A better deal
Oxfam believes that trade could be part of the solution to poverty - rather than the problem - and has the potential to lift millions of the world’s poorest people out of poverty. Oxfam is working at a number of different levels to empower growers and producers in the developing world to get a better deal from trade.
By taking part in New Zealand’s Biggest Coffee Break, you are helping struggling growers work their way out of poverty.
East Timor
Laurindo and Domingas de Silva are coffee growers in East Timor. With the support of Oxfam, they are learning new techniques for maintaining and processing their coffee crop and are looking into selling to the Fairtrade market. This is enabling them to increase the income they receive from the crop, allowing them to repair their home and improve the water supply. Find out more…
By raising $100, you could help farmers like Laurindo and Domingas cultivate 5 shade-grown coffee plants.
Indonesia
In Indonesia, Oxfam and its partner, JPA Flores, are providing marketing and technical support to help farmers and traders develop successful small businesses. Oxfam is helping coffee farmers develop a coffee processing plant to become the centre for Fairtrade coffee in Flores. Find out more…
By raising $125, you could help start a small business - providing a loan for materials or helping find a market for their products.
Samoa
Oxfam’s partner in Samoa, Women in Business, is supporting local farmers to gain added value for their products through organic certification. Women in Business has just signed a deal to supply organic coconut oil to The Body Shop under the Body Shop’s Community Trade programme, which uses fair trade principles.
WIBDI's latest venture is to export organic bananas to New Zealand. The first trial shipment has already arrived on our shores.
Watch the Campbell Live story about our work with coconut farmers in Samoa.
By raising $320, you could provide a coconut press for farmers in Samoa to ease the physical burden of the work and improve the quality of the final product.
New Zealand
Here in New Zealand, Oxfam is playing a leading role in raising public awareness and increasing sales of Fairtrade products, to increase the opportunities for growers to access the Fairtrade market. Find out what else you can do
By taking part in New Zealand’s Biggest Coffee Break, you are helping spread the Fairtrade message among your friends and workmates.
Globally
Through research, campaigning and advocacy, Oxfam is working to make trade fair for the world’s poorest people. We are lobbying the New Zealand government to ensure that poverty reduction and sustainable development is integral to its trade agreements with developing countries. We are working with civil society partners and with governments in the Pacific to strengthen their voice in international trade negotiations. Find out more about our Make Trade Fair in the Pacific campaign…
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