Ubuntu Cola is a

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certified by

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. Made with

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sugar from

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and

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, Ubuntu Cola is the first UK cola to be Fairtrade certified. It is available for sale in the

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and online. It is available in 330 ml cans, 500 ml

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s, and 275 ml

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Name

The cola is named after the African philosophy of ''

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'', which means ''humanity or fellow feeling; kindness'', There is no connection between the cola and the

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(also named after the philosophy). Moreover, Ubuntu Cola is not an

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Fairtrade

Ubuntu Cola's

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is sourced from

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s in Kasinthula,

and Kaleya,

. Farmers who are members of the Fairtrade cooperative at Kasinthula receive an income of $4 a day, which is six times the national average income.

References

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