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|contract_number=DCI-NSA-ED/2012/280-249 | |contract_number=DCI-NSA-ED/2012/280-249 | ||
|coordinator=[[Kerstin Wittig]] | |coordinator=[[Kerstin Wittig]] | ||
|funding_agency=EuropeAid | |funding_agency=[[EuropeAid]] | ||
|cost= 639,999.00 EUR | |cost= 639,999.00 EUR | ||
|grant= 479,999.00 EUR | |grant= 479,999.00 EUR | ||
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==Local and Fair and the 2nd Ecofair in Cyprus== | ==Local and Fair and the 2nd Ecofair in Cyprus== | ||
On Sunday the 7th of June 2015, we participated at the 2nd National Ecofair in Cyprus, an annual event which occurs as an outcome of the collaboration between local producers, predominantly involved in organic or biological production, numerous craftspeople exhibiting their handmade creations and various organisations, whose foundations are grounded on sustainable development | On Sunday the 7th of June 2015, we participated at the 2nd National Ecofair in Cyprus, an annual event which occurs as an outcome of the collaboration between local producers, predominantly involved in organic or biological production, numerous craftspeople exhibiting their handmade creations and various organisations, whose foundations are grounded on sustainable development and support of local producers. It is a collective experience where all participants share the same amount of responsibility and can demonstrate equal extent of initiative. | ||
Future Worlds Center has participated with the primary goal to promote our project “The World From Our Doorstep” in regards to its activities, its values and to promote some of the producers that we have worked with. We provided information regarding the journey that some of our food requires to take from its production to the shelf of a supermarket, discussed about the issues raised that some of the products that we consume come from faraway lands, talked about the importance of supporting our local producers along with the difficulties that they face from competing with big corporate entities and most importantly about the vast importance of fair-trade. | Future Worlds Center has participated with the primary goal to promote our project “The World From Our Doorstep” in regards to its activities, its values and to promote some of the producers that we have worked with. We provided information regarding the journey that some of our food requires to take from its production to the shelf of a supermarket, discussed about the issues raised that some of the products that we consume come from faraway lands, talked about the importance of supporting our local producers along with the difficulties that they face from competing with big corporate entities and most importantly about the vast importance of fair-trade. | ||
