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Fairtrade Fortnight
You can use the films and presentations from us or from the Fairtrade website.
Great resources for schools on the Fairtrade Schools website :
E.g. – A film (12 minutes) “Guardians of the Rainforest” (2020) – In this film 14-year-old Beshey shares the story of his family, explaining how a group of cocoa farmers have come together to protect the Gola Rainforest in Sierra Leone, and develop their communities through Fairtrade,
Use our short presentation “Time for a Break” for Fairtrade Assemblies and Breaks in schools
Gosport Fairtrade Action made a short PowerPoint about breaks, showing how children of non-Fairtrade producers work long hours in dangerous conditions. In contrast, children of Fairtrade farmers are not allowed to undertake dangerous work or long hours that prevent them attending school and enjoying some leisure – they benefit, too, from the Fairtrade premium, which is spent by their community on such things as improving schools and equipment and better health provision.
This has been updated for use at any time – it is in two parts – take a look here:
Time for a Break – Part 1 (10 slides)
Time for a Break – Part 2 (13 slides)
or Contact us if you would like a copy.
The Fairtrade Foundation Schools website has lots of useful resources:
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- primary and secondary lesson plans,
- a primary role-play assembly script for Fairtrade Fortnight.
- A quick Fairtrade food and drink picture quiz – a great way to start your Fairtrade assembly or lesson – do you know what your favourite foods and drinks look like while they are growing?
- A presentation and film about Fairtrade Footballs to ‘kick’ off discussions about how our footballs are made.
You can also get free copies of the Fairtrade Fortnight Events Pack with posters, stickers, table-talkers and the Breaks & Ladders game. For more printed resources you can order extra from the Fairtrade online shop for the price of postage.
You can also download a copy of the Fairtrade Fortnight Schools Action Guide- it is full of ideas to make your break Fairtrade and help us to ensure that no-one is short changed for a hard day’s work.
Become A Fairtrade School
If you’ve been thinking of becoming a Fairtrade School or are renewing your Fairtrade status, Fairtrade Fortnight is a great place to start!
Just by using the Fortnight lesson plan above and carrying out some simple audits you could get your FairAware Award. Find out about our Awards here.
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Fairtrade School Uniforms
Did you know that you can get Fairtrade uniforms from a local company?
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Check out the Koolskools website
They are happy to come and talk to school groups.
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page updated July, 2023