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Fairtrade Family Portrait Episode 1: Amie’s Story – What is a Fairtrade co-operative?

Fairtrade Family Portrait is a four-part film series about a family of cocoa farmers and the difference that Fairtrade has made to their lives. Meet Amie, Sidie, Lucia and Gbassay!

What is a Fairtrade co-operative? Amie is part of a Fairtrade co-operative in Sierra Leone. In this episode, we learn how being part of a co-operative makes a difference to farmers like Amie.

Download Amie’s Activity Pack on the right hand side of this page for a collection of follow-up resources suitable for KS2 and KS3, and Second and Third Level in Scotland.

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