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.
£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.
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Deborah and Brenda celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight 2019, Dubai, UAE
Padmini modelling the fairtrade banner
Edwige celebrates Fairtrade Fortnight 2019, Dubai, UAE
The gorgeous ladies celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight Dubai 2019
Divine Chocolate bars
More fairtrade Divine chocolate hearts
Divine Chocolate Eggs and miniatures
Fairtrade literature, Fairtrade Fortnight 2019 leaflet, stickers,
and Campaign Resource Pamphlet
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.
This years Fairtrade Fortnight Campaign is She Deserves a Living Income.
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.
Dates: Monday 25 February - Sunday 10 March 2019
THE STORY OF CHOCOLATE: UNWRAPPING THE BAR
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 interview below.
Ebrottié is married with 6 children, and has been farming cocoa since 1992. He is also the General Secretary of his cooperative, CEAA.
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
SHOW OFF YOUR FAIRTRADE LABEL AND SUPPORT FAIRTRADE
Deborah and Julia fairtrade supporters in Dubai
The wonderful ladies Dubai supporting Fairtrade Fortnight 2019 Dubai UAE
Sabeena Ahmed celebrates Fairtrade Fortnight 201, Dubai, UAE
My right shoulder is still very painful and inflamed again and I have struggled to type this blog.
Despite my pain I managed to attend a webinar and record videos about PIE Community members expressing an interest to join.
I celebrated World Cancer Day 2024 by creating a poster in Urdu and English.
I participated in a School for Social Entrepreneur webinar with Chris Hines MBE.
Translation in Urdu
My sister sent me links to webinars about Great Mental Health Day which took place 26th January 2024.
I am grateful to all the guest speakers and trainers who took time out of their busy schedules to talk about Suicide Prevention, Bereavement and Write to Speak Your Poetry.
Translation in Urdu
میری بہن نے مجھے عظیم دماغی صحت کے دن کے بارے میں ویبینرز کے لنکس بھیجے جو 26 جنوری 2024 کو ہوا تھا۔
میں ان تمام مہمان مقررین اور ٹرینرز کا مشکور ہوں جنہوں نے اپنے مصروف شیڈول میں سے وقت نکال کر خودکشی کی روک تھام، سوگ اور اپنی شاعری لکھنے کے بارے میں بات کی۔
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all my fair trade friends and family around the world.
My right shoulder is still very painful and inflamed again and I have struggled to type this blog.
Despite my pain I managed to attend a webinar and record videos about PIE Community members expressing an interest to join.
I joined a couple of sessions about Mental Health and Suicide Training.
These sessions were organised by THRIVE LDN.
Translation in Urdu
نیا سال مبارک ہو!
دنیا بھر میں میرے تمام منصفانہ تجارتی دوستوں اور اہل خانہ کو نیا سال مبارک ہو۔
میرا دایاں کندھا اب بھی بہت تکلیف دہ ہے اور دوبارہ سوجن ہے اور میں نے اس بلاگ کو ٹائپ کرنے کے لیے جدوجہد کی ہے۔
اپنی تکلیف کے باوجود میں ایک ویبنار میں شرکت کرنے اور کمیونٹی کے ممبران کے بارے میں ویڈیوز ریکارڈ کرنے میں کامیاب ہو گی جو اس میں شامل ہونے میں دلچسپی کا اظہار کرتے ہیں۔
میں دماغی صحت اور خودکشی کی تربیت کے بارے میں کچھ سیشنز میں شامل ہوے۔
ان سیشنز کا اہتمام THRIVE LDN نے کیا تھا۔
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