Commodity trading company Cocoasource joins ICI as contributing partner
9 September 2022
Commodity trading company Cocoasource has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) in its efforts to tackle child labour and forced labour, and improve quality of life in cocoa-growing
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Innovative teaching methods in bridging classes get kids back to school
6 September 2022
An estimated 20% of children in cocoa growing areas of Côte d’Ivoire miss out on their fundamental right to education. Bridging classes are a type of accelerated education programme to help out-of
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ICI trains Ghana's human rights and administrative justice officers in fighting child and forced labour
19 August 2022
ICI trained selected staff of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) -Ghana in a workshop held early August, in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. P articipants comprised
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2021 Annual Report
2021 was the first year of the organisation's new five-year strategy, the overarching aim of which is to cover 100% of the cocoa supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana with systems that prevent and address child labour by 2025. With a continued focus on innovation and learning, technical advocacy, and capacity strengthening, the work in 2021 to improve tools, develop new approaches, strengthen systems and promote the uptake of effective practices, in addition to new members and newly introduced member reporting obligations, helped to strengthen the organisation and its ability to achieve
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Starbucks joins the International Cocoa Initiative as a contributing partner
15 August 2022
Starbucks has joined the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) to advance its efforts to address and prevent child labour and improve community resilience in its cocoa supply chain. Starbucks is
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