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Home | Archives for Dana Geffner

Dana Geffner has been working in the Fair Trade movement for nearly two decade. She is the co-founder and Executive Director of Fair World Project (FWP) an NGO which started in order to promote a just economy, insist on integrity in Fair Trade and cultivate a holistic approach to global economics. She is editor of For A Better World, a magazine that discusses challenging issues that face our global economy focusing on a just food system that supports small-scale farmers, protects worker’s rights and encourages trade policy transformation. She is on the board of two fair trade organizations: Equal Exchange and Tradiciones de Mayas (Guatemala) and co-founder of Grow Ahead, a crowd funding platform that supports small-scale family farmers as they address the challenges of climate change in their communities. Her passion is to engage consumers so they can participate in creating a more just economy through the market and in transforming policy. She focuses on educating consumers and retailers about mission-driven brands that put people and the planet before profits.
Melon Farmers in Honduras

Fair Trade USA Decertifies Fyffes – A Victory Against Fairwashing and A Call for Strong Standards

By Dana Geffner

On December 14th, Fair Trade USA announced the decertification of Fyffes’ Honduran melon operation, Suragroh. Fair World Project and the International […]

12/19/201812/19/2018 by Dana Geffner Posted in Blog, Fair Trade, Fair Work1 Comment on Fair Trade USA Decertifies Fyffes – A Victory Against Fairwashing and A Call for Strong Standards
featured campaign: fair trade - Fair Trade Melon Worker on Fyffes' Plantation calls for fairness

Fair Trade Melons: Another Case of Putting Profits before People

By Dana Geffner

As of this spring, you can buy fair trade melons in the U.S. Good news? Unfortunately, no. Those melons come […]

11/29/201812/07/2018 by Dana Geffner Posted in Blog, Fair Food, Fair Trade, Fair WorkLeave a Comment on Fair Trade Melons: Another Case of Putting Profits before People
David Bronner, Olowondjo Tchala, Dana Geffner, Gero, Ryan Zinn in Togo

Connecting the Dots of a Solidarity Movement Through a Trip of a Lifetime

By Dana Geffner

What would it take to build a more just economy, one that benefits all participants, not just the top income […]

09/24/201810/11/2018 by Dana Geffner Posted in Blog, Fair Climate, Fair TradeTagged alaffia, Dr. Bronner's, Fair Trade Charter, serendipalm1 Comment on Connecting the Dots of a Solidarity Movement Through a Trip of a Lifetime
Dolores Huerta - For a Better World Issue 17 - Interview with Dolores Huerta

¡Sí Se Puede! In Conversation with Dolores Huerta

By Dana Geffner

We sit down with the co-founder of United Farm Workers and civil rights icon to hear advice for upcoming activists […]

09/10/201810/18/2018 by Dana Geffner Posted in Fair Food, Fair Work, Issue 17, Voices of Fair TradeTagged Dolores HuertaLeave a Comment on ¡Sí Se Puede! In Conversation with Dolores Huerta

This is what authentic fair trade looks like: Visiting Tierra Nueva co-op in Nicaragua

By Dana Geffner

We leave Granada and drive a few hours through a beautiful lush landscape, horses and cows line the side of […]

12/11/201412/14/2017 by Dana Geffner Posted in Blog3 Comments on This is what authentic fair trade looks like: Visiting Tierra Nueva co-op in Nicaragua

Engaging in Trade Policy Transformation this World Fair Trade Day!

By Dana Geffner

Contributing Writer: Dana Geffner World Fair Trade Day is May 10, 2014 Wouldn’t it be great if public policies benefited […]

03/05/201407/09/2018 by Dana Geffner Posted in Fair Trade, Issue 8, Voices of Fair TradeLeave a Comment on Engaging in Trade Policy Transformation this World Fair Trade Day!

Written Testimony From FWP Director: Informational Hearing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Dana Geffner

Executive Direct Dana Geffner submitted the following testimony to the Oregon House Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee for an informational […]

05/23/201311/12/2018 by Dana Geffner Posted in BlogLeave a Comment on Written Testimony From FWP Director: Informational Hearing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Challenges of Certification for Fair Trade Crafts: Part 2

By Dana Geffner

In our last issue, For A Better World featured an article entitled Challenges of Certification for Fair Trade Crafts – […]

08/08/201212/14/2017 by Dana Geffner Posted in Voices of Fair TradeLeave a Comment on Challenges of Certification for Fair Trade Crafts: Part 2

Fair World Project works with Fair Trade Cooperative in Indonesia

By Dana Geffner

Over the past 10 years I have been working in the fair trade movement focusing mostly on supporting community development […]

05/13/201105/13/2011 by Dana Geffner Posted in BlogLeave a Comment on Fair World Project works with Fair Trade Cooperative in Indonesia

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