Fair Trade: Coffee, Fruit, and Communities in Costa Rica and Beyond

This program is designed as an independent study project that uses fair trade to help students think about and understand critical sustainability issues from a global perspective. The project also incorporates elements of global engagement and experiential learning. It encourages students to study and engage with environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability and global justice and provides them with the opportunity to engage with fair trade, a movement that seeks to promote global justice, community development, and sustainability. The program centers on a week-long experience in Costa Rica where students will visit fair trade certified farms and meet with co-op members and stakeholders to learn about fair labor practices, sustainable agricultural practices, and the impact of fair trade on community development.

For more information, contact Noha Shawki or Julian Westerhout.

 

 

 

 

 

See highlights from the 2020 Costa Rica trip.

 

 

 

 

See highlights from the 2019 Costa Rica trip.

 

 

 

 

See highlights from the 2017 Costa Rica trip.