I am quite new to “tweeting” but lots of young people are red hot. I was really pleased today when a tweet came along from a group of pupils from Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate school (Wow – what a name) about their efforts for Fairtrade and I saw it!
A local charity called the Otesha Project had worked together with a group of pupils with a passion to fight for Fairtrade within their school. Together they presented a proposal to staff and school governors to make their school a recognised Fairtrade school- and it was accepted. A fabulous committed effort.
Wonderful news and it just shows how individuals and groups of determined people (human beings) can really make a difference. When I visited India I met some of the cotton farmers who grow the Fairtrade certified cotton we use. They showed me first hand the difference Fairtrade can make.
Just like the ripple in the pond theory. A small stone dropped in a pond causes ever increasing ripples. The Challoner pupils have dropped quite a large stone and the ripples will be quite a force. I really love it when students move things along and actually lead their school or university to change.