Monday Mission Assembly
Elena Fernandez-Lee, the Education Manager for the Fairtrade Foundation, led the Monday Mission Assembly online for the whole school. She talked about Fairtrade supporting farmers for the last 30 years in Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean. Fairtrade is about better prices, safe working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers. Mention was made of climate change having an effect on the availability of bananas, chocolate and coffee due to natural disasters such as floods, land slides and droughts.
We can all help by choosing Fairtrade products whenever we can and telling others about Fairtrade. When we shop, just look for the Fairtrade Mark as there are over 6,000 Fairtrade products available to choose from. We wouldn't work for £1 a day - so why should these farmers and workers?