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Climate-smart cocoa project funded by the Government of Japan helps tackle child labour in Ghana
Participants gather for a group photo at the national closure event of the CLIMATE-Cocoa Project in Accra, Ghana.

Child labour

Climate-smart cocoa project funded by the Government of Japan helps tackle child labour in Ghana

The national closure event highlights how climate-smart agriculture and the Child Labour Free Zones approach can strengthen livelihoods and accelerate progress toward eliminating child labour in cocoa-growing communities.

Climate Cocoa Project: Results at a Glance

Climate Cocoa Project

Climate Cocoa Project: Results at a Glance

Discover how the Climate Cocoa Project supported cocoa-growing communities in Ghana to eliminate child labour while promoting climate resilience through strengthened child protection systems and climate-smart biochar technology.

Japan and ILO support cocoa farmers to fight child labour through climate-smart solutions
A group of children in yellow school uniforms sit and smile at the camera during a visit by the Japanese Ambassador to their school in Beposo, Ghana. One child flashes a peace sign, while others look on. The visit was part of the Climate Cocoa Project's support to child labour-free zones.

Child labour

Japan and ILO support cocoa farmers to fight child labour through climate-smart solutions

A high-level ILO mission, joined by the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, visited the Climate Cocoa Project in Bibiani to witness the impact of Japan-funded efforts to eliminate child labour through climate-smart farming and stronger child protection...

ILO empowers cocoa farmers in Bibiani to tackle climate change and child labour through Biochar innovation
An ILO official inspecting a product with members of the community group watching

ILO empowers cocoa farmers in Bibiani to tackle climate change and child labour through Biochar innovation

ILO’s CLIMATE Cocoa project trained 48 Ghanaian farmers in biochar production to boost climate resilience and reduce child labour.

Strengthening resilience to climate change for the elimination of child labour in cocoa producing areas in Ghana
A group of smiling members of the Nsuontam Biochar producing group pose proudly around a pile of freshly produced biochar during a training workshop.

Strengthening resilience to climate change for the elimination of child labour in cocoa producing areas in Ghana

Protecting children. Empowering families. Growing sustainability.