Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world.
For two weeks each year at the end of February and start of March, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food and drinks. mine our gold and who grow the cotton in our clothes, people who are often exploited and underpaid.
Here in Lancashire the Fairtrade Lancashire Group are organising free events over Zoom which can be booked via Eventbrite
Shared Interest’s Work with Fairtrade Farmers in Africa Friday, 26th February, 2021 at 7pm
Live link with Kodzo Korkortsi, programme manager for Shared Interest Foundation (www.shared-interest.com), based in Ghana. Hear about the Fairtrade producers working against adversity in an environment of climate change and Covid. Kodzo will give an overview of the Foundation’s recent projects including Bees for Business which is working with women beekeepers in Burkina Faso and talk about the Livelihood Security Fund which has been helping producers affected by Covid.
Fairtrade and Climate Change Saturday, 27th February, 2021 at 1pm
Stefan Donnelly from the Campaigns Team at the Fairtrade Foundation will highlight the growing challenges that climate change brings to farmers and workers in the communities Fairtrade works with. The facts are straightforward. Farmers and workers in countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia and Honduras, who have done the least to contribute to climate change, are disproportionately affected by it.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-fairtrade-and-you-tickets-141947156767
United by Fairtrade Wednesday, 3rd March, 2021 at 7pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us more than ever how interconnected we are globally. This interconnection is at the very heart of the Fairtrade message, bringing people of all faiths, and none, together. Adam Gardner, Head of Campaigns at the Fairtrade Foundation, will talk about the challenges currently faced by farmers and workers in the global south – the ‘key workers beyond our borders’ and what we can do
. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/united-by-fairtrade-tickets-141951722423
You can also learn more about Fairtrade Fortnight by clicking here
