Meet Howard Msukwa

True Origin, One World Shop and SMP invite you to come meet Howard Msukwa

True Origin (previously JTS ) has been working with rice farmers from Northern Malawi since 2009, importing and marketing wonderful aromatic Kilombero rice.

• Learn from True Origin about the joys and challenges of running a fair trade social enterprise.
• Hear from Howard about the importance of fair trade to the farmers and the valuable partnership that has developed between our organisations.
• Learn first-hand about the effects of climate change on the farmers livelihoods and about projects that we can support to help mitigate its impact
• Buy some Kilombero rice!

We are delighted that Howard Msukwa, rice farmer from Northern Malawi, will be visiting the UK in September 2024 at the invitation of True Origin (previously JTS) and True Origin Partnerships (previously The Balmore Trust).

During Fairtrade fortnight Howard will be visiting schools, churches and community groups to speak about the challenges faced by the smallholder farmers and their communities. He will talk about the importance of fair trade to the farmers and their communities and will highlight the impact that climate change is having on their livelihoods.

There will opportunity to hear about ways in which we can work together with the farmers and their communities to continue to build capacity and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Howard is a member of KASFA (Kaporo Smallholder Farmer Association).

Programme

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm: time to meet Howard and some of the True Origin team

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: presentations

– Brief presentation from True Origin,

– Interview with Howard Msukwa-Q+A

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: meet Howard and some of the True Origin team.

Both before and after the main presentations there will be time to meet Howard informally over a cup of fairtrade tea and coffee, to sample some delicious True Origin fair trade products, and to buy fair trade goods from a One World Shop stall.

****This will be an in-person event only – a recording will be made available afterwards on our website.