African Blackwood
These blocks are from the soundandfair project in Tanzania, all of the blocks come from community managed forests, All wood supplied is FSC 100%, the highest ethical and legal standard for timber.
Local people receive 100% of the revenue from log sales enabling them to build schools, healthcare facilities and other community development programmes.
By purchasing these blocks you are doing your part to help community’s in Tanzania.
“In rural areas of Tanzania, jobs are scarce and people survive primarily through small-scale farming - typical household incomes are less than $1 per day. Soundandfair is committed to changing this dynamic through the ethical trade in timber and wooden products. In a remote area of Southern Tanzania, where large, intact forests remain, a group of communities have established forest reserves where they are responsible for forest management and in return they keep 100% of the revenue from timber sales. 175,000 hectares have been secured as forest reserves and are now FSC Certified, the highest standard for forest management. In partnership with these communities, Sound and Fair is developing a timber processing facility close to the primary forest reserves. As well as benefiting from the log sale revenue, community members will be given full time employment at the sawmill with other members benefiting from support roles around the timber operations. Jasper Makala, the CEO of MCDI, an NGO that assists communities with establishing forest reserves, recently said “Through the fair trade in FSC 100% hardwoods we are starting to see the transformation of livelihoods for forest-dependent people in Tanzania, with the foundations laid for new schools, improved healthcare, clean water supplies and diversified incomes”.
Note, these blocks are rough sawn, imported straight from Tanzania. They are approximately 45x30x150mm
You will receive a random blank but the grain and colouration is excellent across the stock
These blocks are from the soundandfair project in Tanzania, all of the blocks come from community managed forests, All wood supplied is FSC 100%, the highest ethical and legal standard for timber.
Local people receive 100% of the revenue from log sales enabling them to build schools, healthcare facilities and other community development programmes.
By purchasing these blocks you are doing your part to help community’s in Tanzania.
“In rural areas of Tanzania, jobs are scarce and people survive primarily through small-scale farming - typical household incomes are less than $1 per day. Soundandfair is committed to changing this dynamic through the ethical trade in timber and wooden products. In a remote area of Southern Tanzania, where large, intact forests remain, a group of communities have established forest reserves where they are responsible for forest management and in return they keep 100% of the revenue from timber sales. 175,000 hectares have been secured as forest reserves and are now FSC Certified, the highest standard for forest management. In partnership with these communities, Sound and Fair is developing a timber processing facility close to the primary forest reserves. As well as benefiting from the log sale revenue, community members will be given full time employment at the sawmill with other members benefiting from support roles around the timber operations. Jasper Makala, the CEO of MCDI, an NGO that assists communities with establishing forest reserves, recently said “Through the fair trade in FSC 100% hardwoods we are starting to see the transformation of livelihoods for forest-dependent people in Tanzania, with the foundations laid for new schools, improved healthcare, clean water supplies and diversified incomes”.
Note, these blocks are rough sawn, imported straight from Tanzania. They are approximately 45x30x150mm
You will receive a random blank but the grain and colouration is excellent across the stock
These blocks are from the soundandfair project in Tanzania, all of the blocks come from community managed forests, All wood supplied is FSC 100%, the highest ethical and legal standard for timber.
Local people receive 100% of the revenue from log sales enabling them to build schools, healthcare facilities and other community development programmes.
By purchasing these blocks you are doing your part to help community’s in Tanzania.
“In rural areas of Tanzania, jobs are scarce and people survive primarily through small-scale farming - typical household incomes are less than $1 per day. Soundandfair is committed to changing this dynamic through the ethical trade in timber and wooden products. In a remote area of Southern Tanzania, where large, intact forests remain, a group of communities have established forest reserves where they are responsible for forest management and in return they keep 100% of the revenue from timber sales. 175,000 hectares have been secured as forest reserves and are now FSC Certified, the highest standard for forest management. In partnership with these communities, Sound and Fair is developing a timber processing facility close to the primary forest reserves. As well as benefiting from the log sale revenue, community members will be given full time employment at the sawmill with other members benefiting from support roles around the timber operations. Jasper Makala, the CEO of MCDI, an NGO that assists communities with establishing forest reserves, recently said “Through the fair trade in FSC 100% hardwoods we are starting to see the transformation of livelihoods for forest-dependent people in Tanzania, with the foundations laid for new schools, improved healthcare, clean water supplies and diversified incomes”.
Note, these blocks are rough sawn, imported straight from Tanzania. They are approximately 45x30x150mm
You will receive a random blank but the grain and colouration is excellent across the stock
