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  • Education in cocoa-growing areas: Nestlé Cocoa Plan and ICI set up Reading Clubs
    28 November 2023
    "When the reading club was set up and I was informed about it, I encouraged my son to participate in the reading sessions. This has really benefited him to the point that he won a competition here in
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  • Adult literacy: Women's Village Savings and Loans Associations receive literacy and numeracy lessons
    13 November 2023
    Djè 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
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  • Education: From classrooms built of tarpaulins, to a fully equipped school supported by Barry Callebaut
    6 November 2023
    Built 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 new
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  • Tony’s Chocolonely publishes its annual FAIR report 2021/22
    12 January 2023
    Tony’s Chocolonely has released its 10th annual FAIR report, detailing the company’s continued efforts to address child labour by promoting transparency, traceability in its supply chain and through
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  • Barry Callebaut releases its Forever Chocolate sustainability report  
    9 January 2023
    Barry Callebaut has published its 2021/22 Forever Chocolate Report, detailing the company’s ongoing efforts to tackle child labour and improve farmer livelihoods in its supply chain. The report charts
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  • Olam food ingredients (ofi) publishes its Cocoa Compass sustainability report 2020/21 
    16 November 2022
    Olam food ingredients (ofi), a member of the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has launched its Cocoa Compass sustainability impact report for 2020/21, setting out the progress made in its cocoa
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  • ICI: A strong and resilient foundation on which to build a transformative future
    1 June 2021
    The launch of the International Cocoa Initiative’s 2020 Annual Report during the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour is a powerful moment to take stock of the lessons learned and
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  • The importance of women's empowerment in the fight against child labour
    8 March 2021
    The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has over 13 years of experience tackling child labour with our partners. During this time, we have learned a lot about what works to protect children and
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  • A mixed bag of sobering reminders, lower estimates and some signs of progress from the 2018/2019 NORC report on child labour in cocoa
    19 October 2020
    According to the latest US-funded research study to “ assess progress in reducing child labour in cocoa production ” approximately 1.56m children are currently involved in child labour in the cocoa
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Benefits of adult literacy classes for women in cocoa communities
14 November 2023
Micheline runs her hair salon in Bériaboukro, a cocoa-growing community in Côte d'Ivoire. Due to her limited numeracy skills, she had to rely on her husband to give change to her clients and was often working at a loss. In early 2023, she started evening adult literacy lessons. Now, with the
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Adult literacy : Women’s Village Savings and Loan groups receive literacy and numeracy classes
14 November 2023
Ménégbé: From classrooms built of tarpaulins, to a fully equipped school
8 November 2023
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    • Our Organisation
      • Our Values
      • Our Vision, Mission and Strategy
      • Our Structure
      • Our Team
        • Our Côte d’Ivoire Team
        • Our Ghana Team
        • Our Switzerland Team
    • Our Members
      • Why become a member?
      • Partners and donors
    • Annual reports
      • Annual Report 2022
    • Careers at ICI
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      • Consultancies
      • Call for Tenders
  • The issues
    • Child labour in cocoa
    • Forced labour in cocoa
  • Our work
    • Operational Support
      • Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems
      • Community Development
    • Innovation and learning
    • Policies, practices and standards
      • Human rights due diligence in the cocoa supply chain
    • Highlighted Projects
      • Strengthening the resilience of cocoa-growing communities
      • Tackling child and forced labour in Ghanaian cocoa and gold mining
      • Responsible management of child labour risks in Côte d'Ivoire’s cocoa sector
      • Developing a toolkit to identify and address forced labour in cocoa
      • Targeted income support to reduce child labour
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