Stories from ICI
- Aframoase benefits from awareness raising on child labour27 April 2020One of the biggest challenges for teachers working in the Aframoase community, in the Ashanti region of Ghana, is the involvement of children in cocoa and rice farming activities, even during school hours. On a given day, it is a common sight to see pupils as young as ten years old being taken from the classroom by their parents to go and chase birds away from the rice farms. The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) partnered with the Department of Children under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development in the BosomeRead more
- Family-focused change: The ICI way of child protection5 March 2020"I used to finance my children’s education with loans from a micro finance in Dwinase. These were repaid by selling the produce from my vegetable farm until I finished paying it all, including the interest.”Read more
- Exploring the impact of collaboration on a cocoa community in Ghana29 February 2020The need for a multi-stakeholder approach in the fight against child labour, especially in the cocoa sector, cannot be overemphasized as a result of the cross-cutting issues associated with childRead more
- Quality education: Schools closer to home for children from 8 cocoa communities in Cote d'Ivoire19 December 2019The dreams of the children of Atonihio and Wosso (Gagnoa), Krakro (Soubré), Kouassikro (Duékoué), Séably (Man), Petit Katiola (Guiglo), Ladjikro (Okrouyo) and Kouamekro (Guéyo), to have a school nearRead more
- Duékoué: Healthier schools for children from Zemgbobly, Toa Zeo and Ouangolo26 November 2019Late last week, ICI and Nestlé visited three schools in Duékoué, all far from the city, where buildings have been renovated for the 2019-2020 school year. Local children are delighted with the results: "Before, my class was not pretty, there was sand everywhere.Read more
- "My family and I now have a better life because of the money I make from my rice farm", states Mary25 October 2019Mary Tetteh lives in Assin Abease, a cocoa-growing community in the Central region of Ghana, with her husband and ten children. Nine of her children are still in school with three of them in SeniorRead more
- De nouvelles écoles pour 6 communautés dans la région du Gboklè10 September 2019« Cette année, mes enfants vont à l’école ici(...) Je vois les bancs, les tableaux; l’école est très jolie. Je remercie Eclic » c’est en ces termes que madame Kouamé Aya Pélagie , mère de 6 enfants et vivant à Gréguibré a laissé éclaté sa joie avant de nous en donner les raisons.Read more