Fair Trade for Burnundi
Burundi, is a small landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its size is just under 28,000 km² with an estimated population of almost8,700,000. 

Burundi is one of the ten poorest countries in the world. It has the lowest per capita Gross domestic product (GDP) of $371 which is the meassure of a country's overall economic output this is the lowest of any nation in the world. Burundi has a low GDP largely due to civil wars, corruption, poor access to education, and the effects of HIV/AIDS. Burundi is densely populated, with substantial emigration. Cobalt and copper are among Burundi's natural resources. Some of Burundi's main exports include coffee and sugar.

What's Fair Trade?
Aims to make international trading fairer so that it allows sustainable development in poorer countries
Makes sure a minimum price for products is set but producers and buyers can negotiate a higher one.
ensures Buyers Pay a premium on top of the price, which helps the producing country invest in social, environmental and economic development eg better education and health care.
Aims to acheive long term trading so that development is possible in poorer countries.
Fair Trade...
Why Fair Trade with Burundi?
We have coffee, tea, cotton, sugar and hide to sell.
We are hard working.
We are one of the world's poorest country.
Coffee one of our biggest exports, is the second most valuable commodity in the world.
Half the population live below the poverty line.

We need your help!
You will help us get back on our feet after a long struggle
You will help us educate our children for a better future.
You will help stop child labour. 
you will help improve our health care, so we live longer lives.
You will help improve our working canditions
And help improve our GDP
We want change!
But we need your help
In our survey, people were keen to buy Fair Trade products but felt they were still to expensive, and there wasn't enough choice.
In Burandi we will work with buyers to find a solution to these problems.
These children got change
So support Fair Trade and the future of Burundi