So woasusuw pɛn sɛ, “Wɔyɛ eyi wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata so ma akuafo” bere a na worepaw kɔfe ? So woagye sika afi sikakorabea kɛse bi mu de akɔto sikakorabea ketewaa bi a ɛbɛn wo mu pɛn? Anaasɛ woatɔ biribi te sɛ atade anaa nhoma bi afi sotɔɔ ketewaa bi a obi a ɔwɔ w’ankasa wo man mu di so mu pɛn, sen sɛ wobɛtɔ atade bi afi aguadidan akɛse mu? Sɛ woayɛ biribi a ɛte sɛɛ a, ɛnde na wode wo ho ahyɛ nea wɔfrɛ no “abrabɔ pa mu adetɔ” mu dedaw. Enti, dɛn ne abrabɔ pa ho adetɔ? Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn atumi de ahyɛ yɛn asetra mu?
Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, ɛte sɛ nea wode wo sika reto aba. Susuw ho hwɛ, yɛn nyinaa sɛe sika pii afe biara wɔ nneɛma ne nnwuma ho. Rupee biara a yɛsɛe no yɛ nkrasɛm a ɛka sɛ, "Eyi ne wiase a mepɛ." Ɔkwan foforo so no, tumi a wo sika wɔ a wode bedi dwuma de aboa gyinapɛn ahorow a wodwen ho no ne nea yɛfrɛ no abrabɔ pa a wɔde di dwuma.
Dɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ yesusuw eyi ho? Dɛn ne saa gyinapɛn ahorow yi?
Nokwarem no, saa gyinapɛn ahorow yi betumi ayɛ soronko wɔ onipa biara ho. Nanso mpɛn pii no, wɔn a wɔn ani gye abrabɔ pa a wɔde di dwuma ho no de wɔn adwene si nsɛm atitiriw kakraa bi so. Ebinom tɔ nneɛma a nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia wɔ wɔn adwenem, afoforo nso susuw nnwuma nketewa a ɛwɔ yɛn man yi mu ho. Eyinom nyinaa hyɛ nkatanim koro ase. Ɛne sɛ, mmɔden a yɛbɛbɔ sɛ yɛbɛfa ɔkwan a yɛfa so tɔ nneɛma so anya nnwumakuw nneyɛe so nkɛntɛnso.
Momma yɛnhwɛ nneɛma atitiriw a yɛde yɛn adwene si so.
| Beae a wɔde wɔn adwene si so | Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a... |
|---|---|
| Hokwan ahorow a nnipa wɔ | Boa nnwumakuw a wɔmfa mmofra adwuma nni dwuma, wɔne wɔn adwumayɛfo di yiye, wotua akatua a ɛfata, na wɔma adwumayɛbea a ahobammɔ wom (e.g., nneɛma a wɔagye atom sɛ Fair Trade). |
| Atenaeɛ | Nnwumakuw a wɔpaw efĩ a wɔtew efĩ so, wɔsan de nneɛma foforo di dwuma, wɔyɛ kua a ɛtra hɔ daa, na wɔde ahoɔden a wɔyɛ no foforo di dwuma. |
| Mmoa yiyedi | Boa mmeae a wɔne mmoa di ayamye mu, wɔyɛ nneɛma a atirimɔdensɛm nnim, na wɔbɔ mmoa atrae ho ban. |
| Mpɔtam hɔfo kyɛfa a wonya | Nnwuma nketewa, abusua nnwuma, ne mfuw a yɛbɛboa wɔ yɛn ankasa mpɔtam hɔ, sen sɛ yɛbɛboa amanaman ntam nnwumakuw akɛse. |
| Asetra mu atɛntrenee | Nnwumakuw a wɔmfa abusuakuw, ɔsom, ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna, mfe a wadi, ne nea ɛkeka ho nyɛ nyiyim tia obiara, na wɔmfa wɔn ho nhyɛ nneyɛe a ɛmfata mu a wɔbɛboa. |
Okay, enti yɛbɛyɛ dɛn afi ase?
Seesei ebia woredwen ho sɛ, “So ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ adwumakuw biara a metɔ nneɛma fi hɔ?” Ɛno ne afotu a enye koraa a wubetumi de ama ankasa. Ɛte sɛ nea wode wo ho reto tebea a emu yɛ den mu. Efisɛ ɛnyɛ mmerɛw sɛ abenfo a wɔayɛ adwuma wɔ saa adwuma yi mu mfe pii mpo ntumi nnya adwumakuw biara ho nsɛm a ɛyɛ nokware. Enti yɛbɛyɛ dɛn atumi ayɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ baabiara a yɛtɔ nneɛma fi hɔ? Ɛrentumi nyɛ yiye.
Enti, sɛ́ anka yebesusuw sɛ "hwɛ biribiara mu" no, eye sɛ yebefi ase afi mmeae a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sen biara a yebetumi anya nkɛntɛnso kɛse no so.
Anamɔn a edi kan: sesa wo sikakorabea!
Ebia ɛbɛyɛ wo nwonwa sɛ wobɛte eyi. Wo sikakorabea no yɛ beae a ɛho hia yiye . Ebia sikakorabea akɛse a ɛwɔ Sri Lanka no mu pii hwɛ wɔn adwumayɛfo yiye na sɛ wohwɛ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia a, ɛnyɛ nea ɛmma nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia. Nanso ɔhaw no ne sɛ, sɛ wo sika wɔ saa akontaabu ahorow no mu a, nneɛma bɛn na saa sikakorabea ahorow no de saa sika no reto mu wɔ wiase nyinaa? Ɛyɛ den ma yɛn sɛ yebehu. Ɛhɔ na nneɛma bɔne taa sisi.
Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a, dan kɔ sikakorabea ketewaa bi a ɛwɔ mpɔtam hɔ anaa adwumakuw a wɔyɛ biako so . Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ yɛdan kɔ beae te sɛ sikakorabea ahorow a wɔyɛ adwuma bom ne sikakorabea ahorow a ɛwɔ nkuraase wɔ yɛn man yi mu a, ɛyɛ nsakrae kɛse. Nokwarem no, sikakorabea ahorow a wɔbɛsesa no yɛ ɔhaw kakra. Nanso ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ no pɛnkoro.
So yɛde nyansam tɔ nneɛma wɔ aguadidan akɛse mu?
Nnipa pii fi saa akwantu yi ase wɔ aguadidan kɛse mu. Esiane sɛ wɔmpɛ sɛ wɔn abusua no di nnuan a nnuru a ekum mmoawa ayɛ mu ma nti , nnipa pii tɔ nhabannuru ne nnuaba a wɔmfa nnuru nni dwuma wom.Wofi ase tɔ. Ɛno ne bere a wosua nsusuwii te sɛ "Fair Trade," a ɛkyerɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ nea ɛfata ma akuafo ne adwumayɛfo na ɛma wonya asetrade a ɛbɛkɔ so atra hɔ daa ho ade.
Mɛyɛ dɛn anya nneɛma pa? So metumi de me ho ato nkyerɛwde ahorow no so?
Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, nneɛma a wɔbɛpaw wɔ aguadidan akɛse mu no betumi ayɛ asɛnnennen. Label ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a yebetumi ahwehwɛ. Sɛ nhwɛsoɔ no, nneɛma te sɛ ``Fair Trade Certified`` ne ``organic certifications.`` Eyinom kyerɛ sɛ wɔayɛ nneɛma no sɛnea gyinapɛn ahorow bi te.
Nanso ɔhaw ketewaa bi ni. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, gyinapɛn ahorow a ɛwɔ saa nkyerɛwde ahorow yi akyi no ayɛ mmerɛw bere a bere kɔ so no. Titiriw wɔ "organic" label no ho no, abenfo binom ka sɛ, "Ebia mfaso nni so sɛ wobɛhwɛ organic label no ara kwa nnansa yi." Efisɛ mmere bi wɔ hɔ a nnwumakuw akɛse bi de saa nkyerɛwde no di dwuma esiane din nkutoo nti.
Enti, sɛ yɛmfa nnɔnhwerew pii nyɛ nhwehwɛmu , so nkyerɛwde bi wɔ aguadidan akɛse mu a yebetumi de yɛn ho ato so?
Aane. Biako a abenfo kamfo kyerɛ ne B Corp adansedi krataa . Wɔakyerɛ wɔ ade no ho nkyerɛwde so a ‘B’ a ɛnyɛ den wɔ kurukuruwa mu. ``B Corp adansedi'' yɛ "Benefit Corporation" tiawa. Eyi yɛ adansedi krataa a ahyehyɛde bi a ɛnyɛ nea wɔhwehwɛ mfaso a ɛfa ɔkwan a emu yɛ den so de hwɛ sɛ nnwumakuw no yɛ nokware no de ma. Ɛyɛ mprempren sika kɔkɔɔ gyinapɛn. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wopaw nea ɛfata wɔ aguadidan akɛse mu a, hwehwɛ nneɛma a nkyerɛwde ‘B’ wɔ so wɔ kurukuruwa mu. Wɔada no adi sɛ nnwumakuw a wɔwɔ saa adansedi yi kari pɛ wɔ mfaso ne asetra mu asɛmpatrɛw adwuma mu, na wɔyɛ asetra ne nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho asɛyɛde.
Mfaso a ɛwɔ so sɛ yɛde ‘yɛn ankasa de’ bedi kan
Ɔkwan pa foforo a enhia sɛ wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu pii ne sɛ wobɛtɔ nneɛma ne nneɛma a wɔayɛ wɔ mpɔtam hɔ afi mpɔtam hɔ nnwumakuw hɔ . Wɔahyehyɛ yɛn man no sikasɛm nhyehyɛe wɔ ɔkwan bi so a ɛtaa ma nnwumakuw akɛse ani gye ho. Eyi ma ɛyɛ den ma nnwuma nketewa sɛ wobesi akan.
Susuw nhomatɔnbea ketewa no ho, ntadetɔnbea, baabi a wosiesie kar wɔ w’akuraa ase, anaa ɔbea a ɔtɔn nhabannuru wɔ dapɛn dapɛn gua so no... saa nnipa yi nyinaa reko denneennen sɛ wɔbɛtra ase. Sɛ wotɔ nneɛma fi wɔn hɔ a, na woreboa saa nkurɔfo no ne yɛn ankasa sikasɛm tẽẽ . Ɛho hia sɛ wode wo sika ma mpɔtam hɔ adwuma biara a w’ani gye ho na wususuw sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɛkɔ so tra hɔ wɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ.
Ɛho nhia sɛ ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ, anammɔn ketewaa bi mpo yɛ ade kɛse!
Sɛ wo si gyinae sɛ wobɛyɛ adetɔfo a ɔwɔ abrabɔ pa wɔ saa kwan yi so a, nsusuw sɛ, "Ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ nea ɛteɛ 100%." Mma nnsusuw saa. Onimdefo a ɔkaa asɛm yi ho asɛm mpo gye tom sɛ ɔde Intanɛt so sotɔɔ akɛse te sɛ Amazon di dwuma.
Sɛ́ obi bɛyɛ adetɔfo a ɔwɔ abrabɔ pa no nyɛ pɛyɛ a wɔhwehwɛ. Ɛte sɛ nkontaa a wonya wɔ sɔhwɛ bi mu. Sɛ wunya wo ethical GPA fi F kosi C a, ɛyɛ nkɔso kɛse. Ɛte sɛ nea wɔreto aba. Bere a ebia yɛn ankorankoro abatow nyɛ te sɛ ade kɛse no, ɛyɛ bere a yɛn nyinaa ka bom no na wɔkora demokrase so.
Enti, nte afobu nka a ɛho nhia anaasɛ bɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛyɛ adetɔfo a ɔyɛ pɛ. Yɛ ade biako bere koro mu. Fa anammɔn nketenkete kɔ ɔkwan pa so. Efisɛ sɛ yɛn nyinaa bom yɛ saa nneɛma nketenkete no a, ɛka bom yɛ nkɛntɛnso kɛse.
Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie
- Rupee biara a wobɛsɛe no te sɛ abatow a wode ma wiase ko a wopɛ.
- Fi ase ketewaa bi. Wo sikakorabea a wobɛsesa akɔ sikakorabea a ɛwɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ anaasɛ wobɛboa sotɔɔ biako a ɛwɔ mpɔtam hɔ mpo yɛ mfiase pa.
- Sɛ woretɔ nneɛma a, hwehwɛ adansedi nkrataa a wotumi de ho to so. Fa w’adwene si adansedi nkrataa a ɛkorɔn te sɛ B Corp adansedi so titiriw .
- Bere biara a ɛbɛyɛ yiye no, fa mpɔtam hɔ nnwuma, akuafo, ne ‘yɛn ade’ di kan. Ɛboa tẽẽ ma yɛhyɛ yɛn ankasa mpɔtam hɔ den.
- Mmɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛyɛ pɛ. Ade ketewaa biara a wɔpaw a wɔde adwempa paw no ho hia. Fa anammɔn anammɔn fa ɔkwan pa so, a wonte afobu nka.
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