Irié Micheline is a hairdresser in Bériaboukro, a cocoa-growing community located approximately 40 kilometers from the department of Oumé, in the Gôh region of Côte d'Ivoire. Carrying her handbag with her school supplies, she made her way to this extraordinary lesson early on Tuesday morning. Micheline is a member of the Kavokiva Women's Village Savings and Loans Association, a group of women who save into a common pool and take out loans to develop income-generating activities. But like Micheline, many of them are victims of their illiteracy and innumeracy. "When I did my clients'Read more
- Education: From classrooms built of tarpaulins, to a fully equipped school supported by Barry Callebaut6 November 2023Built on a one-hectare site, the Ménégbé school is now the pride of the community. It has replaced the makeshift classrooms built of wood and covered with tarpaulins that were used previously. The newRead more
- Transforming Lives of Children in Rural Communities: CIRCLE project launched25 October 2023Late last month in Accra, ICI and its partner Fairtrade Africa (FTA) launched the CIRCLE (Children in rural Communities are learning and Empowered) Project. The project is being implemented byRead more
- Ghana Licensed Buying Company Fludor joins ICI3 October 2023Global trader of agri-food, feed and fiber, Vink Corporation, has joined ICI as a member with a view to implementing targeted activities to tackle child labor and forced labor in cocoa, engaging inRead more
- ICI’s Protective Community Index helps to promote a protective environment for children in cocoa communities22 September 2023An estimated 1.5 million children are involved in child labour in cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, most often working within their households. These households often face the reality of rural povertyRead more
- Savings and loans: The importance of linking VSLAs to the formal banking system in cocoa-growing areas21 September 2023“ I hesitated on the bank matter because I can't read or write and I've been cheated several times. (...) I finally accepted and received 350,000 Fcfa. With this money and my husband's financialRead more
- Improving literacy amongst children: Helping cocoa growing communities thrive5 September 2023Education has long been considered an essential remedy to combating child labour, but even if a school is nearby, children cannot study as they should without the necessary school supplies. In AnyemeRead more