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3 rd World Countries Farmers who live in poor African and Asian countries, work very hard to earn money and support their families. Farmers who live in poor African and Asian countries, work very hard to earn money and support their families. Nicaragua Paraguay Kenya Uganda Angola Burma Malawi Nigeria Ivory Coast Nepal Zambia Nairobi Thailand ThailandDarfur

Can you imagine? Can you imagine? Even children, as young as you are, are forced to work hard in the fields instead of attending school.

What do these farmers do? They grow various products … cotton and sell it, so that we can have good clothes like t- shirts, underwear, jeans and jackets.

grow cocoa to make good chocolate grow coffee beans that make good coffee

grow fruits

they also grow rice …

… and sugar

make honey

and furniture

Selfish owners of big shops, buy products from the farmers at very cheap prices. They sell these products again to other selfish owners until they sell them to us at high prices!! They become rich!!!

And guess what? These selfish owners of big shops, pay the farmers very low prices for their hard work to make the products !!! SO the farmers remain poor!!! SO the farmers remain poor!!! This is not Fair This is not Fair

A group of people got angry with this unfairness. So they joined together not to let this continue to happen. FAIRTRADE was born

What does FAIRTRADE do? FAIRTRADE is a group of people that helps poor farmers gain their due money for their hard work, so they can live a better life. FAIRTRADE is a group of people that helps poor farmers gain their due money for their hard work, so they can live a better life. Their products usually have this logo fixed on them. Their products usually have this logo fixed on them.

If I buy a chocolate that was made by farmers in Ivory Coast, the money that I pay to buy that chocolate goes directly to the farmers and workers who made it, and not to selfish people.

How can I help? Speak to your family and friends about FAIRTRADE. Speak to your family and friends about FAIRTRADE. Make them aware of the logo. Make them aware of the logo. Encourage them to buy products that come from FAIRTRADE. Encourage them to buy products that come from FAIRTRADE. When buying a product that does not have a logo, you can always check if the product is coming from a 3 rd world country or not. When buying a product that does not have a logo, you can always check if the product is coming from a 3 rd world country or not.

L-Arka L-Arka is one of the few shops in Malta, that sells only FAIRTRADE goods. It is situated in St Paul’s Street Valletta. L-Arka is one of the few shops in Malta, that sells only FAIRTRADE goods. It is situated in St Paul’s Street Valletta.

What have I learnt? Every time I buy any of the FAIRTRADE products coming from 3 rd world countries, I am doing my tiny bit to make poor people and their families, happier.

Spread the message today to help millions of poor farmers and their families worldwide!

Don’t they deserve their fair share of a better life?

Do these farmers harm the environment? they work in the most natural way they work in the most natural way they don’t use machinery as work is done by hands they don’t use machinery as work is done by hands they do not use chemicals and sprays. they do not use chemicals and sprays. in fact most of their products are grown organically i.e. naturally in fact most of their products are grown organically i.e. naturally very often to transport goods, they make use of their animals very often to transport goods, they make use of their animals

This powerpoint was produced by students from St Joseph School, Blata l-Bajda, Malta