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Empowering young people to build stronger futures in cocoa-growing communities

Kouamé Koffi Arsène is a hardworking young man from Belle-ville in Cote d'Ivoire who applied for a job as a Facilitator at the Child Friendly Spaces

Kouakou Ahou Charlotte, apprentie couturière à Soubré

Nous vous invitons à suivre cette belle histoire, pleine d'enseignements, de courage et d'espoir, de Charlotte, jeune maman d'un enfant de plus d'un

Apparagra: Barry Callebaut and The Hershey Company build a playground for primary school children

In Divo, Côte d’Ivoire, at the Apparagra Public Primary School, Barry Callebaut and Hershey’s provided new playground equipment, a first for many

Apparagra: Barry Callebaut and The Hershey Company build a playground for primary school children

Located 25km from Hiré in Divo, Côte d’Ivoire, at the Apparagra Public Primary School, pupils play in the schoolyard, using the new equipment installed by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI)

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Adjoua Elodie Mlan

Empowering the youth through apprenticeships: Luwis' story

Technical Agent

Kouakou Kouamé Paul-Millet

Technical Agent

Capacity building: The International Cocoa Initiative trains Côte d'Ivoire's National Human Rights Council on Forced Labour

On 19 July, a capacity-building workshop on forced labour, was launched for human rights advisors and support staff at Côte d'Ivoire's National Human Rights Council (CNDH) in Bassam. The workshop