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Fair Trade provides opportunities for community development, education and health projects, human rights and respect for the environment.
Come on! Join the fun, learn interesting new things and help Wales to change the world.
We are excited to announce the launch of our new business project. Why is Fairtrade good for business? Choosing Fairtrade is more than just evidence of your internal corporate social responsibility; it provides opportunity for staff engagement and team building. It will show your staff and customers that you’re committed to sustainability, giving you [...]
In the UK we spend £1 billion per year on school uniforms, but currently only a tiny percentage is on Fair Trade uniforms.
There are many ways to bring Fair Trade into your school from educational activities in the classroom to fun events that involve the whole community. Get involved and be a part of the world’s first Fair Trade Nation!
August 25, 2016
It was 58 years since Wales had played in a major football tournament and what a return this year!! We at Fair Trade Wales, like the rest of the nation couldn’t be prouder! We had Welsh Fairtrade footballs commissioned to celebrate, and we were out and about during the tournament chatting all things football & [...]
August 2, 2016
We all know that old saying; ‘all that glitters is not gold’. This has never rung truer than during my recent visit to Geita, a gold mining district in North Western Tanzania. I saw the rusty dust of the disturbed earth form a suffocating blanket over the community that lived beneath it. I saw with [...]
July 26, 2016
Igara tea factory stands high above the town of Butare, nestled amongst the rolling tea plantations that form the landscape as the eye looks to the horizon. There are over 5500 smallholder farmers in the surroundings supplying green leaf to Igara. We started with a tour of the factory, learning of all the stages of [...]
July 8, 2016
It’s been almost a year since I met Elen, the national co-ordinator for Fair Trade Wales when the national Eisteddfod visited my local area. I strolled into their tent one afternoon that sunny week and leaped at the offer of Fairtrade Peruvian coffee. We started chatting about Fairtrade, particularly footballs as I was heading out [...]
