To celebrate #FairTradeMonth we explore some of the Fair World Project reasons for #WhyFairTrade
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Meet Sean, one of the co-founders of the Freedom Café here in Durham!
Sean started off as a General Manager and Strategic Planner in the very beginning of the café, and is currently Interim Chair of the Board of Directors.
▪️ 78 guests visit the exhibit, engaging in conversations about human trafficking and conscious consumerism.
▪️ 26 Guest shared their knowledge of human trafficking through a short survey.
▪️ 22 said they learned a significant amount about human trafficking through the exhibit.
▪️ 20 said they want to take further action and are more likely to support Fair Trade products.
“When I think about the freedom cafe, and the mission to secure human rights for those in need, I see that it has become a part of me as a public health graduate student at Cornell."
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Did you know that an average of 173 million tons of sugar are produced worldwide each year, and much of it comes from farms that use forced labor child labor and event forced child labor in countries like Mexico, India, Bolivia, and more. Being aware of your sugar consumption and where you are sourcing your ingredients is the first step towards becoming a conscious consumer!
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