Last week the organizer of the Glastonbury Festival donated approximately $150,000 to Banana Link- a charity working closely banana farmers from Latin American nations including
Banana Link works for a socially just, environmentally sound and economically viable banana industry. We aim to contribute to the alleviation of poverty in the major banana exporting regions of the world and create a sustainable banana economy.
Most of the Glastonbury Festival’s profits go to charity; this year, about $4 million was raised and distributed to groups like Greenpeace and Oxfam.
Sources- Wikipedia, BBC News, Banana Link, NME.com
Image- NME.com (Cansei de Ser Sexy lead singer Lovefoxxx at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival)
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