Eid Fairtrade Party: Project Kenya
I spent Sunday afternoon with a group of young ethical entrepreneurs in Huddersfield at an Eid Fair Trade Party, organised by Mumtaz Ali of the local Pakistani Youth Forum with the strong support of the local Lockwood and Thornton Lodge community. In addition to raising awareness on the issues of fair trading, it was also to raise funds for “Project Kenya”, an ethical and direct social enterprise to be formed between young people in Huddersfield and in Kenya.
It proved a really fantastic afternoon, with stalls (including Fairtrade coffee and some rather impressive cakes), raffles, music, activities and talks from Bruce Crowther of the Fairtrade Foundation and local Council leader Mehboob Khan amongst others. It all served to raise awareness, forge new friendships and raise some much deserved funding.
As always, a big part was played by Christina from the Lorna Young Foundation in bringing together the community players, local businesses and the our local Kirklees Council.
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