Me at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market, Abu Dhabi
This December I received an email from Dr Sara Calvo, Professor at the Middlesex University to say I had won 3rd place in the International Social Innovation Challenge 2016 organised by the Middlesex University Business School.
Many congratulations and best wishes to the other winners Ms Palma Milicevic and Ms Emma Butler for their social enterprise ideas. I have attached my video submission for The Little Fair Trade Shop below for those who are interested.
Could I also praise everyone who entered the challenge, your ideas were inspirational and I am grateful to everyone for their support.
From the 7-10 December I participated at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Me at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market, Abu Dhabi
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms Engel, Ms Maager and the entire Swiss Business Council team for their wonderful professionalism and support. Many thanks to both Ms Engel and Ms Maager for asking about my asthma and health during the event.
Thank you Annie and Helen for designing and printing my beautiful silk banner and sign. It looked gorgeous.
The Little Fair Trade Shop at the Swiss Business Council
Christmas Market, December 2016
Thank you to all the wonderful customers and new friends for supporting The Little Fair Trade Shop and all the amazing fairtrade producers around the world.
I finally created my World Pulse profile to raise awareness for fairtrade and ethical producers and ethical consumerism in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
Please click the Lilfairtrade's first post ''My Fairtrade Journey'' to view photographs and watch artisans and producer group interviews.
As we end this year I would like to wish everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2017.
Love and regards
Sabeena
December 2016 Newsletter Video Blog Summary
Further Reading and Links
The Middlesex University London Business School
Future Learn - Middlesex University London
Social Enterprise: Turning Ideas into Action and the Social Innovation Challenge
Swiss Business Council Christmas Market, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Facebook Page
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I've been meaning to write an article illustrating my fair trade journey for the
Sister-hood team for some time but then I had surgery for a rototar cuff and everything stopped.
After months of painful physiotherapy I finally edited my interview.
This April I was invited to judge 5 social enterprise businesses at the Middlesex University Dubai.
Many thanks to Shanthi Rajan, Sandra Stevenson, Suzannah Fernandes and
Dr Michael Kloep and Dr Cody Paris for their hospitality.
I had the good fortune to travel to Oxford during my visit to the United Kingdom.
I am very grateful to Clare and Miranda for taking time out of their busy schedules to conduct interviews with me.
I look forward to returning to beautiful Oxford soon.