May 19, 2020
COVID-19 – Protecting and providing
After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global pandemic for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on March 11th governments and civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean started to implement preventive measures to stop the spread of the virus. Ecuador´s government declared a health emergency for 60 days to prevent a massive spread of the virus [...]
May 9, 2020
World Fair Trade Day: Let’s meet Fair Do’s
This World Fair Trade Day (May 9) we focus on the World Fair Trade Organisation’s (WFTO) vision of “Planet Fair Trade: Enterprises for the new economy” and talk to Jan Tucker from Fair Do’s in Cardiff, a shop in the heart of the community in Canton. Fair Do’s moved to its current location in 1998 and [...]
April 28, 2020
New message to our supporters
In our latest update on our response to Covid 19, we look at what we are doing here in Fair Trade Wales and how you can join in by continuing to campaign, through our global connections and by having fun. Read our last update. Continuing to campaign We’re ready for Fashion Revolution week which is [...]
April 20, 2020
Who made my clothes? A look at the current fashion climate for Fashion Revolution Week
Amidst a global pandemic, fashion may seem frivolous, yet the people who make our clothes are also in crisis. Many brands are choosing not to honour payments for work and are putting people’s livelihoods in jeopardy. Let’s get campaigning. What’s the situation? The fashion industry is being asked to intervene and protect the wages of [...]
April 8, 2020
We need a new logo
What we need: A new logo available in eps, jpeg and png format Full colour version and black and white version Logo optimised for different platforms – twitter/facebook/instagram and website Simple brand guidelines – font/colours etc Our budget: £600 inclusive of VAT Deadlines: Project deadline: We are happy for this to be done within one [...]
March 25, 2020
Message to our supporters
Dear Fair Trade supporters, In Fair Trade, we know how interconnected we all are across the globe. As you know, we are experiencing an international health crisis; which at the same time is becoming a global economic crisis that is having and will have a lasting impact on millions of people in all countries and [...]
March 24, 2020
What a fantastic Fairtrade Fortnight 2020
It’s a very anxious and strange time at the moment but what puts a smile on our faces is the thought of Fairtrade Fortnight and we hope it can make you smile too. We loved seeing all the amazing events hosted by groups, schools, churches, businesses across Wales. There were coffee mornings, art exhibitions, Fairtrade [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
October 16, 2019
Trailblazing Wales to Welcome Fair Trade Campaigners and Producers from Around the World
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
International Fair Trade Towns Conference Update
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 [...]
