Tackling the Health Care Debate: Health by the Basketful – 2nd Stop: Cambodia
As we in the US are currently on a quest to understand Healthcare, and its availability and need in this nation and worldwide, we’ve sent our feelers out to some other Fair Traders we know. We’ve recently talked about Peru, our home turf, but now we turn East to Cambodia, where our friend Tom Yesberger, president of Baskets of Cambodia sheds some light into Cambodia’s health care system and how Fair Trade is affecting the health of his artisans.
Continue Reading Add comment January 14, 2010
Tackling the health care debate Fair Trade style: 1st stop – Peru
Recently we wrote we were going to tackle healthcare across the world – specifically how we see it as Fair Traders. To begin, we’re starting with the country we, Lucuma Designs, is working in – Peru.
….“With Peru’s amazing bio-diversity, people in Peru have been lucky and privileged to enjoy and take medicinal plants and natural medicine for thousands of years. Herbal doctors, “curanderos” and/or shamans of all kinds are widely available. And according to our latest survey, over half of our artists, especially in the rural areas trust and use their services regularly. …..
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Mark your calendars
Ok, so we realize we haven’t posted in over a month, but hey, what can we do? We’ve been talking recently about what topic we’d next like to explore. Since healthcare is current debate, we’re planning to tackle it… so stay tuned for more on healthcare across the world and in Fair Trade.
In the meantime, we’ve found this really cool Fair Trade calendar from the Fair Trade Resource Network. Here’s a little more about it (directly from an email i got):
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Environmentally friendly AND educational, the 2010 Fair Trade calendar features winning photographs of Fair Trade artisans and farmers chosen by thousands of voters during an online contest in summer 2009.
Just in time for Fair Trade Month (October), the Fair Trade calendar is now available for sale! 100% of proceeds benefit FTF and FTRN.
The calendar is filled with photographic images of Fair Trade celebrations, craftspeople in action, farmers with their crops, and more. The 12 monthly featured photographs received the highest number of votes in the contest, which was held on Competico.com, and other photos entries from the contest appear throughout the calendar as well.
This colorful, educational calendar includes Fair Trade Fast Facts and Take Action boxes throughout its pages, along with a Where to Buy section to help consumers locate Fair Trade businesses throughout the US.
Consistent with Fair Trade values, the calendar was designed by Design Action, a worker-owned cooperative that provides graphic design and visual communications to progressive, social change organizations. The calendar was printed without the use of toxic chemicals by Consolidated Printing Company, a green, union print shop that has pioneered the green revolution in printing since 1973.
The 2010 Fair Trade calendar is a gift that gives back every day of the year. Reasonably priced and practical, it’s a perfect gift idea for those hard to shop for friends, family members and business associates.
Retailing at $14.95, the calendars are available for purchase online at www.ftrn.org (individually or in bulk) and in retail stores throughout the U.S. and Canada. Bulk discount rates are available.
The 2010 Fair Trade Calendar project is the result of a joint effort between Fair Trade Federation (FTF) and Fair Trade Resource Network (FTRN), two US based organizations working to strengthen and promote Fair Trade. 100% of calendar proceeds will be donated to FTF and FTRN.
This project was made possible thanks to the support of these Sponsors: Adina For Life, Alter Eco, Ganesh Himal, Global Exchange, Green Festivals, North Country Fair Trade, One World Projects, Shanti Boutique, Ten Thousand Villages, Trade Expressions, and TransFair USA.
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Now, do your part to stimulate the economy. Go shopping!
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