News from ICI
- ICI stakeholder meeting in Abidjan: Education and vocational training at the heart of the debates6 November 2017The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) held its 6th Stakeholder Meeting in Abidjan on Monday, 6 November, dedicated to exploring opportunities for education and vocational training for adolescents. Assembling a unique group of thought-leaders, government bodies, private sector companies, development actors, cocoa-farmer representatives and civil society organisations, the meeting's objective was to share knowledge and identify and discuss workable, scalable solutions for older children in cocoa-growing communities. Children in the age spectrum of 13 to 17 years are the most at risk to beRead more
- New school year 2017-2018: ECLIC project provides cocoa communities with 2403 school kits, 5000 books, 600 literacy kits and 50 training kits26 October 2017The Eliminating Child Labor in Cocoa Communities project (ECLIC) offered 2403 school kits, 5000 books for school libraries, 600 literacy kits for adults, and 50 training kits for literacy classRead more
- “Aïssa” – a comic book with an important message28 September 2017Ivorian writer, screenwriter and director Marguerite Abouet, author of the famous comic series “Aya de Yopougon”, has just developed a very special comic book entitled “Aïssa, l’arbre à chocolat”Read more
- New global estimates on child labour from the ILO19 September 2017ICI's Board Advisor, ILO, has launched today the new global estimates of child labour for the 2012—2016 period. According to the report Global Estimates of Child Labour: Results and trends, 2012-2016 , there are currently 151.6 million children in child labour. This represents a drop of 94 million since 2000 and a drop of 16 million since the ILO's latest 2012 estimates.Read more
- UTZ joins the International Cocoa Initiative24 August 2017UTZ, with its large and expanding programme for the production of sustainable cocoa, has become the first organisation to join the International Cocoa Initiative in its newly formed membershipRead more
- ECLIC: Sassandra communities equipped to raise awareness22 August 2017The target communities of the Elimination of Child Labour in Cocoa (ECLIC) project in the Gbôklê region of the Sassandra sub-prefecture of Côte d'Ivoire have recently received material to support their awareness-raising efforts.Read more
- Ghana: Journalists and communities engage in talks about child labour18 August 2017ICI organised a two day training on the issue of child labour in cocoa-growing for Ghanaian journalists and a follow up talk shop between the journalists and representatives of communities in Koforidua (New Juabeng Municipality) in early August.Read more