Archive for April, 2009
Twit or Tweet?
It was only last Friday I was expressing my disdain for social networking. Bored of Facebook, and the idea of being ‘Facebook stalked’ by people who don’t know me, I wasn’t keen on the idea of signing myself up to anything else. But after our team’s New Media briefing I became enthused about Twitter and registered [...]
Update from Kenya
The following is a message from Rachel Ngondo, Shared Interest’s Regional Development Executive – Afrtica.
It was good meeting you all last month and catching up again. We had lots of fun too!
Back in Nairobi and reflecting about my trip to the UK for the last few weeks.
It is always a pleasure for me to meet [...]
Putting market access into practice: reaching the bottom billion through corporate supply and distribution chains
Nice presentation by David Croft, Cadbury’s Sustainability Director at the Business Fights Poverty event discussing “Putting market access into practice: reaching the bottom billion through corporate supply and distribution chains.
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Fairtrade ‘well positioned during recession’
One of the most often asked questions asked at events that we attend is, ‘how is Fairtrade holding up in this economic downturn?’ The answer we give is always, ’so far so good.’ I’ve just come across another blog post that quotes Giles Robertson, interim director of marketing at the Fairtrade Foundation, providing further evidence [...]
Shared Interest on Ethical.tv
Just a quick note to let you know that our latest video from Costa Rica is now on Ethical.tv. You can access the video here.
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New Office, New Customers, New Demand for Shared Interest!
Despite the calendar saying we are now here at the beginning of the autumn, the summer refuses to abandon Lima. So, it has been very nice to start working with warm weather! And I am now writing you from my improvised new “office”: my bedroom. Luckily, from this position, I cannot see my bed! Nevertheless, [...]
Farmers of the World Unite!
For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolised the struggles of workers around the globe. Join us to celebrate the creative struggles of small-scale farmers who are working with consumers to re-shape our unsustainable food system, through Fairtrade and local food.
Live Music, Performance Poetry, Speakers – Sophi Tranchell of Divine Chocolate and Nick Saltmarch [...]
Cotton On…
As calm is restored after Fairtade Fortnight up creeps World Fair Trade Day. This year Saturday the 9th of May has been designated World Fair Trade Day. Dubbed ‘The Big Bang’ people across the world will be uniting for this day of events, including fairtrade breakfasts and talks.
Cotton On is an event organised by Bristol Fairtrade [...]
Exciting partnerships in South Africa
South Africa is one of the strongest economies in Southern Africa – and provides economic shelter for many in the region – through jobs, skills transfer and trade. Yet it is at cross-roads. Numerous Government poverty alleviation strategies since 1994 have not been effective enough to stem the rising tide of poverty, and the gap [...]
Swimming the length of the English Channel
Dear Friends,
As many of you already know Shared Interest Foundation does some amazing work in order to help people in the developing world work their way out of poverty. This work, whether it be a small grant to pay for an organisation to attend a trade fair or an intensive three year training course changes poeples [...]