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Fairtrade Fortnight 2019 - Dubai and the United Arab Emirates

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Apr 16, 2019

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25 February – 10 March 2019 For two weeks each year, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to celebrate the people who grow our food, people who live in some of the poorest countries in the world and who are often exploited and badly paid. This year the Fairtrade Foundation London UK are focusing on the people, in particular the women who grow the cocoa in the chocolate we love so much.
25 February – 10 March 2019 For two weeks each year, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to celebrate the people who grow our food, people who live in some of the poorest countries in the world and who are often exploited and badly paid. This year the Fairtrade Foundation London UK are focusing on the people, in particular the women who grow the cocoa in the chocolate we love so much.
Many thanks to Padmini for modelling the fairtrade banner. Love the smile! :)
Many thanks to Padmini for modelling the fairtrade banner. Love the smile! :)
Many thanks to Deborah and Brenda for modelling the fairtrade banner at such short notice Beautiful smiles for fairtrade.
Many thanks to Deborah and Brenda for modelling the fairtrade banner at such short notice Beautiful smiles for fairtrade.
Many thanks to Edwige for promoting the She Deserves Water On poster. Very grateful and appreciative of your support. :)
Many thanks to Edwige for promoting the She Deserves Water On poster. Very grateful and appreciative of your support. :)
She Deserves a Living Income - Don't Feed Exploitation Choose Fairtrade £1.86* is the amount a cocoa farmer in West Africa needs to earn each day in order to achieve a living income. Currently, a typical cocoa farmer in Cote d’Ivoire lives on around 74p** a day. Almost all cocoa farmers in West Africa live in poverty. For the women the situation is even worse. They may plant and harvest on the farm, look after children, carry water, collect wood, cook and clean for the family, and transport the cocoa beans to market but often with fewer rights than men. I'm campaigning with millions of others for a living income to become a reality for cocoa farmers in West Africa. Change can happen if we tell governments, chocolate companies and retailers to make the commitments and policies necessary, then we can make it happen.
She Deserves a Living Income - Don't Feed Exploitation Choose Fairtrade £1.86* is the amount a cocoa farmer in West Africa needs to earn each day in order to achieve a living income. Currently, a typical cocoa farmer in Cote d’Ivoire lives on around 74p** a day. Almost all cocoa farmers in West Africa live in poverty. For the women the situation is even worse. They may plant and harvest on the farm, look after children, carry water, collect wood, cook and clean for the family, and transport the cocoa beans to market but often with fewer rights than men. I'm campaigning with millions of others for a living income to become a reality for cocoa farmers in West Africa. Change can happen if we tell governments, chocolate companies and retailers to make the commitments and policies necessary, then we can make it happen.

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2019 - DUBAI UAE 



Do you love chocolate? So do I!



This year I celebrated Fairtrade Fortnight 2019 Dubai, UAE with fairtrade friends.



This year the Fairtrade Foundation are focusing on the people, in particular the women, who grow the cocoa in the chocolate we love so much. 



How much do you really know about chocolate?



Take the chocolate quiz.



https://chocolatequiz.fairtrade.org.uk/?fbclid=IwAR0VA9nxumI7M7yG6GbuSJr...  



WHAT DOES FAIR TRADE MEAN?



Fairtrade very simply means social and trade justice for all!



Fairtrade is a simple way each one of us can make a difference through our everyday choices.



It’s about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world.



Fairtrade aims to enable the poorest farmers and workers to improve their position and have more control over their lives.



On top of the agreed Fairtrade minimum price producers also receive the Fairtrade premium.



How it’s spent is voted on democratically by farmers and workers.



This is development as decided by the people who will benefit from it.



After all, they’re the ones best placed to make it work the hardest. Roads have been laid, nurseries equipped and helpful new tools have been put to work all thanks to the Fairtrade premium.



For those who would like to learn more I recorded a video about fairtrade and have attached the video below



 



WHAT IS FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT?



For two weeks each year, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to celebrate the people who grow our food, people who live in some of the poorest countries in the world and who are often exploited and badly paid.



This year the Fairtrade Foundation are focusing on the people, in particular the women, who grow the cocoa in the chocolate we love so much. 



She Deserves a Living Income - Don't Feed Exploitation Choose Fairtrade



Rosine Bekoin is a mum of five, cocoa farmer and member of CAYAT co-operative in Côte d’Ivoire.



Rosine is slightly unusual as cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire go – because she owns and runs her 2.5-hectare farm, which was passed to her from her mother. Normally it is men who own farms and earn the income from them. Rosine first sold her cocoa as Fairtrade in 2016.



You can watch Rosine's video below.



£1.86* is the amount a cocoa farmer in West Africa needs to earn each day in order to achieve a living income. 



Currently, a typical cocoa farmer in Cote d’Ivoire lives on around 74p** a day. Almost all cocoa farmers in West Africa live in poverty.



For the women the situation is even worse. They may plant and harvest on the farm, look after children, carry water, collect wood, cook and clean for the family, and transport the cocoa beans to market but often with fewer rights than men. 



I'm campaigning with millions of others for a living income to become a reality for cocoa farmers in West Africa. 



Change can happen if we tell governments, chocolate companies and retailers to make the commitments and policies necessary, then we can make it happen. 



Source: Fairtrade Foundation



 



GET INVOLVED



If you would like to support fair trade please read about fair trade coffee, cotton, tea, sugar, bananas, gold, flowers or chocolate and get involved.



Please read the following links



https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/Buying-Fairtrade/Bananas



https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/Buying-Fairtrade/Chocolate



https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/Buying-Fairtrade/Coffee



https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/Buying-Fairtrade/Gold



https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/Buying-Fairtrade/Cotton



https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/Buying-Fairtrade/Flowers



https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/Buying-Fairtrade/Sugar



https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/Buying-Fairtrade/Tea



Source: Fairtrade Foundation 



GET INVOLVED NOW!!!



Thank you for reading and supporting fairtrade wherever you are.



Love, peace and blessings



Sabeena




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