News from ICI
- Child Friendly Spaces: Establishing a parental committee to support the continued running of the centres14 April 2023On 18 March, an awareness-raising session was held in Téady (Duékoué) on hazardous tasks that children should not do and on the importance of the Child Friendly Spaces (CAE). The CAE is one of the approaches that the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has put in place to help to prevent and address child labour and increase the resilience of cocoa farmers. The CAE is a learning space that allows children in cocoa-growing communities to express themselves through art and different games, while developing their skills within the community. The centres have been tested in three cocoaRead more
- ECOOKIM joins ICI to strengthen support of farmers in its cooperatives5 April 2023The Union of Kimbê Cooperative Societies- ECOOKIM COOP CA, an interregional union of cooperatives, has just joined ICI as a member. The union, created in August 2004 with 4 cooperatives, has evolvedRead more
- Understanding how child labour causes harm can lead to better outcomes for children24 March 2023According to a new review of child development research by ICI, understanding how and why child labour causes harm can help improve outcomes for children. The study provides practical suggestions toRead more
- Community Service Groups: Anyeme community works to contribute to the elimination of Child Labour in cocoa24 February 2023Many cocoa farmers are unable to afford the services of extra labour to work on their farms, which can result in them engaging their children in hazardous tasks. As part of the support provided withinRead more
- FEDCO joins ICI13 February 2023Federated Commodities Limited (FEDCO) is a Ghanaian-based Licensed Cocoa Buying company (LBC), established in March 1996 . Currently operating in 68 cocoa districts across all seven cocoa growingRead more
- Capacity of Ghana’s Labour Officers strengthened to tackle forced and child labour in Ghanaian cocoa and gold mining11 November 2022Labour officers and inspectors of the Labour D epartment of the Ministry of Employment and Labour R elations from cocoa - producing regions (Ashanti, Central, Western, Western North, and Eastern) inRead more
- Landscape and Referral pilot project: An interactive electronic map of child protection services presented3 November 2022The Landscape and Referral pilot project, a project with the aim of coordinating the work done by different actors in the fight against child labour, has taken a major step forward with a workshopRead more