It’s estimated that more than two million children are working under hazardous conditions on cocoa plantations in West Africa, and some are slaves, according to Save the Children.
Save the Children teams in West Africa focus on improving outcomes for children and their families - and girls in particular. “Start at Easter to check the label, and do it every week at the supermarket as well. Don’t buy products that we know are harmful to children.”“As a family business we need to support other small family businesses out there, and whether they are directly next to us or on the other side of the world,” said Madelaine Partsioglou, from Xocolatl Artisan Chocolates in Melbourne.
“On our marketing materials we have our family-to-family statement and we make the conscious decision to only purchase Fairtrade certified couverture chocolate” Madelaine Partsioglou explainedHome to 15 million child brides: child marriage still rampant in Ethiopia Easter is a busy time for the chocolate making family, producing handmade delicacies for their three Melbourne stores.