The gory night of gaols and goblins is almost here again, so while your heading to the pool or getting the kids new clothes for school, its not to early to begin thinking of how to make the night a little less scary. And what is scarier than the fact that the Cocoa industry often traffics children to work as slaves, according to UNICEF (The United Nation’s Children’s Fund), 200,000 children in West Africa alone, are living in conditions of forced labor and slavery on cocoa farms.
So why not gear up to join school children of all ages and adults across the US and Canada this Halloween for Reverse Trick or Treating. Individuals and groups will unite to bring awareness to modern slavery in the Cocoa Industry and beyond, by giving Fair Trade chocolate back to adults, as they Trick-or-Treating door-to-door in their communities on Halloween.
How is Reverse Trick or Treating done? The chocolate is attached to a card with information about social and environmental justice issues in the cocoa industry and how buying Fair Trade certified chocolate provides a sustainable solution.
The best part is that, there is no reason for you not to participate, as Reverse Trick-or-Treating kits are FREE (Participants pay the cost of postage only), thanks to the generous donations of Fair Trade chocolate companies: Equal Exchange, Alter Eco, Sweet Earth, and La Siembra (& others in Canada)
DEADLINE TO REQUEST KITS:
Groups (schools, congregations, youth groups, etc): October 1
Individuals: October 13
To order your kits today click here for the United States or here for Reverse Trick-or-Treating in Canada!
