The Alford Fairtrade Group met via ZOOM on the 24th of September to discuss moving forward into 2021. Normally the run-up to Christmas would be a busy time for the group with coffee mornings and sales of work. However, this year has turned out very different with Covid putting a stop to many such activities. And though it might seem all doom and gloom the group did find some positive things to speak about. Take a peek at the Fairtrade website (www.fairtrade.net) and you’ll see that the Fairtrade Relief Fund is helping farmers, producers and their communities across Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas cope with the impact of Covid crisis. With the help of these funds individuals and communities have pulled together to help one another during this terrible crisis. In Ghana the Asunafo North Farmers Union Co-op provided funds for radio programmes to disseminate information on how to prevent the spread of the virus, and in Kenya the Machakos Coffee Cooperative Union of 60,000 farmers were supplied with face masks and hand washing facilities. Good news indeed! And though we won’t be having our usual Fairtrade ‘tables’ this year there’s still time for you to buy that special gift. The Traidcraft website (www.traidcraftshop. co.uk) has plenty of gifts for the home and garden, gifts for special occasions including birthdays, anniversaries and, of course, Christmas! And it’s so easy; you can either order online or have a catalogue sent direct to your home. Finally, the Alford Fairtrade Group would like to thank everyone who has come to their sales, contributed and helped out at our stalls throughout the year, and continued to support Fairtrade by buying Fairtrade goods. If anyone would like to hear more about the group and what we do you can find us on Facebook (Alford Fairtrade Group) or you can contact us via email at: alfordfairtradegroup@gmail.com
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