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Hornsea Local Market traders
FAIRTRADE HORNSEA
We are a community, which has made a commitment to supporting Fairtrade, and through it to support disadvantaged farmers and workers in developing countries.
Fairtrade is a tool to eradicate poverty and at Hornsea Local Market we sell food, household goods, gifts, toys, jewellery and much more - all of which guarantee the producers a living wage and a premium to be used, by the community, for better living conditions and development.
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Read the inspiring story of Esperanza, the first woman to assume the management of a coffee cooperative in Peru, a country where only three women hold this position. 🙌
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Esperanza Dionisio welcomes us in the cafeteria of the Pangoa Cooperative. She is a woman of small stature, a serene gaze and leisurely talk. But also, we would soon discover, of great vitality and inexhaustible energy. At 12, her parents travelled with her to Satipo and took her horse riding in the...Today is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade. Meanwhile, there are more people are enslaved today than at any other time in history.
How can we tackle this? → bit.ly/2ObYtVT
"Consumers must demand Fairtrade or ethically sourced avocados." 🥑
theguardian.com
Feckless hipster that it is, this month How to Eat is brunching on avo toast. But is that avo ‘smashed’ or sliced? Is sourdough the only way to go? And should this remain a bacon-free zone?
I should think you can eat it any way you like 😂😂😂
But where to find them?
Minus the manky green slimey stuff
We are so excited about the new Gender Leadership School that has been launched by the Fair Trade Network of Asia- Pacific Producers NAPP. It aims to equip women and young people from Fairtrade certified organisations across South East Asia to take on leadership roles in their communities.
Learn more → bit.ly/2Ha8zVs
Launch of Gender Leadership School (GLS) for South East Asia region
fairtradenapp.org
Fairtrade – Network of Asia and Pacific Producers (NAPP) launched the second Gender Leadership School (GLS) in June in Indonesia, South East Asia. GLS is targeting women and youth from Fairtrade certified organizations across South East Asia to increase their capabilities to take leadership and ma..."Selling their coffee through Fairtrade provides a more secure income for the family enabling them to protect the environment and take measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change." 🌱
NSCAG news: Fairtrade helps farmers to combat the impact of climate change
nicaraguasc.org.uk
The Urbina family live in the community of Las Escaleras in the Department of Matagalpa where they have seven hectares of land called Finca Los Pinos. Under the canopy of hardwood and pine trees, the family grows Fairtrade coffee, cacao, maize, beans, and a very diverse variety of vegetables, ...
We should stop using those supermarkets who are replacing actual fair trade with their faux imitations. Fair trade us a force for good.
Yes it’s good food too, chocolate is very yummy
The climate crisis affects every single one of us, especially the farmers, but we can all make a difference. 🌍 #MondayMotivation
Learn more → bit.ly/Fairtrade-ClimateCoalition
Go Greta !
...heard that about a mosquito (try spending a night sharing room with one - you'll know how effective a tiny thing can be....)
