Rural development

Ending the worst forms of child labor begins with changing traditional farming methods – many of which have been practiced for more than 100 years.

The average cocoa farming household in Africa is large. Only about 20-30% of children in rural parts of Côte d’Ivoire can go to school. Many of their parents are illiterate. Many cocoa farmers are sharecroppers and have to pay a portion of the money for their cocoa to the owner of their farm. 

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