Products from the world's most overlooked crisis
Burkina Faso is the world's most overlooked crisis. That is the conclusion of a new report from one of the world's leading humanitarian organizations, the Norwegian Refugee Council. The number of civilian casualties is rising and over 2 million people have been displaced by the conflict. It is the crisis in the world where the difference between need and help is greatest. A crisis that has been overlooked by the media and by diplomats.
In warfair, we have not forgotten Burkina Faso. Every year we increase sales from the company gebana , which does impressively well under improbably difficult conditions. In addition to the negative consequences of the conflict in the north, the harvest of mangoes and cashew nuts this year has also been badly affected by drought and unstable weather conditions as a result of El Niño.
But they fight on in gebana . They are busy building a new factory. They are certified both fair trade and organic. And they give an extra bonus to both the employees and the farmers in addition to the fair trade price. They provide work and income for thousands of families.
And then they simply make some of the world's best cashew nuts and the absolutely phenomenal mango brooks - natural candy that beats wine gum by several lengths in both taste and health.
Thank you for acting for peace.