Stories from ICI
- Akrofoum D/A basic school gets new kindergarten block15 May 2019Parents, teachers and children of the Akrofuom cocoa community were all filled with joy as their chief cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the new Kindergarten (KG) block for the D/A Basic school. This activity took place on 10th April 2019 and was witnessed by the District Chief Executive, Honourable Derick Owusu Ambrose, District Director of the Ghana Education Service and other officials of the assembly, the ICI Country Director and Sustainable Sourcing representatives of The Hershey Company. The former KG block, a project initiated by the community, was severely affected in February 2018Read more
- "These books will help me study well and achieve good grades"6 May 2019"We are very happy with this donation, it goes straight to our hearts. This will allow children to study well. We count on you for your support in educating our children," said Mr Mamadou Diabaté, President of the UCODEL cooperative in Lakota, Côte d'Ivoire, on behalf of the farmers, to thank Nestlé Canada and the International Cocoa Initiative for the kits given to the farmers' children.Read more
- A renovated school for Songan's children1 March 2019Children living in Songan, a cocoa-growing community in eastern Côte d'Ivoire, and their families, have a good reason to be happy. They now have a renovated school, fully equipped, offering all the safe facilities for a successful education.Read more
- Growing rice, growing prosperity - Empowering the women of Yawboadi8 March 2019In 2015, ICI entered Yawboadi, a cocoa-growing community located in the Ahafo Ano South East District in Ghana with the purpose to work with the community towards eliminating child labour. The community has a population of 577 inhabitants with the majority of the women assisting their husbands on the cocoa farm. Some of them cultivate a little rice to support the family income.Read more
- "My children can focus on their education thanks to my second source of income," says Yaw1 January 2019Yaw Amoah is a cocoa farmer in Ayokoa, a cocoa-growing community in Ghana. He lives with his wife and four children who are aged from four to sixteen years. They all make their livelihood from a twoRead more
- Bowaly's new education centre: "The child's place is in school and not on cocoa plantations"30 October 2018Kouassi Yao Meza is 10 years old and attends Bowaly Public Primary School (Epp) in Central West Côte d'Ivoire. He's in fifth grade and happy to have a new school. A school that he does not hesitate toRead more
- My son was able to complete school because of my involement in the IGA, says Alice17 October 2018In Mehame, 18 women and 2 men have been trained and supported start a soap-making venture. They have also been supported to start maize farms.These activities are part of ICI’s strategy to eradicateRead more