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An 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 poverty, such as scarcity of land, food insecurity, limited access to quality education, lack of access to drinking water and inadequate health services. ICI’s research confirms that the creation of a protective environment for children at the household and community level results in positive benefits for child wellbeing and can contribute to decreasing the prevalence of child labour in cocoa communities