I invested in a fair trade coffee cooperative five years ago and just learned that the middlemen are still taking most of the profits and the farmers are barely better off than when we started.
More people experience this than they realize.
Systemic inequality can absorb and redirect well-intentioned interventions, leaving fundamental problems unchanged despite surface-level improvements.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.