Attention all wine-o’s! As the World Cup season is upon us, Mayu thinks that now is the perfect time to enjoy a tall glass of fairly-traded wine from South Africa! The international Fair Trade Foundation has launched the “Sip for South Africa” campaign to raise awareness about Fair Trade, and to help support Fair Trade farmers, workers and their communities. Some of the award-winning brands that are taking part in this campaign include Fairhills, Thandi, Origins, and Stellar Organics: all located in the Western Cape region of South Africa. Intriguingly, part of every bottle sold of Stellar Organics goes to helping youth soccer clubs in the country. Soccer in this region has a double purpose of provide recreation and helping to prevent youth crime. Other profits from Fair Trade sales go to projects such as housing for workers, day care centers, college scholarships, computer labs, adult education classes and retirement funds. Now, if that doesn’t mean making your money work twice, we don’t know what does!
