As a new initiative aimed at empowering women flower farm workers launches in Ethiopia, The Fairtrade Foundation welcomed the support of the project’s UK funder, the retailer Aldi. Following the success of the Women’s School of Leadership in Fairtrade cocoa-growing communities in West Africa, Fairtrade Africa is now replicating the initiative for the very first time in Ethiopia’s flower sector. Moreover, it is running an additional programme focused on tackling barriers to women’s economic development such as access to finance and involvement in decision-making. Following the Fairtrade Foundation’s She Deserves…
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