Archive for January, 2010
Panic in Pakistan
On 4 January 2010 the Hunza District of Pakistan was hit by a devastating landslide. Two villages, including Atta Abad, were forced into the Hunza River. Parts of the main road between Pakistan and China have been destroyed and remaining debris is now blocking the course of the river, which could lead to severe [...]
Customer Spotlight – Cepicafe Peru
Cepicafe, one of Shared Interest’s most established Peruvian Coffee and Cocoa customers has recently been visited by the famous choclatier – Pierre Marcolini.
Marcolini came in search of Peru´s white gold: the Porcelana variety of cacao, so named for its white-coloured cocoa pod from which the beans are extracted. This delicate strain of cocoa, it [...]
Philippines, Haiti and Pakistan….what do they have in common?
Many of us over the festive period were spending time with loved ones, snuggling up on the sofa with the new DVD we got for Christmas and indulging in way too much food and wine. While others all around the globe were struck, without warning by landslides, typhoons and earthquakes.
Haiti, the Philippines and Pakistan have [...]
Surviving Campaign Coffee
“I’m not one for putting letters after my name but if I was I’d have to put SCC after it, Survivor of Campaign Coffee.”
These were the opening words of John Bell at the London Diocese Fairtrade Conference last Saturday. The event is an annual conference, which this year had the title ‘Transforming Lives’, and aimed [...]
Shared Interest supports Bio-Exotica the fairtrade pineapple business
Shared Interest is to loan to Bio-Exotica, a Ghanaian pineapple producer, for the purchase of some much-needed equipment; which will enhance both their sustainability and their social impact.
It just doesn’t seem fair
Perhaps one way of solving this dilemma is to continue raising the profile of fairtrade so that farmers can increase the amount of produce to be sold into the fairtrade market. But how long will that take? And what should be done about it in the meantime?
Shared Interest member receives MBE
Shared Interest member Joe Human of Kewsick, has been awarded an MBE for his services to Oxfam and Fairtrade.
For many years Joe has been committed to raising the profile of Fairtrade in his region, both in his role as Co-ordinator of the Cumbria Fairtrade Network and advisor to the Hadrian’s Wall Fairtrade Steering Group.
From all [...]
Growing the Shared Interest Team
I don’t know many people who truly look forward to coming back to work after the Christmas holidays but for 4 of the Shared Interest staff the New Year also signals a new challenge for the coming year.
We have 4 new members of staff joining the existing team here in Newcastle. Joining our Supporter Relations [...]