Fairtrade premium is what makes Fairtrade unique. It’s an additional sum of money paid on top of the Fairtrade minimum price that farmers and workers invest in social, environmental and economic developmental projects to improve their businesses and their communities. They decide democratically by committee how to invest the premium. Listen to the full episode to learn more. The post Fair Trade Minded Podcast Ep 2 – What is the Fairtrade premium? appeared first on MFB ..read more

Today we launch our brand new podcast called ‘Fair Trade Minded’. Available on all major platforms Anchor, Spotify, Apple and Google. It’s a great day to do so in line with Fairtrade Fortnight 2021 which also launches in Australia and New Zealand, organised by Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand. The theme this year is about ‘Choose the world you want’. Select Follow and Play button on the Fair Trade Minded podcast to listen and learn more about this annual 2-week celebration of farmers and families working hard to make our world fairer and why raising awareness of trade justice continues til ..read more

On the 12th of June 2020, the world acknowledges a day against child labour where millions of children are stuck in a full-time job in third world nations, developing countries and even developed countries. As young as 5, these kids should be in school, learning and playing. Instead they are found working in horrible and dangerous conditions. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), majority are in agriculture while some are found in industrial and services sectors. The COVID-19 pandemic has also posed more danger to the most vulnerable kids who will likely be victims of human ..read more

It took a health crisis in 2019 to stop me in my tracks! I was leading a crazy busy life juggling family, full time work, running a social enterprise and being involved in various church ministries. When I fell sick, I had to ask the hard questions not knowing whether I could lead a normal life again. What would I have to give up? What would I keep? I spent a lot of time praying and pondering. Should I continue doing what I’m doing with My Fair Baby and advocate for Fair Trade? What difference am I making, if at all? There were times in My Fair Baby journey that I wanted to give ..read more

2019 has kicked off on a high note where I got to visit the community development projects in North India we’ve been supporting as a social enterprise. More on this in future blogs. But if you’ve noticed, there hasn’t been any activity for the past 6 months as I’ve fallen ill which affected my eyesight. It’s been very challenging being visually impaired for many months but thankfully I’m on the road to recovery and can finally get back to blogging to lift up the cause of social justice through fair trade. Whilst the social media front went quiet, our online store is still ticking along ..read more