FAIR TRADE

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FAIR TRADE
Did you know that the first two weeks in March
are Fair Trade week?
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FAIR TRADE
What is fair trade ?
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Welcome to
Annas Shop.
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Hello!
My name is Anna. I own a Fairtrade Shop.
You might be thinking,whats Fairtrade?
Well, let me tell you all about it.
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When you go to the shops with your mum or dad,
you may buy things that have travelled a long
way!
Things like coffee, tea, bananas and cocoa (which
makes yummy chocolate) all travel long distances
before they reach the shops.
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Fairtrade is different. It is a promise or
guarantee to producers that they will get a
fair and steady price for their products.
If the price of a product drops in the world
market, it can be very bad news for farmers. They
might struggle to buy food or to keep their
children in school.
Around the world, farmers and producers have to
sell their products to earn enough money to
survive.
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So why does Fairtrade matter to you?
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Buying Fairtrade products is about using your
power as a consumer (someone who buys things).

When people buy Fairtrade products it is a
message to big companies that there is a better
way to do business.
When we buy Fairtrade products we show that we
really care for others no matter how far away
they live!
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My name is Jethanda and I grow Fairtrade cotton
in India. Fairtrade is great because I know that
I will get a fair and steady price for my cotton.
This means that I can make plans, I hope to set
up a rainwater-saving programme in the future.
Hello! My name is Ovidia and I am part of a
Fairtrade cooperative in the Dominican Republic.
Selling our cocoa through the Fairtrade market
has helped us to set up a nursery so that we can
grow most of our own food.
Hi! My name is Ana and I am part of the El Guabo
banana cooperative in Ecuador. We are passionate
about healthy farming. After all, we eat the
bananas ourselves!
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Fairtrade can really improve peoples
lives! Thats why I chose to open my Fairtrade
shop.
Now that Ive helped you to learn about
Fairtrade, CAN YOU HELP ME?
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The problem is that the supermarket across the
road sells the same things as I do - but their
products arent Fairtrade. I have to sell things
for a few pennies more because I only sell
Fairtrade goods.
Design a leaflet or a poster to persuade people
that buying Fairtrade is better. It helps farmers
and workers earn a fair wage for their products.
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Look out for the Fairtrade mark when you are
shopping! There are more than 2,500 products
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For just a few more pennies you can save lives!
What can we do? Can we become a Fair trade
school and help?
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Why become a Fairtrade School? because
Fairtrade offers a better deal for farmers in the
developing world. Seven million people farmers,
workers and their families are better off
because of Fairtrade. You can help increase this
number because its only fair that the people
who produce what we eat, wear and use should get
paid enough to live on and a chance to improve
their lives because learning about Fairtrade
helps young people understand how their actions
can affect people in the wider world
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What does the Fair Trade symbol represent?
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What the symbol represents?

• Blue and green sky and grass? Brighter future?
• Black background darkness of poverty?
• Can you see something else that the black dot
  represents? a farmer holding up his product?

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What can we do? Can we become a Fair trade school
and help our
There are five goals to becoming a Fairtrade
school. We want to make our school a better
place by helping others and getting startedon
our mission to become a Fairtrade school
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GOAL 1. Get talking!Set up a Fairtrade Steering
Group in your school GOAL 2. Make it
official!Have a whole school Fairtrade
Policy GOAL 3. Shout about it!Make sure your
school uses and promotes Fairtrade products when
possible. (That means Fairtrade tea and coffee
in the staff room for starters!) GOAL 4. Find out
more! Make sure everyone in your school learns
about Fairtrade issues GOAL 5. Spread the
word!Now your school is committed to promoting
and taking action for Fairtrade in school, its
time to spread the word to the wider community
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Photos by Tina Leme, Simon Rawles, The Fairtrade
Foundation