Fairtrade
Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. By requiring companies to pay sustainable prices (which must never fall lower than the market price), Fairtrade addresses the injustices of conventional trade, which traditionally discriminates against the poorest, weakest producers. It enables them to improve their position and have more control over their lives. This leads to benefits for their communities which we take for granted.
More information can be found on any of the following websites:
www.fairtrade.org.uk/
www.traidcraft.co.uk/
www.cafedirect.co.uk/index.cfm
A Message from Traidcraft November 2011
As shifting weather patterns continue to blight the lives of millions across East Africa, Traidcraft is helping small-scale farmers in Kenya take practical steps to cope with the devastating effects of changing climate. Thanks to training in beekeeping, fruit growing, rabbit rearing and water harvesting, small plots of formerly unproductive land are flourishing, providing food for families and with surplus to sell.
Watch Traidcraft’s East Africa Director Edward Wambugu as he explains the problems created by an increasingly unpredictable climate.
For more information about Traidcraft’s work go to www.traidcraft.org.uk
Improve the lives of producers we work with at www.traidcraft.org.uk/givingmatters/
Buy fair trade products online at www.traidcraftshop.co.uk
Fighting poverty through trade
Our Diocese and many of our parishes have Fairtrade status. If you are interested in your parish becoming a Fairtrade Parish click here for information.
You can get more ideas from the Fairtrade Foundation website, including short films and lots of other information. Schools might also like to look at www.fairtrade.org.uk/schools/ and the new Traidcraft Schools' website www.traidcraftschools.co.uk