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Further media coverage

16/12/2015 | Posted by Chloe aka Aya in Updates| 0 comments

Very proud to have had messages from all over the world since early this morning when the BBC’s Christian Parkinson’s short documentary about the centre was released. Our Outreach Worker, Ibrahima, explained the centre’s role brilliantly! Please click to see BBC’s story about C.R.E.E.R: Rescuing the Trafficked Children of Ivory Coast We were also interviewed on […]

First Repatriation

13/11/2015 | Posted by Chloe aka Aya in Trafficking Facts, Updates| 0 comments

Thrilled to be able to say that our first repatriation took place on Wednesday! Our 6.5 year old girl has returned home to Burkina Faso with her father. It’s not been an easy case, we initially thought she would stay with us for some time and our local Prosecutor has been very supportive. Back in […]

Thrown a lifeline! We have a centre!!!

25/03/2014 | Posted by Chloe aka Aya in Centre Building, Updates| 0 comments

A friend of C.R.E.E.R’s founder handed us a lifeline a fortnight prior to the Founder returning to Cote d’Ivoire. Initially the trip was going to focus on researching trafficking routes across Burkina Faso & Ghana with entry points into Cote d’Ivoire. However, it ended up being a race to get to Abidjan from Ouagadougou, Burkina […]

Halloween Chocolate

26/10/2013 | Posted by creercentre in C.R.E.E.R| 0 comments

Trick or treating is upon us whether we like it or not! Have you already bought chocolate for Halloween? Did you read http://nexis.co.uk/pdf/Dark_Chocolate.pdf The ongoing trafficking of children in Cote d’Ivoire & across the rest of West Africa is an ongoing battle. The children that are trafficked for cocoa are a percentage along with those […]

CNN have arrived!

04/10/2013 | Posted by creercentre in C.R.E.E.R, Updates| 0 comments

We are incredibly proud to have CNN International in Cote d’Ivoire with our team. It’s been kept a secret for the last two months whilst preparations were underway in London, New York & Cote d’Ivoire to assist their crew of four; Richard Quest, CNN’s Business Presenter is part of the team that is currently filming. […]

STOP PRESS from Friday 12th July 2013

16/07/2013 | Posted by creercentre in C.R.E.E.R, Trafficking Facts, Updates| 0 comments

Following our STOP PRESS piece on Friday, here are the two articles mentioned. A massive thanks goes to C.R.E.E.R’s Vice President in Cote d’Ivoire who retrieved these articles! Please note these children are going to ‘several NGO’s’ but many we suspect will be orphanages who aren’t used to dealing with the emotional needs of these […]

Discussions at Nestlé

11/07/2013 | Posted by creercentre in C.R.E.E.R, Updates| 0 comments

Silence has prevailed for a few months, the C.R.E.E.R board have been busy with a number of projects for future fundraising. On return from the founder’s visit from Cote d’Ivoire, we rang Nestlé again who were already aware of us, to explain what happened on the trip there. Nestlé invited us to Vevey, their HQ […]

Update from the Child Labor Cocoa Coordinating Group

24/03/2013 | Posted by creercentre in C.R.E.E.R, Trafficking Facts| 0 comments

Positive moves in the right direction … time will tell! But still no one looking at the situation with the children that are living on the streets having escaped their situation or those being trafficked across the border! We mustn’t forget, C.R.E.E.R started due to ‘M’ who was in domestic servitude. The figures to find […]

The Chocolate Industry Exposed: Child Labor, Trafficking and Fair Trade Mislabeling

24/03/2013 | Posted by creercentre in C.R.E.E.R, Trafficking Facts| 0 comments

Excellent piece on the situation! Please think about the origin of your chocolate this Easter!

‘Nothing Like Chocolate’ Washington D.C. Premiere

14/03/2013 | Posted by creercentre in C.R.E.E.R, Trafficking Facts| 0 comments

Monday, March 18 2013 : 6:30 p.m. Howard University Welcome by Alfonzye Chisholm Jr., Director, Office of Sustainability, Howard University NOTHING LIKE CHOCOLATE (USA/Grenada/Ivory Coast, 2012, 67 min.)Washington, D.C. Premiere From currency to candy, chocolate reflects a rich history of sacred ritual, endorphin highs, hip anti-oxidants, exotic sensuality, high quality luxury and enslaved children. The film tells the […]