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To celebrate International Women’s Day we wanted to highlight the work of Mercy Imondi of the Mahalir Aran Trust in Southern India. Mahalir Aran meaning "Women's Fortress,” offers a safe home to over 100 vulnerable women and children, along with food, healthcare, education, plus training and employment opportunities.

Fairtrade Fortnight. Why fair trade matters more than ever.

Why it is so important that cocoa farmers are paid a fare and guaranteed price for their produce in order to to cover basic living costs. Also discusses how vulnerable the farmers are who grow these products are to the global climate changes, drought followed by flooding. The longer term choices the family may have to make to survive.

The positive effects and opportunities that the fair trade movement enables to such farmers.