Easter Reminder: Together We Can End Child Labor in Cocoa
What gives chocolate its unique taste is its main ingredient: cocoa. Indulging our sweet tooth on Easter and year-round relies… Read More
Blogs
“Schooling is More Important Than Cocoa Farming”
Just after the birth of her second child more than four years ago, Janet Kwaa began farming cocoa on 4.5… Read More
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
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