JUST CHANGE

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JUST CHANGE

• for a JUST trade

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Why Just Change ?

• Inspite of increased incomes, communities around
  the world continue to be poor

• Terms of Trade favour only people with Capital
  obviously !

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Causes of Poverty

• Lack of power and control in Market
• Vulnerable to Market Forces

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Causes of Poverty

• Local Economies are like Leaky Buckets
• Whatever people earn, flows out fast !

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Solution

• We need to PLUG the leaks
• We need to connect buckets

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JUST CHANGE - VISION

• To establish a JUST trading system
• To directly link producers and consumers of
  products
• To found a trading system based on Relationships
  and Values

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Just change - Strategy

• Directly linking communities
• Organise Producers and Consumers
• Exploit economic potential of organised
  communities
• Strengthen the Sense of Community

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Just Change in India

• Just Change Producer Company registered in
  January 2006

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Just Change in India

• Four Community Groups are shareholders
• Adivasi Munnetra Sangam, Gudalur
• Saward Womens Self Help Groups, Calicut
• Bhoodan Vikas Mandal Womens group, Nilambur
• Sahabhagi Vikas Abhiyan, Orissa

• Over 40000 families are Members

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Just Change in India

• Village Consumer Societies are formed
• All Essential items are supplied
• Just Change Committees are formed in each
  Community Group
• Community Organisation with an Economic Focus

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Just Change in India

• Tea, Coconut Oil, Soaps, Umbrellas and Spices
  procured directly from producers

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Just Change in UK

• Tea and Soaps sold
• Just Change Volunteer Groups spreading the
  concept through selling products

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Just Change in Germany

• Adivasi Tee Projekt in the forefront
• Adivasis export Tea directly to consumers in
  Germany

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Just Change in Germany

• Tea Bags and Loose Tea sold.
• Other JC products will be sold soon.

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Come,together, Let us Just Changethe World