As the culmination of their geography work on world trade, Year 6 used all their knowledge to help them understand the supply chain involved in chocolate production. They were shocked to find that from the £1 retail price of a bar of chocolate, the cocoa farmers in Ghana only receive 8p! Through playing Christian Aid’s chocolate trade game, they went on to discover that the life of a cocoa farmer is very challenging, due to changing cocoa prices, bad weather or crop diseases. However, they also found out that belonging to a Fair Trade co-operative makes a huge difference to the lives of the farmers and their families. They get a fair price for their crops as well as the Fair Trade premium which the community can use to get better healthcare and education for the families. 
Our afternoon really made us think about injustice and how we can also make a difference by considering the products we choose to buy.