Testimonials

It is possible to have cocoa communities free of child labour and we have to work towards this objective.

Andrews Tagoe

Deputy General Secretary, General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), Ghana

For us, the International Cocoa Initiative remains an indispensable and very active partner. ICI’s activities touch on ...

Patricia Sylvie Yao

Executive Secretary of the National Oversight Committee for Actions against Trafficking, Exploitation and Child Labour (CNS), Côte d’Ivoire

Mondelēz International, as a leader in the chocolate industry and a founding member of the International Cocoa Initiati...

Christine M. McGrath

Chief Well-being, Sustainability and Public Affairs Officer at Mondelēz International

"ICI represents a powerful platform for Save the Children's engagement with the private sector, with the aim of advanci...

Mattias Forsberg

Senior Child Rights and Business Advisor, Save the Children Sweden

"As a founding member of the International Cocoa Initiative, MARS has consistently valued and benefitted from ICI's kno...

Barry Parkin

Mars Chief Sustainability Officer and CocoaAction Chairman

"No country can achieve emergence without placing education at the centre of its priorities. That is why at ICI we unde...

Kwadjo Cléophas Mally

WAO-Afrique Director

"Looking forward I would urge all those in the sector to pool their experiences, and to offer support to ICI's strategi...

Jeff Morgan

Mars Global Chocolate

"ICI has recently asserted itself as a credible clearinghouse for best practices in the elimination of child labour in ...

Antonie Fountain

Coordinator Voice Network of NGOs