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Child labour in cocoa growing regions of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: an analysis of academic attainment in children engaged in hazardous labour

Investing in children’s education in cocoa-growing communities

24 January 2024

Education plays an essential role in tackling child labour, with research indicating that communities with improved access to quality education experience lower rates of child labour. This is why the

CNS, Hershey and ICI build a primary school in Drissapé

24 January 2024

Every child deserves a quality education to achieve their full potential and have a brighter future. Good-quality school infrastructure is key to

Man: CNS and Hershey build modern school infrastructure in Drissapé, Côte d’Ivoire

24 January 2024

A new public primary school stands at the entrance to the village of Drissapé and is now the pride and joy of this hard-to-reach cocoa-growing community of 1412 people located 68km (48 km of which is

Improving school performance through reading clubs

23 January 2024

Reading has a transformative power – it nurtures children’s imagination, improves their literacy skills, and helps open opportunities in the future

Our Reading Club project explained by Rita Dro, President of the Association Notre Boîte à Livres

5 December 2023

Together with Nestlé Cocoa Plan, we have supported the creation of 33 Reading Clubs in cocoa growing comunities in Côte d’Ivoire to improve the

Education in cocoa-growing areas: Nestlé Cocoa Plan and ICI set up Reading Clubs

28 November 2023

"When the reading club was set up and I was informed about it, I encouraged my son to participate in the reading sessions. This has really benefited him to the point that he won a competition here in

Quality Education

Our research shows that while many children combine attending school with work in cocoa farms, children enrolled in school have higher levels of wellbeing than those who aren’t. This highlights the importance of quality education and school attendance in protecting children from harm to their development caused by child labour.

Our experience since 2007 has shown different education related strategies that can be effective in addressing child labour and increasing child protection.

Adult literacy: Women's Village Savings and Loans Associations receive literacy and numeracy lessons

13 November 2023

Djè Lou Irié Micheline is a hairdresser in Bériaboukro, a cocoa-growing community located approximately 40 kilometers from the department of Oumé, in the Gôh region of Côte d'Ivoire. Carrying her

Ménégbé: From classrooms built of tarpaulins, to a fully equipped school

8 November 2023

A new school has replaced the makeshift classrooms built of wood and covered with tarpaulins that were previously used in Ménégbé, a cocoa-growing

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