Our meeting with Fatima- A member of a FT Cooperative

On October 18 the Bay Area Fair Trade Coalition hosted an informal dinner at La Corneta in the Mission with Fatima Espinoza from the Nicaraguan Fair Trade coffee cooperative, Sopexxca. The evening offereda great opportunity to learn more about producer cooperatives, women'sempowerment projects, coffee quality upgrading, and challenges andopportunities in the Fair Trade movement.