Papapaa DVD and photo pack for schools – Review

I would like to thank the kind folks of Comic Relief, especially Laura Falk and Kate Jones, for letting me have a copy of this pack for review purposes here on the “Ethical Living Review”, which I was kindly given at the Fairtrade Fortnight launch event on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at the South Bank in London.

I have now, finally, have had the time to watch the DVD and get down to reviewing the pack.

The photos are brilliant in illustrating, away from the DVD, the issues about cocoa growing, chocolate and Fairtrade, and the DVD is highly informative and I must say that even I, a writer and journalist, have learned a great deal about this issue, e.g. the production of cocoa and chocolate.

The DVD and photo pack support the Pa Pa Paa interactive website. Order the pack and you will receive:

• 35 minute modular DVD film explaining how cocoa is harvested, traded, processed and retailed; and how one school used Fairtrade chocolate to launch an awareness campaign
• 30 minutes of DVD extras - including harvesting, chocolate production, nutrition and Fairtrade
• 20 high quality A4 images illustrating the cocoa journey from bean to bar, plus other images of characters introduced on the website showing where they live and work

Information on the DVD is most suitable for Key Stage 3 but many sections are great for Key Stages 2 and 4 as well.

The DVD and photo pack costs £8.00 including postage and packing.

ORDER BY PHONE, FAX OR POST

Phone 01795 427614 (credit card payment required)

Send a cheque made payable to “Comic Relief Education Distribution Service” or purchase order to:

COMIC RELIEF EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION SERVICE
Education House
Castle Road
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 3RL

To order by Fax you will need to download the official order from from the website here (this is a PDF document) and then Fax with an official purchase order to 01795 437988.

The Dubble chocolate bar that is mentioned and referred to in the DVD and the pack I have reviewed here.

© Michael Smith (Veshengro), February 2008