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Agnes gives back to her community through her role in the Literacy and Numeracy Programme

11 December 2020

Agnes Dede lives in Abease, a cocoa-growing community in Ghana. As a facilitator for literacy and numeracy classes in her community, she has graduated 12 adult learners from her course. Many of her students have never been to school or have limited education.

Five benefits community service groups can bring to farming communities

7 December 2020

One way to support cocoa farming communities and tackle child labour is by training and equipping community service groups. These groups can assist farmers and entire communities, while also

Barry Callebaut publishes 2019/20 Forever Chocolate report

3 December 2020

Barry Callebaut, a partner and board member of the International Cocoa Initiative, has released its Forever Chocolate report. It provides a comprehensive and transparent look at the company’s progress

ICI partners with CLU and GJA to mainstream child labour and forced labour issues into the ongoing national discource

23 November 2020

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has partnered with the Child Labour Unit (CLU), under the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations , and the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to

Five ways village savings and loans associations can benefit cocoa communities

30 October 2020

Empowering members of cocoa-growing communities can play an important role in tackling child labour. When farmers, particularly women, have the power to make decisions and sustain their households

Ferrero launches 2019 sustainability report

29 October 2020

Ferrero, a partner of the International Cocoa Initiative, has launched its 2019 sustainability report, highlighting ongoing efforts to strengthen sustainability in its cocoa supply chain. In 2018/19

Mars Wrigley launches protecting children action plan

29 October 2020

Mars Wrigley, a partner, and board member of the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has released its 2020 Cocoa for Generations report which includes a Protecting Children Action Plan, detailing

ICI develops model to predict child labour risk at the household level

27 October 2020

According to the most recent estimates from the NORC Report on child labour in cocoa there are 1.56 million children in child labour in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. This underlines the need to scale up

No silver bullets: Closing the $10 billion income gap in cocoa calls for cross-sector action

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