La Mesa, CA, a Fair Trade Town

Celebrating International Day of Women 2015, La Mesa Fair Trade was proud to table at We Empower Women on March 8th. A promise to end violence against women and children must be made by all. Fair Trade empowers women, ensures that there are no child abuses, give dignity and self-worth to the artisan, the farmer, the producers.  How does Fair Trade help women globally?  Read here!

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By now you may know that Fair Trade is a style of international trade that offers producers and farmers a chance to break the cycle of poverty by guaranteeing fair prices for their products. So, how does this way of doing business benefit women around the world? It’s a good question, because while women do much of the work on small farms and plantations in many countries worldwide, they often still face discrimination, and harassment in many rural areas and factories. - See more at: http://www.mambosprouts.com/news/how-does-fair-trade-help-women-globally#sthash.NPsY4Ox5.dpuf