Divine Chocolate

Divine Chocolate, founded in Britain in 1998, counts cocoa farmers as its biggest group of shareholders. Kuapa Kokoo, Ghana's largest co-operative, with a membership of 45,000 cocoa growers, owns 45% of Divine and has two seats on its board. Divine bought 1,200 tons of cocoa from Kuapa Kokoo in 2006, all of it on Fairtrade terms. This constituted only 2% of the cocoa beans producted; the remaining 98% of the co-op's production is sold at commodity prices to Ghana's state-run marketing board. In 2007 Divine launched an American affiliate that is one-third owned by Kuapa Kokoo.

Divine Chocolate USA is a member of the Fair Trade Federation and is licensed by TransFair; the U.K. headquarters is a member of IFAT.

Judaica products include Divine Milk Chocolate Coins which can be used as Chanukah gelt; they are only available seasonally (winter time). Each bag has approximately 22 pieces (3 ½ oz.). One side reads "Ghana Freedom and Justice" and the other side reads "Fair Deal for Cocoa Growers".

Chocolate coins can be purchased online at www.serrv.org; they are currently seeking retail outlets. Also available at www.globalexchange.org.
1730 Connecticut Ave. NW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20009 Phone: (202) 332-8913 info@divinechocolateusa.com www.divinechocolateusa.com

Global Exchange

Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. The mission of Global Exchange's Fair Trade Program is to successfully market fairly-traded products in order to (1) increase benefits for producers and consumers through economic fairness, mutual respect, and understanding, and (2) build support for a more sustainable system of trade. They strive to pay a fair price to disadvantaged producers and to support producer-initiated efforts to improve their quality of life. In addition, they seek to increase understanding and activism of U.S. consumers about unfair trade practices and the fair trade alternative.

Global Exchange is a member of the Fair Trade Federation.

Judaica items include notecards, shalom banner, hand-painted menorahs, beeswax Chanukah menorah candles and a Chanukah gift basket.

Products can be ordered directly from their website, www.globalexchangestore.org or from their three stores, two in the California Bay Area and one in Portland. To order the Chanukah candles wholesale, contact www.bigdipperwaxworks.com.
Global Exchange Online Store 110 Capp Street, Second floor San Francisco, CA 94110 (800) 505-4410; (415) 553-4412 Tex Dworkin, Manager of On-line store tex@globalexchange.org www.globalexchangestore.org

Ten Thousand Villages

Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit fair trade organization that markets handcrafted products made by artisans from more than 120 artisan groups in 35 countries. As one of the world’s oldest and largest fair trade organizations, Ten Thousand Villages has spent more than 60 years cultivating long-term buying relationships in which artisans receive a fair price for their work and consumers have access to unique gifts, accessories and home décor from around the world. At Ten Thousand Villages, fair trade is a partnership based on dialogue, mutual understanding, respect and direct contact between ourselves and our artisan partners in developing countries.

Judaica items include silver Chanukah menorahs and papier-mache dreidels.

Ten Thousand Villages is a founding member of the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) and a member of the Fair Trade Federation (FTF).

Judaica products can be purchased online at their website: www.tenthousandvillages.com/catalog/shop.php.
Andrew Martin, E-Commerce Manager Phone: (717) 859-8141 Fax: (717) 859-2622 andrew.martin@tenthousandvillages.com www.tenthousandvillages.com