Stories from ICI
- Canteens for children in Dodokoi and Achoi Biechi to encourage schooling, with the support of the Hershey Company and Barry Callebaut28 April 2021The happiness of the children we met in Dodokoi, in the Akoupé department of Cote d’Ivoire, was immediately evident. Why? They had just received a fully equipped canteen and two toilet blocks with two hand-washing devices at their school, EPP Dodokoi, as part of The Hershey Company’s Cocoa for Good programme with the support of Barry Callebaut, implemented by the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI).Read more
- The children of Krotta Kouassikro receive the keys to their new school23 April 2021Classrooms built of wood and covered with a mixture of wood and straw, exposed the children to the sun, wind and rain. Classrooms without doors that the children shared, at times, with the village’sRead more
- Gabriel Adjei: How rice farming improved my family's quality of life20 April 2021Gabriel was identified as a farmer in need of support by the Nestlé Cocoa Plan’s Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS), implemented with the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI). CLMRS are embedded into company supply chains to identify, monitor, prevent and address child labour cases.Read more
- Mars Wrigley and Olam Cocoa provide a school with hygiene facilities for children in Grabo, Côte d’Ivoire14 April 2021Carrefour Cavally droite is a community located 24km from Grabo in Côte d’Ivoire, which is normally difficult to access, but recently became the focus of attention in the local department of Tabou. ARead more
- Supporting children gain access to health care in Ghana through NHIS registrations6 April 2021The World Health Organization has recently launched a new campaign to build a fairer, healthier world; one where everyone, everywhere can realize the right to good health. As part of our efforts toRead more
- Koffiyaokro - Supporting women entrepreneurship with Village Savings and Loans Schemes10 March 2021It is shortly after 9 am in Koffiyaokro, a community located 30 km from Soubré in the Nawa region of Côte d’Ivoire. Mrs. Kouamé N’Guessan Félicité, President of the Women’s Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA), is busy going back and forth between her house and the village square.Read more
- Agnes gives back to her community through her role in the Literacy and Numeracy Programme11 December 2020Agnes 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.Read more