1. CHAGA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Chaga and the Chocolate Factory Anti-Slavery Day Assembly Target Group: aged, 5-11 (KS1/KS2) Assembly Length: 10 minutes
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2. What am I? Using these clues, can you guess my secret object?
My main ingredient is grown in hot countries like the Ivory Coast
I can be made into a drink as well as something to eat
You can find me in cakes, biscuits, Easter eggs and advent calendars…
I am brown and rectangular in shape
You can break me into chunks and I am delicious to eat
INTRODUCTION (1 min across slides 1-2)
Tell children that you are going to play ‘what am I?’, and that you have a secret object. Say you will give the children clues about its identity, and ask for them to put their hands up when they think they’ve guessed what you are…
Some suggestions for clues (begin with the hardest clue, working to the easiest):
My main ingredient is grown in hot countries like the Ivory Coast in Africa
I can be made into a drink as well as something to eat
I am brown and rectangular in shape
You can break me into chunks, and I am delicious to eat
You can find me in cakes, biscuits, Easter eggs and advent calendars

3. Who here likes chocolate?
It’s… chocolate!
INTRODUCTION (1 min across slides 1-2)
My secret object is… chocolate!
Ask the audience: ‘Who likes chocolate?’ (Hands up!)
Who here likes chocolate?

4. Chaga and the Chocolate Factory
Chaga wished he was that man and not a poor boy with six poor brothers and sisters.
CHAGA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (5 mins)
Today I’m going to tell you a story about chocolate. One person who does know where our chocolate comes from is a boy called Chaga. He’s never tasted chocolate, but he helps make our favourite chocolate bars. Today, we’re going to hear Chaga’s story…
The African sun was bright. The African air was hot and dry. Chaga walked slowly along the dusty West African road.
A man pedalled past on a brand new bicycle. Chaga wished he was that man and not a poor boy with six poor brothers and sisters. And a poor mum and dad. And two poor dusty feet.
(Facilitator’s notes: Read the story from Chaga’s Story alongside, switching the Powerpoint slide where the story notes indicate.)
With thanks to Bob Hartman for the story and Tim Hartman for illustrations.
With thanks to worldofstock for the background image:

5. Chaga and the Chocolate Factory
Having a bicycle was just a dream. A dream that would never come true…
CHAGA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (5 mins)
Suddenly, the man stopped. He climbed off his bicycle and he looked back at Chaga.
‘You, boy!’ he called. ‘What do you think of my bicycle?’
‘I like it! I like it very much!’
‘Would you like a bicycle of your own?’ the man asked.
Chaga nodded his head. ‘Yes sir,’ he said, ‘Yes, I would!’ But, Chaga thought, having a bicycle was just a dream. A dream that would never come true for a poor ten year old from a tiny village in Mali.
‘Then take me to your parents,’ said the man. His smile was as bright as the sun. ‘I come from a place far away where boys like you earn more than enough to have a bicycle and take care of their family!’
The African sun was bright.
The African air was hot and dry.
But Chaga was on a bicycle, flying down the dusty road, his arms wrapped around the waist of the man on the bicycle. He thought he could feel his hopes and dreams flying too!

6. Chaga and the Chocolate Factory
CHAGA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (5 mins)
When they reached Chaga’s house, the man spoke with Chaga’s parents. And with tears in their eyes, Chaga’s parents said, ‘Yes, you may go’. Chaga’s parents cried: they would miss their son. But they were also happy…. This job would give Chaga all that he had dreamed of.
The man with the smile as bright as the sun said, ‘I’ll take you to work on a cocoa farm. A chocolate factory!’ That’s where Chaga would be working. Chaga couldn’t sleep that night: he dreamed of chocolate towers, rooms full of chocolate, tasting chocolate, bicycles – even chocolate bicycles!
Chaga left home with the man the next morning, picking up other boys along the way. When all the boys were ready a big truck appeared. Chaga had never seen anything like it. Maybe this man was a magician after all, thought Chaga, as the boys hopped into the truck, laughing and talking.
The man with the smile as bright as the sun said, ‘I’ll take you to work on a cocoa farm. A chocolate factory!’

7. Chaga’s journey to the chocolate factory
CHAGA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (5 mins)
Chaga thought they would soon be in the land of chocolate. But they drove, and drove, and drove a little more. Everything started to look very different. He told one of the boys he had never seen this place before.
‘Of course not!’ said the boy. ‘We are in the Ivory Coast now, not Mali.’
Chaga hadn’t known they were going to a new country. He felt a little bit scared at being so far away from his family.

8. He longed for his own home.
Chaga and the Chocolate Factory
CHAGA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (5 mins)
Hours and hours later, Chaga and the boys finally stepped out of the truck, and onto the cocoa farm. The smiling Bicycle Man waved goodbye, and the boys were led to a little tin hut. A new man came up to them and said, ‘This is where you’ll sleep.’
The new man did not smile.
Chaga stepped into the room and saw it was already full with boys. He longed for his own home. But as he turned around, he heard the door shut and lock behind him. He was trapped.
Some of the boys threw themselves at the door, pushing and heaving, trying to escape. But Chaga just sat on the floor, and wiped the tears away from his eyes.
He longed for his own home.

9. Chaga and the Chocolate Factory
‘I haven’t seen any chocolate. Or any bicycles.’
CHAGA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (5 mins)
The boy next to Chaga turned to him.
‘What is this place? The Bicycle Man said we would be making chocolate,’ whispered Chaga.
‘The Bicycle Man,’ the boy sighed. ‘He bought me here four long years ago. And I haven’t seen any chocolate. Or any bicycles.’
Chaga felt his heart sink.
‘We carry beans,’ the boy said. ‘Bags and bags of cocoa beans. We carry them from one end of the farm to the other. They give us some food but not much. And we can’t leave…’
‘But why can’t you leave?’ whispered Chaga.
‘Where would we go?’ the boy, named Bokhari, answered. ‘We are hours away from our homes. The doors are locked at night. People stand outside, watching. We can’t escape.’

10. Chaga and the Chocolate Factory
CHAGA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (5 mins)
Chaga could feel the tears in his eyes again. He just wanted to go home.
Chaga tried to sleep that night but he couldn’t. His dreams of bicycles and chocolate had been replaced by bad dreams, and the bad dreams kept him awake until the morning.
The nightmares were bad, but Chaga’s new life was even worse. At six o’clock the next morning, before the sun was even in the sky, the boys were forced to work.
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At six o’clock the next morning, before the sun was even in the sky, the boys were forced to work.

11. The boys carried heavy bags of cocoa beans on their backs, slowly walking across the cocoa farm.
CHAGA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (5 mins)
The boys carried heavy bags of cocoa beans on their backs, slowly walking across the cocoa farm. They carried these bags all day, until their bodies couldn’t carry them anymore. They had very little to eat.
Day after day, Chaga worked on the cocoa farm, his arms and legs aching from tiredness. He slowly learned not to trip when carrying the bags, not to complain, and never to ask for more food. That way nobody would shout at him.
Sometimes he thought he might not see his family ever again.
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12. Before he could think, Chaga was running too
Before he could think, Chaga was running too. It was his only chance to escape. So Chaga ran.
CHAGA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (5 mins)
One day, when Chaga left the hut, he saw that the men who never smiled were busy over the other side of the farm, dealing with somebody who was sick.
One of the boys looked up, saw the men were busy, and dropped his sack. He began to run. The men looked around and saw him running. Before he could think, Chaga was running too. It was his only chance to escape. So Chaga ran. He thought of his home and his family waiting for him. And Chaga ran.
He came to a road off the cocoa farm and saw a car. He saw the man in the car was a policeman. He stopped to tell him what had happened. The policeman took Chaga to a place that was safe. He was given food to eat and clothes to wear. He told the policeman what had happened on the farm and, because of him, the boys were set free.
And then Chaga was taken home to his family, who stood there with their arms open wide, smiling, waiting for Chaga. His parents were there. His brothers and sisters were there. And there was his whole village, waiting. There was nobody to tell him what to do anymore.
So Chaga ran.
He was home at last.
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13. A Day in Chaga’s Life Time Chaga’s Day Our School Day 06.00-08.00
Chaga begins work on the cocoa farm
We might be sleeping, having breakfast or getting ready for school
08.00 – 09.00
Chaga has been working for 2 hours
We’re making our way to school and starting our school day
09.00 – 10.00
Chaga has been working for 4 hours without a break
We might be having our literacy lessons
10.00 – 11.00
Chaga is still working without a break
At 10.30, we’ll have a break from lessons
11.00 – 12.00
Chaga might have a little food
We’re having our numeracy lesson
12.00 – 1.00
Chaga is still carrying cocoa beans
We will have nearly an hour for lunch and play
1.00 – 2.00
Chaga is still carrying cocoa beans, and getting very tired
We will have our topic work
2.00 – 3.00
Chaga has been working for 8 hours, and has 4 hours still to work
We will have our last lesson for the day and then get ready to go home
A DAY IN CHAGA’S LIFE (2 mins)
Display a timetable of Chaga’s life. Pose some rhetorical questions: What can you notice that’s different about Chaga’s life to ours at school? Have you noticed that going to school isn’t part of Chaga’s day?
Imagine a day where you had to do lots of chores for your parents – you had to help them to cook, clean, and everything else that needed to be done. You might feel a little tired and ask for a break. But if your life was like Chaga’s, your parents would say no. Life on the cocoa farm is tiring and hard work. Chaga doesn’t get a break and, for him, every day is the same.
(Facilitator’s Notes: This timetable just reflects that of a ‘typical’ school day. To make this feel authentic to children, please do edit the Assembly Slides.)

14. Modern-Day Slavery
MODERN-DAY SLAVERY (1 min)
Chaga’s story is a story about modern-day slavery. He worked for no pay, only the clothes on his back, and a little food. Some people, in history, were bought and sold. That happened over 200 years ago! Sadly, even though people might think that no longer happens, it still happens today. Some people in different parts of the world are treated very badly, and forced to work even if they do not want to.
That’s why today we’re learning about Anti-Slavery Day. Today we’re going to learn about people who are part of modern-day slavery, how we can help them, and how we can stop this from happening. Anti-Slavery Day is a day to remember that modern-day slavery didn’t just happen a long time ago – it still happens today. Chaga was one of the luckier ones, one of the people that managed to escape the cocoa farm. But many people aren’t so lucky.
Sadly, even though people might think that slavery no longer happens, it still happens today. Some people in different parts of the world are treated very badly, and forced to work even if they do not want to.
A boy like Chaga could have made our favourite chocolate bar. Today, we’re going to learn how we can help boys like Chaga.

15. HOW YOU CAN HELP Buy Fairtrade chocolate for yourself and friends
You can help STOP THE TRAFFIK by joining them, and helping them change the way we buy our chocolate and clothes.
Write a letter to the company who makes your favourite clothes
HOW YOU CAN HELP (1 min)
Today we’re going to talk to you about STOP THE TRAFFIK, a charity that helps to campaign for an end to modern-day slavery. You can help STOP THE TRAFFIK by joining them, and helping them change the way we buy our chocolate and clothes.
We could buy Fairtrade chocolate or chocolate that has been produced in a “good way” that won’t hurt any children.
We could write a letter to the company who makes our favourite chocolate bar, asking for no children to be forced to work on a cocoa farm.
We could write a letter to the company who makes our favourite clothes, asking for nobody to be forced to work to make them.
Write a letter to the company who makes our favourite chocolate