News from ICI
- ECLIC: Identifying communities' needs and seeking authorities' support4 July 2017ICI’s ECLIC team recently participated in a workshop with the local authorities of San Pedro, a region in the south-west of Côte d’Ivoire, to request their support for the realisation of the Community Action Plans for six local communities the project is active in. Community Action Plans (CAPs) are established in a collaborative process with each community ICI is working with in order to identify what steps need to be taken to reduce their risk of child labour and increase their livelihoods. The CAPs were presented by community members of Kouadiokro, Jeannotkro, Ichakakro, Gligbeuadji, YankadiRead more
- Child protection: ECLIC project equipped its Community Child Protection Committees4 July 2017For the implementation of its activities in San Pedro region, ECLIC project equipped Community Child Protection committees (CAP-CCPC) of Kouadiokro, Ichiakakro, Glibeauadji, Jeannotkro and Yankadi’ s communities with protective, training and sensitization material.Read more
- New report highlights Nestlé’s efforts to tackle child labour in its cocoa supply chain30 June 2017A report into the latest achievements, challenges and lessons from their efforts to end child labour in cocoa, has been released today by Nestlé, in partnership with the International Cocoa InitiativeRead more
- Achievements in child protection are advancing cocoa sustainability, but the problem of farmer poverty remains critical, says ICI12 June 2017Joint sustainability efforts on an unprecedented scale have led to a major expansion and significant advances in community development and child protection in cocoa-growing regions of West Africa. ButRead more
- Building school canteens in cocoa-growing communities: The Swiss Embassy signs a partnership agreement with ICI12 June 2017The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and the Swiss Embassy today signed a partnership agreement for the construction of school canteens in two cocoa-growing communities. These school canteens willRead more
- School opening in a Soubré cocoa-growing community3 April 2017The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) officially handed over the keys of a school, a motorized tricycle and birth certificates to the JeanKouamékro community, in the area of Buyo, in the framework of the implementation of its own activities and in support of the cocoa growing populations.Read more
- The dynamic community of Petit Odienne serving the cause of children9 April 2017Located in the southwest of Côte d'Ivoire in the area of Nawa and in the Sub-division of Oupoyo, Petit Odienné is a cocoa-growing community with 1,115 members. Before 2013, the year of project start, no initiative had been undertaken for the community's children.Read more