Comic Relief Funds Fairtrade in Africa
Howard Lake | 27 August 2007 | News
The Fairtrade Foundation is being awarded a grant from Comic Relief of £5m over five years for the development of Fairtrade in Africa to support local people in their efforts to achieve sustainable development in their communities.
The funding aims to contribute to the reduction of poverty in Africa by supporting more farmers and workers to come into Fairtrade, so improving their social and economic position. Existing Fairtrade producers will also benefit by being able to sell greater volumes into international Fairtrade markets.
The Fairtrade Foundation hopes the Comic Relief support for Fairtrade will act as a driver for other funders to get involved by supporting wider investment plans to develop Fairtrade – across Latin America and Asia, as well as Africa. In June a report by the House of Commons International Development Committee recommended that the Department for International Development adopt a much more proactive and strategic approach to Fairtrade. The Foundation is hoping this will result in the government taking a lead nationally and internationally in securing funds for Fairtrade.
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