ACE, a certified NPO, is working to protect children from child labor in the cacao producing region of Ghana.
We are calling for nationwide independent screenings of the film “Valentine Brotherhood,” a story of the struggles of Japanese girls who took a step forward to face the reality of child labor in Ghana, where cacao, the raw material for chocolate, is produced.

The film “Valentine Brotherhood” is the story of three ordinary Japanese girls who encountered, worried about, and fought against the problem of child labor in Ghana, Africa. The film tells the story of their struggle to confront the reality of child labor, which forces many children to work on cacao farms and prevents them from attending school, and to take a small step forward with the hope that everyone in Japan will choose “chocolates with true love” made through fair trade on Valentine’s Day.

The year 2025 is an important year because it marks the deadline for achieving Goal 8.7 (elimination of child labor) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations, but there is still a mountain of issues to be addressed. We would like to ask for your cooperation in conducting a voluntary film to inform as many people as possible about the reality of child labor in cacao production areas during the period when chocolate is most consumed.

Since the authorized NPO ACE produced this film in 2012, it has been shown a total of 431 times throughout Japan (data as of the end of June 2024), and in February 2025, voluntary screenings are already scheduled in Tokyo, Saitama, and Chiba.
Search site for scheduled independent screenings: https://www.cinemo.info/theater_list.html