On Tuesday 8th March 2011 the world will mark 100 years of International Women Day and we are bringing you the personal stories of the women that make Ethnic Supplies tick! yesterday we heard about Sabina an internally displaced refugee … Read More
It has been a little quiet here and for that I apologise. By way of catching up I have decided to revisit the issue of Africa rebranding itself. I spent the best part of last week up in Birmingham at … Read More
Last week I wrote about my visit to Dar es Salaam Tanzania and conversations I had with Omari from the Investment Facility for Africa, as well as Ethnic Supplies textile producers Flotea and Elihaika. In this post I will present the … Read More
Yesterday I introduced Flotea one of our textile producers . Flotea had left me with so much to think about and I went to sellp that night I wondered what the next day would be like as I was due … Read More
In the last two posts, I wrote about some of the reasons why money isn’t the only missing link in the fight against poverty as well as RAISE TRADE a new form of trading that brings various stakeholder together with the view … Read More
I recently came across the Ethical Fashion Forum and I went along to their event on 18/8/9. This event was promoted as focusing on sourcing from Africa. As the discussion got under way I could not believe some of what … Read More
We have travelled through East Africa andMadagascar to bring you the best African textile and handicrafts from female producers who cut, sew, knit and bead. Because our products are handmade there maybe a variation in size or the slight imperfection. … Read More
These were the questions put to a panel made up of Kate Allen from Amnesty International, Andy Atkins from Friends of the Earth and Barbara Crowther from the Fairtrade Foundation last Saturday( 28 February 2009) night in Woking Surrey. These are … Read More
This week I have been looking at the notion of money and poverty in Africa. The question I get asked often and one I would like to try and answer in this thread is How do things work on the … Read More
