Fair Champions

Challenges

Many young people today have limited awareness of how everyday consumption choices—such as clothing and footwear—impact the environment, global resources, and the lives of workers in production countries. Complex topics like fair trade, sustainability, and responsible consumption are often not presented in ways that are engaging or accessible to students.

As a result, there is a growing need to equip young learners with the knowledge and critical thinking skills required to make informed and responsible choices in an increasingly interconnected world.

Our Response

Fair Champions is a global learning and educational initiative designed to inspire and empower students to adopt more conscious and sustainable lifestyles. Since 2015, the project has been implemented in primary and secondary schools in Berlin, where trained facilitators work closely with students through interactive workshops.

Using creative and participatory methods such as videos, quizzes, discussions, and games, students explore the lifecycle of everyday products like t-shirts and shoes—from raw materials to finished goods. The project highlights the connections between consumer behavior in Germany and its social and environmental impacts worldwide, fostering a deeper sense of global responsibility.

what we do

Interactive Learning Workshops

We deliver engaging school workshops using videos, games, and discussions to explore sustainability, fair trade, and responsible consumption.

Creative & Practical Experiences

Through themed sewing workshops and hands-on activities, students design and produce their own sustainable t-shirts while expressing social messages.

Understanding Global Supply Chains

Students discover the journey of textiles and leather goods, examining how production impacts people, resources, and the environment worldwide.

Training & Experiential Learning

We organise training sessions for educators and facilitators in the fair trade field, as well as sustainable field trips that connect classroom learning with real-world experiences.

Through Fair Champions, students gain practical knowledge, creative skills, and a deeper understanding of global connections between consumption, production, and sustainability. The project empowers them to think critically, act responsibly, and become informed ambassadors for fair trade and more sustainable lifestyles.

Project Details

School workshops:

primary school (5./6. grades)
secondary school (7./8. grades)

Training for trainers:

Teachers and school administrators
Multiplicators of Global Learning and Education
Interested participants living in Berlin

School Workshops

2 Workshop-Blocks per school year (1 block in every school semester)
2-Day Workshops
each day is 4,5 hours (incl. breaks)

Training for trainers

2 offline workshops per year
2-day-workshops
each day 4,5 h (incl. breaks)

Holiday programs:

5 days holiday program
4 h each day

Sewing Workshops:

monthly workshops with special themes (check eventcalender)

Topics:

Understanding global textile supply chains
Working conditions and waste management in the textile industry
Principles of fair trade and different fair-trade labels
Fair trade, fair fashion and their impact on the so called Global South
Sustainable textile consumption

Curriculum Links:

Social Sciences (Grades 5–6)

Fashion and Consumerism – Joining in at Any Cost?

Economics, Work and Technology

(Grades 7–8)

Markets, Economic Cycles and Political Frameworks
Product Development, Planning, Production and Evaluation
Clothing, Fashion and Textile Processing

Interested in a workshop

Phone: +49 30 29007192

Contact person: Judith Ellfeldt

Students Engaged

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Before participating in this program, I never really thought about where my clothes come from or how my choices affect others. Now I understand the impact of consumption, and I feel more responsible for the decisions I make every day

Stephanie Student, Berlin

Fair Champions has been an incredibly effective way to introduce complex global issues to students in a simple and engaging way. It encourages critical thinking while also inspiring positive behavioural change.

Frau Freyer Teacher

What makes this project special is how it connects global challenges to everyday life. You can truly see students becoming more aware, more thoughtful, and more engaged with the world around them.

Nina Program Trainer