cocoainitiative

Established in 2002, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is a unique partnership between civil society and the chocolate industry, working together in a collective effort to tackle the problem of child and forced adult labour in cocoa production and to ensure a sustainable cocoa supply chain. The International Cocoa Initiative puts community empowerment and the establishment of child protection systems at the heart of its efforts to tackle child labour in cocoa production. Over the years, ICI’s community empowerment model has proved effective in bringing about critical change in farming practices. ICI’s programmes carried out at the community level are recognised for their impact on child protection and child labour reduction, as well as for promoting local development processes.