Lesung und Buchvorstellung "The bitter side of sweet"

In the organizer's words:

In cooperation with Peter Hammer Verlag, the district is organizing a reading and discussion about the dark side of cocoa cultivation.

The event is free of charge.

The multi-award-winning book by American author Tara Sullivan, which was published last fall for young people and adults, tells the moving story of 15-year-old Amadou. Together with his little brother, he has been toiling for years without pay on a cocoa plantation in Côte d'Ivoire, closely guarded day and night.

When he has almost given up hope of freedom, an indomitable girl comes to the plantation. She awakens Amadou's long-forgotten spirit of resistance and together they dare to make a dangerous escape.

Narrator Simone Scheuer will read, followed by Moritz Klein, head of Peter Hammer Verlag, talking to presenter Katharina Lipowsky about the book and its background. Helena Jansen, Coordinator for Municipal Development Policy and Fair Trade in the district, puts the event in the context of the district's activities and explains how Xhain contributes to human rights in supply chains.