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Everyday heroes: Meet Olivia in Perth
“I love it here for many reasons ... I get to meet people who know about Oxfam’s work (most of them) and want to come and support Oxfam by shopping with us.”
Since 2007, volunteers at the Fair Trade Shop in Perth have been raising awareness about fair trade principles and Oxfam. Not only has the shop become an important part of the Oxfamily, but it’s an integral part of the Bayswater community as well.
Long-time Oxfam supporter Olivia Boulud loves getting to know her local community. And she manages to blend this with her passion for tackling poverty by working at the Fair Trade Shop in Bayswater, Perth.
Olivia is the coordinator of the Fair Trade WA Oxfam community group and has been volunteering with them for five years. She previously volunteered with Oxfam Trailwalker at the Perth events.
“I love it here for many reasons,” Olivia said. “It’s a space where I get to meet like-minded people, not just volunteers but also customers. I get to meet people who know about Oxfam’s work (most of them) and want to come and support Oxfam by shopping with us.”
Customers from the local community come in to have a browse and a chat. Olivia and the team know many of the customers by name and over the years the shop has become a bit of a local institution. It now has 5,000 followers on social media.
The shop stocks a wide variety of fair trade and ethically sourced products and is a completely volunteer-run part of a community supporter group. It supports Oxfam through profits raised from sales.
