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ICI’s community development programme reduces child labour prevalence and its severity

11 January 2021

The International Cocoa Initiative’s four-year Community Development Programme sought to empower 75 cocoa-growing communities to tackle child labour.

The impact of ICI's Community Development Programme in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire

Eneza: how mobile phones allowed children from laminedougou to revise and learn at home

14 December 2020

The International Cocoa Initiative enabled children from cocoa communities such as Laminedougou in Côte d’Ivoire to revise their classes and learn at

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.

2020 Cocoa Barometer

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

NORC: Assessing progress in reducing child labour in cocoa production in cocoa growing areas of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

NORC: Assessment of effectiveness of cocoa industry interventions in reducing child labor in cocoa growing areas of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

ICI technical summary of NORC report: "Assessing progress in reducing child labour in cocoa production in cocoa growing areas of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, 2018/2019 survey round"

The Challenge of Child Labour and Chocolate

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