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Fairtrade Fortnight 2020

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Fairtrade Fortnight is back! Monday 24 February – Sunday 8 March 2020. Each year Fairtrade Fortnight gives people across the UK the opportunity to celebrate Fairtrade achievements and learn more about the difference that Fairtrade makes. In 2020 we will continue our mission to ensure that all farmers are paid fairly for their work and [...]

Fair Trade Nation

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On June 6th 2008 Wales made history and became the first ever Fair Trade Nation. This year we celebrate its fifth anniversary!

What is Fair Trade?

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Coffee Farmer in Uganda

Fair Trade provides opportunities for community development, education and health projects, human rights and respect for the environment.

Fairness In Business

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Do you want to change the world? Your workplace could be making a difference to people’s lives by switching to Fairtrade.  With every Fairtrade purchase; from every cup of tea and every spoonful of sugar you can make a difference. Fairtrade is a global movement for trade justice, and when a product carries the Fairtrade mark, you [...]

Schools

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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!

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Take a look at the variety of events taking place across the Fair Trade Nation.

Latest News

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February 23, 2020

Fairtrade Fortnight 2020 is here

This Fairtrade Fortnight (24 February-8 March 2020) tells the stories of the farmers behind the products we use everyday from cocoa to coffee. Fairtrade’s She Deserves campaign highlights research on the cocoa sector in West Africa, where 60% of the world’s cocoa is grown. In Côte d’Ivoire, women carry out 68% of the labour and [...]

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January 30, 2020

Tickets released for She Deserves Fairtrade: Women in Leadership

We’re delighted to announce an event for Fairtrade Fortnight in Wales in partnership with Fairtrade Foundation. March 2, 18:30 – 20:30 at Portland House, Cardiff. Free tickets available here. Join us for an evening with inspiring stories that will shine a light on both ‘invisible’ women and inspiring women leaders. You’ll hear stories from individuals [...]

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December 6, 2019

MEACCE announcement

This week we have heard the very sad news that there have been a number of landslides in the Mbale region of Uganda. Sadly, five people have been confirmed dead and many more have lost their homes and coffee crop, their livelihoods. Our thoughts are with everyone in the region. Deforestation, soil erosion and changing [...]

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December 5, 2019

International Volunteers Day: Meet Tara

Meet Tara Fisher a Fairtrade activist in Llanelli and a recent volunteer at the International Fair Trade Towns Conference (IFTTC) we held in October 2019. “I have been a volunteer for Fairtrade for 10 years since I moved back to the UK from France. I was living in Hampshire at the time and as I [...]

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