As part of York International Women's Week Festival, York Fair Trade Forum and Shared Interest bring you a unique opportunity to hear direct from people working with Fairtrade farmers and workers in Kenya and Ghana.

Immaculate Ochieno is Shared Interest's Lending Manager for East Africa. She will talk about projects that promote gender equality in the region.

Kodzo Korkortsi, is the Programme Manager for Shared Interest Foundation. He is based in Ghana and will give an overview of the Foundations recent projects including Bees for Business which is working with women beekeepers in Burkina Faso. He will also talk about the Livelihood Security Fund which has been helping producers affected by Covid.

This event is sponsored by Skipton Fairtrade Initiative