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14 Fairtrade stall top tips top tip: work co-operatively Help each other, act responsibly, be honest and open, play your part and give everyone an equal say. top tip: Have some rules Agree how you’ll work together and make decisions. How will you make sure everyone has an equal say? How will you vote on decisions? top tip: Have a plan – and a budget Write down what you’re going to do and how you’ll work as a team: who will do what – and when? Have a budget for buying stock or ingredients and for promotional materials – and stick to it. top tip: Be safe Take responsibility for your safety and that of your friends. Follow your teacher’s instructions about food safety and using equipment. Look after your money and ensure it is locked away in a safe place. This activity was adapted for Fairtrade Fortnight from an existing resource with kind permission from The Co-operative’s Green Schools Revolution. For more resources visit www.greenschools.coop Schools Guide to Fairtrade in 2013 top tip: put customers first Be friendly and helpful! Give everyone a good experience when they come to your stall. top tip: Manage your money Have a ‘float’ of about £10 in change. Take care when you count peoples’ change and ask them to check it before they go. Keep a record of your sales and profits. top tip: Have fun! Co-operatives are about working together and doing something good. top tip: reinvest in your school community – and in communities in the developing world A co-operative is a business that is owned and controlled by its ‘members’ - the people who use its goods and services. As well as developing your enterprise skills, you hope to make a profit! If you’re successful and you do make a profit, decide together what you’ll do with it. You could: • • Invest some in your stall and open it again another time Raise money for Fairtrade to help even more farmers join the Fairtrade movement Remember that in your co-operative, every member gets an equal say in how you use any profits! There’s more help and support for setting up a Fairtrade stall at www.greenschools.coop Teachers and schools can sign up and download more resources to help you run your stall.
Case Study Year 9 at Madani Girls School in Tower Hamlets, London, set up a stall selling Fairtrade products. Their teacher, Talat Anwer, said ‘The girls worked hard running the stall and are really proud of their effort. We are very excited about making the stall a regular feature.’ Margaret Demidecka Fairtrade Award for the Best Fairtrade Fortnight event in a school Learn Have fun Help change the world! The Margaret Demidecka Fairtrade Award was started by the Justice and Peace Group, in memory of the late Margaret Demidecka, a Fairtrade supporter who died suddenly in December 2005. This is the fifth year that the Justice and Peace Group has come together with the Fairtrade Foundation to provide prize money to make the Margaret Demidecka Award a national competition. A cash prize of £350 is offered for the best activities organised in one primary and one secondary school during Fairtrade Fortnight. This prize is to be used to strengthen Fairtrade activities in school. Competition is tough and the judges look for innovation and interesting ideas, and a real understanding of what Fairtrade is. To enter this year’s competition go to fairtrade.org.uk/schools/demidecka Find out more about the Demidecka Award and last year’s winners at fairtrade.org.uk/schools/demidecka What’s more, when your school enters the Demidecka Fairtrade Award and includes a photo of your creative sculpture or artwork, you’ll automatically be entered into our creative competition to win an exciting money-can’t-buy prize! fairtrade.org.uk/gofurther 15
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