27 February - 11 March 2012
Show your support for Fairtrade this year by getting involved in Fairtrade Fortnight 2012.
Visit the Fairtrade Fortnight website >
Fairtrade Fortnight, 27 February - 11 March 2012, will mark the 20th anniversary since the launch of Fairtrade in the UK.
The theme in 2012 is 'Take a step' and the Fairtrade Foundation is asking everyone to take a step for Fairtrade. It can be a simple step, like swapping your tea to Fairtrade, or a bigger step, like asking everyone in your office to do it too.
Visit the Fairtrade Fortnight website for more information.
Read an interview with Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation.
Fairtrade Fortnight resources
Download our Learn school assemblies. They challenge children to think about what is fair and unfair and to understand what is meant by fair trade.
Primary assemblies (7-11 years old):
Secondary assemblies (11-14 years old):
Fairtrade prayer
As I drink my coffee
I think of the hands that tended the beans
The hands that harvested the crop
The hands that paid for it and took it
The hands that loaded it onto a ship to bring it halfway across the world
The hands that operated the machines that roasted it and processed it
The hands that put it onto the supermarket shelf
The hands that hesitate in front of a bewildering choice of brands
And my hands, cradled round a cup.
