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Child Friendly Spaces: Establishing a parental committee to support the continued running of the centres

On 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

ECOOKIM joins ICI to strengthen support of farmers in its cooperatives

The 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 evolved

Understanding how child labour causes harm can lead to better outcomes for children

According 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 to

What makes child labour harmful and what does it mean for the cocoa sector?

Field Supervisor

Nathaniel Agyei Okrah

Field Supervisor

Community Service Groups: Anyeme community works to contribute to the elimination of Child Labour in cocoa

24 February 2023

Many 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 within

FEDCO joins ICI

13 February 2023

Federated 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 growing