A very happy new year to all my friends and family around the world!
This January I started trading at The Boutique Market at JBR, Dubai, UAE.
I invited two wonderful Social Enterprise lecturers from the Middlesex University Dubai to lunch at the Olea Restaurant Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates.
Received a new consignment of fair trade and fairly traded organic toys.
The Boutique Market at JBR
Lego Pop In & Play - The Boutique at the Beach - The Lime Tree Cafe
The Lime Tree Cafe at the Boutique Market JBR
The wonderful ladies JC, Heidi and Iko at the Boutique Market JBR
The ladies at the Boutique Market JBR
JC pricing my fair trade organic toys
Learn to Count Wall Hanging Red
Gorgeous fairly traded T-rex lovingly eaten by a beautiful little fairtrader
Fair Trade Colourful Animal Book
Fair Trade Crochet Octupuses and Owls
The Little Fair Trade Shop at the Boutique Market JBR, DUBAI UAE
Fair Trade Hand Painted Atfaluna Peace Plate
Fairly Traded Dinosaurs
No calories fair trade woolen cupcake bag
The Boutique at the Beach can be found at Jumeirah Beach Residences next to the Pots, Pans and Boards Restaurant The Beach JBR.
I invited senior Social Enterprise lecturers Sandra Stephenson and Shanthi Rajan for lunch at the Olea restarant Kempinski Hotel to discuss fair trade.
It was a lovely afternoon and I hope to develop and long lasting relationship with them and the Middlesex University Dubai.
Shanthi Rajan and Sandra Stephenson supporting the
WFTO's 10 Principles of Fair Trade
The Middlesex University Dubai
Sandra Stephenson's lecture on Social Enterprises
Before the lecture
Social Enterprise lecture
Shu Tan Vietnam
Video about Professor Muhammad Yunus
video here
I have been invited to judge student Social Enterprise presenations 3rd April.
Many thanks to Shanthi and Sandra for this opportunity.
The Middlesex University Dubai
Social Enterprise at the Middlesex University
This year the Fairtrade Foundation organised several webinars about Fairtrade Farmers and the Climate Crisis before and during Fairtrade Fortnight 2023.
I have translated this vlog in Urdu.
اس سال فیئر ٹریڈ فاؤنڈیشن نے فیئر ٹریڈ فورٹ نائٹ 2023 سے پہلے اور اس کے دوران فیئر ٹریڈ فارمرز اور موسمیاتی بحران کے بارے میں کئی ویبنارز کا اہتمام کیا۔
میں نے اس بلاگ کا اردو میں ترجمہ کیا ہے۔
This year's International Women's Day campaign was about embracing equity.
Sadly my right shoulder has been very painful and didn't receive the World Fair Trade Organization tool kit in time and designed my own IWD23 poster.
I decided to write my poster in English and Urdu.
I hope I can record a video for next year.
اس سال خواتین کے عالمی دن کی مہم مساوات کو اپنانے کے بارے میں تھی۔
افسوس کی بات ہے کہ میرا دایاں کندھا بہت تکلیف دہ رہا ہے اور مجھے ورلڈ فیئر ٹریڈ آرگنائزیشن ٹول کٹ بروقت نہیں ملی اور میں نے اپنا IWD23 پوسٹر ڈیزائن کیا۔
میں نے اپنا پوسٹر انگریزی اور اردو میں لکھنے کا فیصلہ کیا۔
مجھے امید ہے کہ میں اگلے سال کے لیے ایک ویڈیو ریکارڈ کر سکوں گا۔
This month I continued to heal from my shoulder procedure (January 2022) and am learning to live with pain in my right shoulder.
I participated in several webinars the first being the World Cancer Day 2023.
The second webinar was organised the World Pulse Changemaker Lab 2022 Program.
I participated in Fairtrade Fortnight 2023 which commenced February 27th - 12th March.