On June 6th 2008 Wales made history and became the first ever Fair Trade Nation. This year we celebrate its fifth anniversary!
Fair Trade provides opportunities for community development, education and health projects, human rights and respect for the environment.
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 [...]
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!
December 6, 2019
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 [...]
December 5, 2019
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 [...]
October 16, 2019
Fair Trade Wales is hosting the 13th International Fair Trade Towns Conference (IFTTC) on 18 – 20 October 2019 in Cardiff with the theme ‘The Future of Fair Trade’. Wales became the first Fair Trade Nation in 2008, and Cardiff has recently celebrated its 15th year as a Fair Trade city, paving the way for [...]
September 4, 2019
Only 4 weeks left to book! – Are you coming? Got your ticket yet? Here are some reasons you should… Fantastic, impassioned speakers including Erinch Sahan, Chief Executive, World Fair Trade Organisation and Nick Deardon, Global Justice Now Our updated agenda MADE 51 and the First Minister of Wales A Fair Trade interactive zone and shopping area [...]
