1. Half term 5week 4 – Fair Trade – TOTW- BRANWEN

2. “In the morning we drink coffee provided for us by a South American, or tea by a Chinese, or cocoa by a West African. Before we leave for our jobs we’re already indebted to more than half the world.” Martin Luther King Discuss these thoughts with your class. Reflect on your thoughts and the discussion for 1 minute in silence. Finish with your house prayer.

3.  In the last 10 years the price of a bar of chocolate has doubled, but the price of cocoa beans has halved.  A bar of chocolate here costs roughly what a cocoa farmer in Ghana earns in a month.  Most cocoa farmers and their children have never tasted chocolate!  Discuss these thoughts with your class.  Reflect on your thoughts and the discussion for 1 minute in silence.  Finish with your house prayer.

4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/supplying- our-chocolate/11379.html Watch the above clip about cocoa farmers in Africa. Do you think that the system is fair on the farmers? What can we do to make sure that the farmers and their families get a fair price? Discuss these thoughts with your class. Reflect on your thoughts and the discussion for 1 minute in silence. Finish with your house prayer.

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8vlbXDOXUU Watch the above clip and discuss with your class. Reflect on your thoughts and the discussion for 1 minute in silence. Finish with your house prayer. Fairtrade is an important organisation – Next time you buy make a difference! Why not visit http://www.fairtrade.org.uk and seehttp://www.fairtrade.org.uk how you can get involved.