Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns

Chocolate Slaves

Have you ever thought about where your chocolate comes from, or how it is made? One of the key ingredients in chocolate is the cocoa beans. Did you know that slave labour is involved on cocoa bean farms in countries like Africa? Ivory coast is the major supplier for Nestle. More than 109,000 children are slaves to Ivory Coast's cocoa industry. The children do not know what they are getting into when they begin. They suffer long intense hours, frequent beatings, and they handle poisonous pesticides - all with little or no pay. Fair trade chocolate ensures that the workers get paid for the labour that they are doing. Please read the article, Think About Chocolate Slaves, which I wrote and got published in the Chillwack Times last year.

Hi, my name is Amy Fedrau and I'm seventeen years old. I grew up and currently live on a Dairy Farm, I'm quite accustomed to the farm life. I am in grade 12 and will be graduating in June this year. After graduation I plan to attend UFV, to pursue my dream of becoming an elementary school teacher. Last summer, I volunteered at Camp Squeah (in Hope, BC) as work crew (kitchen and maintenance work). I greatly enjoyed that experience and am planning on going back to camp this summer.

I really enjoy traveling around the world. I have been to many places, such as Hawaii, Mexico, Disneyland, Disneyworld, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, Columbia, and England. I like doing excursions like parasailing and canopy tours.