Chapter 29 - Fairer than Fair Trade
Colleen Arendt
Synopsis
Molly, an avid coffee drinker, heads to Guatemala for a spring break service trip. She meets De La Gente, an NGO that has helped transform communities through their model of direct trade coffee. Molly sees how this model creates a ripple effect through the community and changes how she thinks about her coffee consumption.
Keywords: Direct Trade, Fair Trade, Coffee, Development, NGOs, Sustainability
Key Takeaways and Take a Stand Form
Key Takeaways
- Global coffee trade perpetuates a cycle of poverty.
- Fair trade isn’t the panacea people think it is.
- There is a way for NGOs to work collaboratively and transparently with the communities in which they work.
- How increased profits for the farmers can stimulate a local economy.
- DLG’s unique model of generating their own revenue from tourism and service trips instead of taking any profits from the coffee sales.
Take a Stand Form
- Take a Stand Form (DOC 18KB)