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Cavally Droite's new school: Donatienne and Salomon

Earlier this year the community of Cavally droite in Côte d’Ivoire celebrated the official opening of its new school, complete with a headmaster’s office and a block of three toilets. The school was constructed by ICI with the support of Olam Cocoa and Mars Wrigley. In this film, we hear from Donatienne and Salomon, two students at the new school.

Mondelez releases human rights due diligence and modern slavery report 2020

Mondelēz International, a board member of the International Cocoa Initiative, has released its 2020 Human Rights Due Diligence and Modern Slavery report, covering ongoing action to address and prevent

Hershey publishes 2020 sustainability report

The Hershey Company, a board member of the International Cocoa Initiative, recently launched its 2020 Sustainability Report, outlining progress made tackling child labour through its Cocoa for Good

ICI's 2020 Annual Report: A Platform to Scale-up Impact

Today, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) launches its 2020 annual report. Last year marked the end of ICI’s 2015-2020 strategy, during which the organization’s work with its partners reached over 422,000 children in cocoa-growing communities.

ICI: A strong and resilient foundation on which to build a transformative future

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

Mondelez publishes Snacking Made Right 2020 report

Mondelēz International, a board member of the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has published its latest Snacking Made Right report, sharing its results and progress made towards achieving a

Diarra Djélika: President of the women's association of Dodoki

In this film Diarra Djélika, President of the Women’s Association of Dodokoi, explains how the construction of a new school canteen has helped

Defining and strengthening Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS) for the cocoa sector

To support the scale-up of effective systems to prevent, monitor and remediate child labour, and respond to these calls, a new study by ICI provides a common operational definition of a CLMRS and sets out key indicators to monitor progress.

Canteens for children in Dodokoi and Achoi Biechi to encourage schooling, with the support of the Hershey Company and Barry Callebaut

The happiness of the children we met in Dodokoi, in the Akoupé department of Cote d’Ivoire, was immediately evident. Why? They had just received a fully equipped canteen and two toilet blocks with two hand-washing devices at their school, EPP Dodokoi, as part of The Hershey Company’s Cocoa for Good programme with the support of Barry Callebaut, implemented by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI).

ICI joins the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO)

The International Cocoa Initiative has joined the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO) as a supporting member, enabling it to take an active part in a number of working groups within the platform.