How to contribute to a social just world? The experience in Portugal

3. Children take action

Finally, a discussion can be held with children to reflect on activities to design and implement that focus on raising the school community's awareness of social inequalities or small local actions that students can undertake.   

Example of possibilities:

• organize a farmers' or Fairtrade market at school;
• make posters and brochures to inform the school community on social inequalities and Fairtrade;
• engage in activities with other peers to raise their awareness of social inequalities and Fairtrade.

With younger children (7-10 years old), we discussed how we could change the unjust distribution in trade (“what can we do?”, considering activity 4.1. Inequalities in trade). 

Older students (12-15 years old) co-designed and implemented two activities with their younger peers (10-12 years old): Activity 4.2. Food available in each country: Is it fair? and Activity 4.1. Inequalities in trade. One group of older children presented to their younger peers their research on school mechanisms to reduce inequalities: Activity 4.3. Our school and inequalities.