Volunteers/Interns Living Near Westby, WI

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Cora Rose Lewicki,
Fair Trade Certification Researcher and Product Designer
Westby, WI
Courtney Hageman,
Business Volunteer
Ossian, Iowa/USA
Marne Petersen,
Marketing & PR Intern
Waupaca, WI
Liz Lampman ,
Writer/Designer
Hudson, WI
Emma Rose Miles,
Fashion Design Intern
Blairstown, Iowa, USA
Tiffany Heaver,
Fair Trade Results Monitor
St. Paul, MN
Cass Benson,
Textile/Publication Design Intern
Richfield, MN/USA
Megan Thompson,
Communications Consultant
Edina, MN
Nick Ruffalo,
Designer
Minneapolis, MN
Alex Mundy,
Research Intern
Minneapolis/ MN
Kathleen Kosnar,
Export Logistics Analyst
Milwaukee, WI
Pam Wyrowski,
Project Leader
Milwaukee, WI
Brittany Campanelli,
New Product Development
Huntley, IL
Kiley O’Brien,
Graphic Designer
St. Charles, Illinois
Hillary Van Ham,
Design Intern
Batavia, IL
David Ripley,
Production Management Analyst
Winfield, IL
Sarah Schepker,
Apparel Design and Technical Manager
Naperville, IL
Keely Jones,
General Projects Manager
Evanston, IL
Jessica Galasso,
Design Intern
Des Moines, Iowa
Jordan Croft,
Product Developer and Fair Trade Specialist
Des Moines, Iowa
Cora Rose Lewicki
Fair Trade Certification Researcher and Product Designer
[Westby, WI]


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Volunteer
Cora (left) with fellow volunteers Christina and Maki in the Batik Workshop

Description: Women in Progress is always eager to see the benefits of fair trade reach as many people as possible. Currently we are working with Eugenia Akuete who heads operations to produce the black soap and shea butter. Eugenia provides sustainable livelihoods for over 700 shea butter producers in Ghana's Northern Region. Cora worked with Eugenia to conduct research on the best path to certify Eugenia's shea butter as fair trade. In her down time with this project she was also able to turn on her creativity and develop prototype bead products for the 2010 catalog.

Accomplishments: Cora provided a variety of assistance to Women in Progress and Eugenia, including:
  • Research on the difference between two fairtrad certification schemes, FLOCERT and ECOCERT EFT.
  • Advice on which certification scheme Eugenia should choose.
  • Designs for six prototype beaded products.
  • Creation of "Meet the Women" and "Handcrafting" sections for shea butter and black soap.
 Highlights: : Doing fair trade certification research in a business setting has taught Cora so much more than a class ever could, she says. She is grateful for the opportunity to have been so hands on in researching this information for Eugenia. Beyond learning so much about fair trade, Cora truly enjoyed traveling to see so many parts of Ghana and building friendships with the other volunteers.

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