NJU product development workshops at Fairtraders’ Cooperative The NJU teams have been working hard on developing their products. They had a fantastic day at the fair traders’ cooperative in Holmfirth when groups from Doncaster Leeds and Huddersfield met up for the day to take part in workshops around developing and marketing fairly traded and ethical [...]
We chose this name because of the programme’s mission to not only be about the ‘individual’ but about whole communities, and to overcome the stereotype of young people not being concerned about the bigger picture of their local and global communities. We have been very busy setting up 2 new Not Just Us youth enterprise groups. [...]
June has been a very busy month for LYFs youth enterprise groups! Sadly, we weren’t able to bring the young Kenyan farmers to the UK, as their visas were denied (twice) by UK immigration. But in spite of the disappointment of the Kenyans not being able to take part, the groups decided to go ahead [...]
Our very own young ethical entrepreneurs from Leeds and Huddersfield joined forces with Oxfam in Leeds this week to stage a flash-mob picnic in the City Centre to raise awareness of trade justice and food security issues. Watch the video and read about it here. http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/pressoffice/2011/06/01/leeds-grow-ing-movement-demands-food-justice-for-all/
Article in the Huddersfield Examiner about our Not just Us group in Huddersfield hosting a group of young farmers from Kenya to discuss potential trading. http://www.examiner.co.uk/environment/environment-news/2011/05/03/kenyan-farmers-huddersfield-bound-for-86081-28621986/
Our innovative youth enterprise programme is featured in the Yorkshire Evening Post. LYF in Yorkshire Evening Post
Thanks to Leeds DEC, last month the Not Just Us teams in Leeds and Huddersfield were given the fantastic opportunity to spend the weekend in the Lake district learning about social justice issues and ethical trading. Here is a reflection of some of their adventures. On March 18th, 11 budding young ethical entrepreneurs piled into [...]
A great start for our new NJU group in Doncaster – well done all. http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/doncaster-news/fairtrade_gang_s_sweet_success_1_3144854
Great work by our Not Just Us group in Leeds – http://bit.ly/heBeLg
