Alimata harvests spinach from a plot that, until recently, was nothing more than dry sand. She prices each bundle at about €0.5—the cost of lunch for two children now that corn has become so expensive. Her hands carry the scent of soil, and her eyes shine with a sense of agency. This crop is her own hard-won triumph.

No produce from our Gourcy garden bears an official Fair Trade label, but for us “fair” starts the instant a farmer sets their own price. A just wage now reaches 45 families directly. With it they buy new seed, feed their children, and send them to school—producing value and being paid for it with no middlemen involved.

Our task is to make sure they don’t lack anything: we step in when harvests fall short and the wage is not enough; when a sudden illness demands costly treatment; or when a child needs extra educational support.

Together with you, we are cultivating good that doesn’t end with the payday; it spreads like a well-watered garden. A mill, a sewing cooperative, and new wells have risen in Gourcy, and the scale of migration for work shrinks year by year. What begins with simple tools, a few animals, and a handful of seeds grows into a community that sets its own prices and pushes back against the scorching desert.

Your choice to share is enough to keep this garden thriving. 👉 Visit GoodWorks24 and send a starter package to a family in Gourcy.