New Fair Trade Venture
WearFair will soon be joined by a new fair trade venture, LearnFair, after I won a £4,000 grant from UnLtd, a charity that supports social entrepreneurs.
LearnFair will specialise in fair trade school stationary equipment - and aims to increase knowledge of fair trade within our schools. We are in the process of setting-up a womens's co-operative in China, which will produce a pilot product.
I'm very keen on involving China, as it is a country that desperately needs more fair trade co-operatives, given the poor record of human rights and working conditions. Many people see China as a threat - economically and environmentally. But its economic growth has not seen an increase in living conditions in all areas of society, as rapid urbanisation has resulted in desperate poverty in some of its major cities. Arguably the best way to improve China's environmental record is through education, which is at the heart of the fair trade mechanism.
I will keep you posted with the development of the project on the WearFair blog.
LearnFair will specialise in fair trade school stationary equipment - and aims to increase knowledge of fair trade within our schools. We are in the process of setting-up a womens's co-operative in China, which will produce a pilot product.
I'm very keen on involving China, as it is a country that desperately needs more fair trade co-operatives, given the poor record of human rights and working conditions. Many people see China as a threat - economically and environmentally. But its economic growth has not seen an increase in living conditions in all areas of society, as rapid urbanisation has resulted in desperate poverty in some of its major cities. Arguably the best way to improve China's environmental record is through education, which is at the heart of the fair trade mechanism.
I will keep you posted with the development of the project on the WearFair blog.
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