News from ICI
- Human Rights Committees established in partnership with Barry Callebaut, the Hershey Company and the Cocoa Horizons Foundation13 September 2022Raising awareness on human rights in cocoa farming communities is the mission given to members of Human Rights Committees, created within the framework of The Hershey Company's Cocoa for Good strategy, in partnership with the Cocoa Horizons Foundation, set up and implemented on the ground by Barry Callebaut, and trained with the support of ICI. In an effort to ensure long-term sustainability of the system and promote autonomy at the cooperative level, the Human Rights Committees were set up so that cooperatives can manage their child labour monitoring and remediation systems independently andRead more
- Commodity trading company Cocoasource joins ICI as contributing partner9 September 2022Commodity trading company Cocoasource has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) in its efforts to tackle child labour and forced labour, and improve quality of life in cocoa-growingRead more
- Innovative teaching methods in bridging classes get kids back to school6 September 2022An estimated 20% of children in cocoa growing areas of Côte d’Ivoire miss out on their fundamental right to education. Bridging classes are a type of accelerated education programme to help out-ofRead more
- ICI trains Ghana's human rights and administrative justice officers in fighting child and forced labour19 August 2022ICI trained selected staff of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) -Ghana in a workshop held early August, in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. P articipants comprisedRead more
- Starbucks joins the International Cocoa Initiative as a contributing partner15 August 2022Starbucks has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) to advance its efforts to address and prevent child labour and improve community resilience in its cocoa supply chain. Starbucks isRead more
- Cocobod selected staff receive training from ICI20 July 2022The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) organized a 4-day training workshop for selected staff of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), as part of its effort to address issues of child labour and forcedRead more
- Learning from children in cocoa-growing communities15 July 2022Children have the right to participate in decisions that affect them; and listening to them is key to understanding their aspirations, priorities, and the challenges they face, as well as to findingRead more