From Nicaragua to Ireland: Fairtrade Coffee and Global Solidarity
Fátima Ismael of Soppexcca, Cathal Murphy from Bewley’s and Fairtrade practitioner Kieran Durnien discuss 20 years of Fairtrade coffee solidarity linking Nicaragua and Ireland.
What does a cappuccino in Dublin have to do with migration in Nicaragua?
In the latest episode of the Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects podcast, the answer comes from Fátima Ismael, General Manager of SOPPEXCCA (Association of Small Coffee Producers and Exporters), a union of 18 coffee cooperatives in northern Nicaragua.
Cathal Murphy, Head of Innovation and Sustainability at Bewley’s and Fairtrade practitioner Kieran Durnien also join this Fairtrade edition episode.
Photo of Fátima Ismael, Director of SOPPEXCCA. Photo ©Fairtrade Foundation (UK)
What does a cappuccino in Dublin have to do with migration in Nicaragua?
In the latest episode of the Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects podcast, the answer comes from Fátima Ismael, General Manager of SOPPEXCCA, a union of 18 coffee cooperatives in northern Nicaragua.
Cathal Murphy, Head of Innovation and Sustainability at Bewley’s and Fairtrade practitioner Kieran Durnien also join this Fairtrade edition episode.
Photo by Tony Daly / developmenteducation.ie
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