Ann Le Mare

Short Biography

Ann Le Mare has recently completed a PhD at Durham University, UK, on the social and economic impact of Fair Trade on handicraft producers in Bangladesh. She has a background in development (BA anthropology/social science, Postgraduate Diploma Community Development, MSc Development Management), and was a development worker before taking a position as an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, UK. She is currently a Lecturer at Durham University and works as an independent consultant on a range of development, education and research projects. Her main interests are in poverty reduction, empowerment, gender and the impact of alternative trades. She plans to continue to conduct research on Fair Trade, and to encourage producer organisations and Universities in producer countries to develop their capacity and interest in conducting research into Fair Trade. She is currently publishing articles on Fair Trade, and also has an interest in preparing materials for producers and artisans that are based on research findings.