Chasing Dreams: The Difference a Little Help Can Make in Shaping a Child’s Future
It is early morning and we see a group of young adults hurrying off. Among them is Bernice, a young… Read More
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Little Steps, Big Impact: How Alice is Touching Lives in her Community
Alice Bonsu is a resident of Mehame, a cocoa-growing community in the Ashanti region of Ghana. She is a member… Read More
Climbing to Success: Cocoa Livelihoods and Good Agricultural Practices
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. Farmers from the Bendeghe Afi community in Cross River State, Nigeria, discovered this… Read More
Five Ways Education Can Help Tackle Child Labor in Cocoa-Growing Communities
Education is central to tackling child labor. Over the years the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has supported thousands of children… Read More
“I Would Have Owned More Farms if I Knew the Things I Know Now”
Elizabeth Obeng is a busy woman — teacher, shopkeeper, cocoa farmer, and a single mother. She grows cocoa on two… Read More
“We Really Like Chocolate”: Managing a Nursery, Empowering a Community
Before there was the plant nursery she manages with other local women, and the rice they grow to supplement their… Read More
“I Love Cocoa”: From Urban Migrant to Dynamic Agroforester
Ediko Appo Agnes stood among her cocoa trees, a machete in one hand with heart-shaped earrings framing her face, and… Read More
Why Chocolate is Forever: Four Ways We’re Working for the Future of Cocoa
If, like me, you are a chocolate lover, chances are that your heart has sunk more than once since 2013,… Read More
Pass the Garri: Lessons Learned on Diversification and Cocoa Livelihoods
Tahiru Mohammed is a business-minded farmer in the Mantukwa community in Ghana’s Ashanti region. In 2014, he received training through… Read More
“You Can Take Care of Your Children” with Cocoa
He never went to school. Instead, N’Dri Kouadio Pascal moved around the cocoa farms of Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s leading… Read More