News from ICI
- Nestlé and the International Cocoa Initiative support Didier Drogba Foundation to put more children in school17 January 2018"Make me proud of you!" said the famous ivorian soccer player Didier Drogba to the children of Pokou Kouamekro. Children in Pokou-Kouamekro, Côte d’Ivoire, as well as their families, have a good reason to be happy - they can now go to school close to home and have better options for the future. This is the inspiration that led Nestlé together with the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), to support the Didier Drogba Foundation, to build a school to help promote education in cocoa growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire. 350 children can now have access to quality education in the rural cocoaRead more
- We have something to say, if only you will let us!20 December 2017There have been many discussions, policies and programmes on child labour and child protection over the years. These have led to many interventions in this area. The issue of child labour is still aRead more
- Ivorian children take part in the World Children's Prize20 December 2017The World Children’s Prize 2017-2018 has been officially launched today in Sweden, at World Children’s Day. The 2016—2017 edition saw six schools in the 50 communities of ICI’s ECLIC projectRead more
- Community Development: A march to mobilise resources for drinking water in cocoa communities6 December 2017Charlie Uldahl Christensen, Founder and CEO of Walking for Water (W4W), has embarked on a philanthropic pilgrimage from Denmark to Tanzania since mid-2015. His goal is to combat the global waterRead more
- Cocoa farmers in Ghana experience poverty and economic vulnerability1 December 2017Cocoa farming is the backbone of Ghana’s economy. 800,000 small scale cocoa farmers make up 60% of the country’s agricultural base. However, despite their importance to Ghana’s development, many cocoaRead more
- Investing in education for older children reduces child labour17 November 2017Older children, aged 15 to 17, in cocoa growing communities are most at risk of hazardous child labour. They are more likely than children of other age groups to engage in work that threatens theirRead more
- 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 adolescentsRead more