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December 2018 - Newsletter Video Blog Summary

December 2018 - Newsletter Video Blog Summary

December 2018

This December I participated at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market,
Abu Dhabi, for the third time.

 

 Attended a workshop with Bel Pesce and was included in the top 25 Fairtrade blogs on Feedspot for 2019 on the internet.

 

 

Swiss Business Council Christmas Market,

Abu Dhabi, 2018

This December I was privileged and honoured to participate at the Swiss Business Council for the third time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms Claudine Maagar and Sabeena Ahmed at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market 2018

Ms Claudine Maagar and Sabeena Ahmed at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market 2018

Swiss Business Council Xmas Market Chalets, Abu Dhabhi 2018

Christmas Chalets

Sabeena Ahmed and The Little Fair Trade Shop at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2018

Sabeena Ahmed and The Little Fair Trade Shop

 

From the 5-8 December I participated at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market, 2018, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

 

Sabeena Ahmed and The Little Fair Trade Shop at the Swiss Business Council Abu Dhabi 2018

 The Little Fair Trade Shop

 

Sabeena Ahmed and The Little Fair Trade Shop at the Swiss Business Council Xmas Market 2018 Abu Dhabi UAE
 The Little Fair Trade Shop at the Swiss Business Council
Christmas Market, December 2018

 

Sabeena Ahmed at the Swiss Business Council Xmas Market Abu Dhabi 2018

 

The Little Fair Trade Shop - Night time at the Swiss Business Council Xmas Market 2018

 Night time at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market, Abu Dhabi 

 

Fairtrade Recycled Pencil Clock sold by The Little Fair Trade Shop at the Swiss Business Council Xmas Market 2018 Abu Dhabi UAE
Fairtrade Recycled Pencil Clock and other fairtrade gifts

 

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 health and shoulders during the event.
 
Fairtrade customer at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market, Abu Dhabi 2018
Fairtrade heart fan

 

Ladies modelling singing bell and star at the Swiss Business Council Xmas Market 2018

 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.

 

Fairtrade hand made bespoke gifts

 Fairtrade mini hand knitted dinosaurs at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market, Abu Dhabi 2018
 Fairtrade mini dinosaurs
 
Fairtrade Recycled Bicycle Wheel Frame at the Swiss Business Council Christmas Market 2018
Fairtrade Recycled Bicycle Wheel Frame

 

Fairtrade Elephant Globe at the Swiss Business Council Xmas Market 2018
 Fairtrade Elephant Globe and other home accessories

 

Fairtrade Recycled Bicycle Wheel and fairtrade boxes retailed by the Little Fair trade Shop at the Swiss Business Council xmas market Abu Dhabhi 2018
Fairtrade Recycled Bicycle Wheel and fairtrade boxes

 

Fairtrade Frida Kahlo hand embroidered wall hanging retailed by Sabeena Ahmed and The Little Fair Trade Shop, Swiss Business Council Xmas Market Abu Dhabi 2018
Fairtrade Frida Kahlo hand embroidered wall hanging

 

 Fairtrade hand crochet octopuses needing a new home at the Swiss Business Council Xmas Market Abu Dhabi 2018 retailed by Sabeena Ahmed and The Little Fair Trade Shop

Fairtrade hand crochet octopuses needing a new home at

the Swiss Business Council Xmas Market

 

Fairly traded In The Desert Children's Book retailed by The Little Fair Trade Shop at the Swiss Business Council Xmas Market Abu Dhabi 2018

Fairly traded In The Desert Children's Book

 

Fairly traded singing bell stars retailed by The Little Fair Trade Shop at the Swiss Business Council Xmas Market Abu Dhabi 2018

Fairly traded singing bell stars

 

 

 

 

 

Workshop with Bel Pesce

I had the good fortune to attend a workshop with Bel Pesce at the Youth Hub, Emirates Towers.

 

 

 Workshop with Bel Pesce at the Youth Hub, Emirates Towers, Dubai December 2018 with Sabeena Ahmed

Bel Pesce

 

BSEP and Badiri Academy ladies attending a workshop with Bel Pesce, Dubai, December 2018

BSEP and Badiri Academy ladies attending a workshop with Bel Pesce,

Dubai, December 2018

 

BSEP and Badiri Academy ladies attending a workshop with Bel Pesce, Dubai, December 2018

Productivity is self awareness slide

 

BSEP and Badiri Academy ladies attending a workshop with Bel Pesce, Dubai, December 2018

4. Happy New Day!

 

 

BSEP and Badiri Academy ladies attending a workshop with Bel Pesce, Dubai, December 2018

Your relationship with social media

 

Sabeena Ahmed attending a workshop with Bel Pesce modelling a fairtrade breast cancer reearch bag, Dubai, December 2018

Sabeena Ahmed with Bel Pesce modelling a fairtrade breast cancer

research bag

 

 

About Bel Pesce

Bel Pesce is a renowned author, mathematician, engineer and computer science genius.

At 18 she received a prestigious scholarship to MIT and spent time working with Microsoft, Google and Deutsche Bank.

She has worked with many pioneering tech firms in Silicon Valley and amassed a huge social media following.

She currently travels around the world to share her knowledge and experience of being a tech start up and female entrepreneur.

It was a wonderful informal workshop where we learnt about her life and successful working techniques.

 

 

 

 

Feedspot - Top 25 Fairtrade Blogs in the world

Awarded Feedspot badge for top 25 Fair Trade blogs on the web

This month the Feedspot website announced that I'd been selected by panelists as one of the Top 25 Fair Trade Blogs of 2019 on the web.

I've attached part of his email below.

Thank you Mr Agarwal your email made my day!

''My name is Anuj Agarwal. I'm Founder of Feedspot.

I would like to personally congratulate you as your blog The Little Fair Trade Shop has been selected by our panelist as one of the Top 25 Fair Trade Blogs on the web.

 

I personally give you a high-five and want to thank you for your contribution to this world. This is the most comprehensive list of Top 25 Fair Trade Blogs on the internet and I’m honored to have you as part of this!

 

Also, you have the honor of displaying the following badge on your blog. Use the below code to display this badge proudly on your blog.''
 

 

 

A very Merry Christmas and a beautiful New Year to all my fairtrade producers, artisans, retailers, wholesalers, valued customers and supporters.

Thank you for supporting fairtrade wherever you live.

Love, peace and blessings

Sabeena X

 

Further Reading and Links

Swiss Business Council

Bel Pesce

Feedspot





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2024 will be 30 years of Fair trade in the United Kingdom.

This webinar was organised by the Fairtrade Foundation UK team.

I have attached photographs of the webinar below for those interested.

All credit and source courtesy of the Fairtrade Foundation team UK.

Translation in Urdu

ایک پرجوش فیئر ٹریڈ مہم چلانے والے اور وکیل کے طور پر میں نے فیئر ٹریڈ فورٹ نائٹ 2024 ویبنار میں شامل ہونے کے لیے مجبور محسوس کیا۔

2024 برطانیہ میں منصفانہ تجارت کے 30 سال ہو گا۔

اس ویبینار کا اہتمام Fairtrade Foundation UK کی ٹیم نے کیا تھا۔

میں نے دلچسپی رکھنے والوں کے لیے ذیل میں ویبینار کی تصاویر منسلک کی ہیں۔

تمام کریڈٹ اور ماخذ بشکریہ Fairtrade Foundation ٹیم UK۔

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My right shoulder was very painful and inflamed again and I have struggled to type this blog.

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I have tried to translate these webinars in Urdu.

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