The International Cocoa Initiative promotes child protection in cocoa-growing communities. We work to ensure a better future for children and their families.
Lack of Education is at the Root of Youth Issues in Cocoa Growing Communities
In many places around the world, youth are presented with an array of exciting and valuable opportunities as they transition from childhood to adulthood. They might begin post-secondary education, start working their first job or volunteer in their communities. This is not the case for young people in cocoa growing communities in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire where a lack of educatio...
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ICI surpasses mid-term child protection goal and sets a pathway to greater impact
The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), launching its 2017 Annual Report today, has reached 188,000 children with child protection measures half-way through its 6-year strategy. With the original aim of reaching 200,000 children by the end of 2020, the operational impact of ICI’s work from 2015 to 2017 has therefore been far greater than anticipated. However many more vulner...
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Children and youth in Côte d’Ivoire at the center of our efforts: The Jacobs Foundation joins the International Cocoa In...
Maria Sawodogo (far right), 16 years old, receives vocational training through the TRECC programme and hopes to become an independent hairdresser.
The Jacobs Foundation, a charitable foundation which invests in the future of young people, has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) as a Non-Profit Contributing Partner. The objective of the partnership is to promote i...
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"Kweku and the bird" - ICI launches animation series
Kweku is a 12-year-old boy living with his father in a cocoa-growing community in West Africa. His father is poor, he relies on his son's help on the farm and can't afford to send him to school. He has never had the opportunity to attend school himself and doesn't immediately see the merits of granting Kweku access to education. Lack of options is the reality for many...
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Solar panels allow the women of Gbokokro to learn at night
Gbokokro, a village in the southern centre of Ivory Coast, has more than a school for children. Together with TRECC, Jacobs Foundation's "Transforming Education in Cocoa Communities" program, and with the help of Nestlé, ICI offers classes for illiterate adults in the community. Most of these literacy classes consist mainly of women. During the day, however, they have to attend...
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Cocoa News
ABIDJAN.NET- Adzopé - La première Dame de Côte d’Ivoire, Dominique Ouattara a visité, jeudi, une plantation école à Adzopé, à la faveur de la 8ème réunion annuelle du groupe de coordination des actions de lutte contre le travail des enfants dans la cacao-culture. Read More
ABIDJAN-NET-D'importantes résolutions ont été prises le mercredi 17 Juillet 2018 à l'issue de la 8ème réunion annuelle du Groupe de Coordination des actions de lutte contre le travail des enfants dans la cacao culture (CLCCG). Au niveau des recommandations au nombre de 14 au total, il a été préconisé la consolidation et le renforcement des acquis déjà enregistrés. Il a été également conseillé la vulgarisation des bonnes pratiques agricoles à l'échelle nationale. Read More
Alhaji Abdul Fataa Adamu, the Managing Director of Cocoa Merchants Ghana Limited, one of the Licensed Cocoa Buying Companies in Ghana, has called on cocoa farmers in Ghana to continue to deliver quality cocoa beans as a means to boosting industry productivity and economic improvement. Read More
ABIDJAN.NET-8e réunion du (CLCCG) à Abidjan-Dominique Ouattara : « Eliminer le travail des enfants de la chaine de production du cacao dans nos pays, n’est ni un slogan, ni une simple déclaration de principe ». A l’invitation de Dominique Ouattara, première dame de Côte d’Ivoire et présidente du Comité National de lutte contre la Traite, l’Exploitation et le Travail des Enfants (CNS), se tient du 17 au 19 juillet 2018 à Abidjan, la 8ème réunion annuelle du groupe de coordination des actions de lutte contre le travail des enfants dans la cacaoculture (CLCCG), en présence d’une forte délégation américaine conduite par Madame Martha NEWTON, Sous-secrétaire adjointe aux affaires internationales et d’une autre venue du Ghana conduite par l’Honorable Ignatius Baffour AWUAH, Ministre de l’Emploi et du Travail du Ghana. Read More
Nestle Ghana Ltd will reward US$1.08 million to over 17,615 farmers under the Nestlé Cocoa Plan (NCP) as the company looks to doing business profitably while ensuring sustainable development in the communities where they operate. Read More
Cocoa farmers have been tasked to adopt the use of more effective and scientifically approved agronomic practices that can help increase their yields as the country explores avenues to boost its national cocoa output. Read More
Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, on Wednesday launched the National Implementation Plan (NIP) on the Cocoa and Forest Initiative intended to halt deforestation and degradation within the cocoa supply chain. Read More
The District Manager of Cocoa Merchant Company in the Central Region, Mr. Randy Nkrumah, has urged farmers to embrace the mass cocoa spraying exercise introduced by the government. Read More
The World Cocoa Foundation’s Ethan Budiansky and Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb discuss progress in the cocoa sector, particularly through the Cocoa and Forests Initiative in west Africa. Read More
The National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) wing at the Ghana Cocoa Board, popularly known as NASPAC, has embarked on a cocoa consumption campaign to sensitize Ghanaians on the benefits of unsweetened cocoa. Read More
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