Research Topics
Fair Trade
Everyone should begin by looking at the following websites to understand Fair Trade. Make sure you begin a new project in Noodletools to keep track of your sources!
Use this graphic organizer to take notes!
Fair Trade Overview Fair Trade USA
Equal Exchange
The Fairtrade Foundation based in the UK and devoted to promoting fair trade product
Independent Farmers
At Issue: Fair Trade - from SIRS Issues Researcher
Proquest Platinum scroll down to ProQuest Platinum and click on it again. Possible key words: product (coffee or chocolate), farmers, economics, health, environment, rain forest. Use the suggested topics box to narrow your search.
SIRS Issues Researcher - use "fair trade" as a key word
Google News see list of keywords above
Chocolate
Kuapa Kokoo Fair Trade Cooperative
Links for Divine Chocolate:
What projects are build with fair trade money?
Fair Trade Chocolate in the U.S.
Other Fair Trade chocolate cooperatives and companies around the world:
Coffee
Miremba Kawomera a cooperative of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Ugandan farmers. The name means "delicious peace."
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PRODECOOP an organization for local cooperatives in Nicaragua. (en Español)
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Other Fair Trade Products
Use this link from the Fair Trade Foundation to find cooperatives that produce other products. Use the table of contents on the left. Here are a few, but you should search for more information on these producers:
Sugar: Kasinthula Cane Growers Limited and read more about them on the Fair Trade website
Cotton: Agrocel works with local family farmers in India
Beauty Products: The UGPPK, Union of Shea Butter Producers are women who collect shea nuts for cooking and use in beauty products
Take Action Organizations
Fair Trade FoundationWe are a Fairtrade School Fairtrade Foundation. 12/14/09
How Fairtrade is My School (Survey sample) Fairtrade Foundation. 12/14/09
Papapaa Fairtrade and Chocolate Fair Measures Student Survey Papapaa Fairtrade and Chocolate. Papapaa. Accessed 12/14/09
Project Suggestions
SIRS Discoverer - see what other kids are doing.
Survey - Create school or community surveys to find out what people know or think about Fair Trade Chocolate
- School Survey
- Community Survey
- Supermarket Survey
Education Campaign - Create posters, webpages, TV Ads, videos, pamphlets, posters, glogs, etc. to educate people about Fair Trade Chocolate.
- Inequities - Create awareness about inequities in cocoa farming communities caused by low prices for cocoa beans on the global market and "fixed scales" on the local market.
- Fair Trade - Show how fair trade principles help to reduce inequities and improve social conditions.
- Fair Trade Chocolate Companies - Show how fair trade chocolate companies like Kuapa Kokoo are helping to increase farmers' income and improve farming communities.
- Chocolate Trade - Show how the chocolate trade system works from bean to store shelf.
- Political Empowerment - Show how cocoa farmers, especially women farmers are gaining political power and leadership positions.
Persuasive Letter Writing Campaign - Write persuasive letters about Fair Trade to grocery stores, politicians, chocolate companies.
- Stores – Benefits of selling fair trade chocolate as an equitable business practice.
- Politicians/Lawmakers – Persuasive letter on why lawmakers should support fair trade legislation and principles.
- Chocolate Companies – Why is it profitable for companies to buy fair trade products.
Global Coalitions - Learn from and connect with students on Fair Trade projects
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