LJMU goes Fairtrade bananas
19 March 2009
Students from the Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences went bananas at the Superlambanana, Tithebarn Street, to raise awareness of Fairtrade Fortnight and promote healthy eating.
As students at the first university in Merseyside to be granted Fairtrade status, they are committed to highlighting Fairtrade products and gathered en masse to munch their way through Fairtrade bananas.
Paramedic student Sky Armstrong said: “Because we study health-related subjects we’re all concerned with people’s well-being so we do encourage everyone to eat fruit and vegetables. However, it’s also important that the products are ethically sourced. We’re not only trying to get people to eat more healthily, by snacking on bananas rather than chocolate or crisps, but we’re also asking them to consider where they come from and buy only those which are Fairtrade.”
Peter Hinton, LJMU’s Executive Director for Infrastructure Planning, said: “Fairtrade is a key strand in the battle against global poverty because it ensures that a fair price is paid for produce from developing countries. LJMU and the Liverpool Students’ Union have worked very hard to achieve this status and we are very proud to be named a Fairtrade university.”
For further information on Fairtrade see: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/
