ICI's Community Development Approach explained
27 September 2021
A community development approach is one way to tackle child labour. Following a participatory model, it brings communities together and allows them to play an active role in implementing child-centred development. This approach can be run on its own or together with Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS).
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2020 Annual Report
ICI’s 2020 annual report looks back over the 2015-2020 strategic period during which the effectiveness of child-centred community development approaches and Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems, implemented with our partners, was confirmed. During this period over 420,000 children in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana were reached by ICI’s work, surpassing our initial target of 375,000.
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ICI launches new analysis of risk models to predict child labour
20 September 2021
In a new study, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) analyses several risk models designed to predict the risk of child labour in cocoa-growing households.
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We support our members, partners and the wider cocoa sector to adopt practices and systems that have a real impact on the ground for children, families and workers.

Mars Wrigley and Olam support children in Ousmanekro with new school infrastructure
16 September 2021
One of the most striking things when we arrive at the Sabarikro Primary School, located in Ousmanekro (Man), is the well-kept feel of the place and the attractive flowers and shrubs planted by the
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Targeted income support to reduce child labour
This project is testing new approaches to reduce the prevalence of child labour amongst cocoa-growing households in Ghana. The project is exploring
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We work together with our members and partners to improve the lives of children and adults in cocoa-growing communities and to prevent and address the risks of child labour and forced labour.

We innovate, catalyse and support the development, implementation and scale-up of effective policies and practices that promote child rights and prevent and address child labour and forced labour.

We work with our members and partners to test innovative new solutions to child labour and forced labour risk in the cocoa sector.

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