Fair Trade Chocolate
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Third Grade Students
Cocoa
beans for producing chocolate are grown in some of the poorest regions
of the world, and although chocolate is a multibillion dollar industry, many
cocoa growers remain impoverished. In addition, much of the cocoa
production comes at the expense of children who are exploited as workers on
cocoa farms.
Casady’s third graders sell Fair Trade certified chocolate to help improve the plight of cocoa farmers, laborers, and exploited children. Fair Trade certification guarantees that farmers receive a fair price for their cocoa and ensures that no child or forced labor is used in production. It also ensure environmentally sustainable farming practices.
This project relates to chocolate activities in language arts.
Profits are donated to charities chosen by the students. The charities they choose from focus on different needs: education, medical care, disaster relief, hunger, and shelter.
| For more information about Fair Trade certification visit the Web sites below. | Click the Links below to view some activities. |
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