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Back to school 2019-2020: The children of Duquesne Cremone have a brand new school, well equipped and electrified

3 September 2019

The 2019-2020 school year begins well for the children of Duquesne Cremone, a cocoa community located at 10 Km from Adzopé in Côte d'Ivoire. They just got the keys to their refurbished school and school kits.

Zatta success stories

In order to protect children in cocoa growing communities and tackle child labour, the International Cocoa Initiative has placed education at the heart of its interventions. Let's discover the stories of Emma, Guillaume and Jean-Marc, three children who were taken off cocoa farms and reintegrated into the Ivorian education system.

ICI commissions new classroom block in Ankra Muanu

14th June, 2019 will forever be remembered as a great day in the lives of the people of the Ankra Muanu cocoa community. Parents, teachers and children there witnessed their chief, and other community

Chasing dreams: The difference a little help can make in shaping a child's future

It is early morning and we see a group of young adults hurrying off. Among them is Bernice, a young lady from Mehame, a cocoa community in Ghana. She is happy as her laughter is heard from a distance

Hershey's introduced the Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS)

ICI board member Hershey’s published its 2018 sustainability report, listing the activities of its “Cocoa For Good” Strategy with a focus on addressing poor nutrition, poverty, at-risk youth and

Mondelēz published its Cocoa Life Annual Report 2018

ICI board member Mondelēz published its Cocoa Life Annual Report 2018, listing the activities of its “Cocoa Life” strategy with a focus on Cocoa farming, Cocoa communities and forest conservation and

Touton published its Sustainable Sourcing Report 2018

ICI board member Touton published its Sustainable Sourcing Report 2017/2018, listing the activities of basic rights, professionalisation & economic growth, adapting to changing conditions and industry

Akrofoum D/A basic school gets new kindergarten block

Parents, teachers and children of the Akrofuom cocoa community were all filled with joy as their chief cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the new Kindergarten (KG) block for the D/A Basic school

"These books will help me study well and achieve good grades"

"We are very happy with this donation, it goes straight to our hearts. This will allow children to study well. We count on you for your support in educating our children," said Mr Mamadou Diabaté, President of the UCODEL cooperative in Lakota, Côte d'Ivoire, on behalf of the farmers, to thank Nestlé Canada and the International Cocoa Initiative for the kits given to the farmers' children.

IEDUK – a virtual tutor for children in rural cocoa-communities

Eneza Education, Nestlé and ICI have launched a project to support school kids in rural cocoa-growing communities. 500 children from more than 20 communities who are potentially exposed to child