July 10, 2019
Fair Trade Wales comment on Welsh Government school uniform guidance
Following the guidance from Welsh Government offering advice for governing bodies and head teachers on issues relating to school uniform policy we issue the following statement. Aileen Burmeister National Coordinator for Fair Trade Wales says: “We welcome this Welsh Government guidance and fully support the need for uniform to be gender-neutral and affordable. It’s not [...]
June 20, 2019
Celebrating Professor Noel Lloyd
We are incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Prof. Noel Lloyd, and we wanted to take this time to celebrate what he achieved at Fair Trade Wales. Noel joined Fair Trade Wales as Chair in 2011, shortly after stepping down as Pro-Vice Chancellor at Aberystwyth University. Noel was a dedicated Chairman of Fair [...]
June 6, 2019
A Warm Welcome to Wales for the International Fair Trade Towns Conference
A Warm Welcome to Wales for the International Fair Trade Towns Conference. Committed campaigners across Wales worked together over a decade ago to realise the vision of Wales becoming a Fair Trade Nation. On the 6th June 2008, Wales was declared the world’s first Fair Trade Nation. Today marks eleven years of communities in Wales [...]
April 3, 2019
Get your voice heard…..
The Welsh Government is currently developing an International Strategy for Wales and has issued a public survey to ask for views on this. If you want to show your support for the Wales for Africa programme, and want to see the Welsh Government continue to support the programme as part of its international work, please [...]
Fairtrade Fortnight 2019
Another year has passed and so has another fantastic Fairtrade fortnight! Fair Trade local groups organized approximately 54 community events, across 15 counties attended by 2750 people. Many schools , churches, AMs and MPs joined in too. We held various bake sales, quiz nights, Fairtrade dinners and even created a giant banana split. No wonder [...]
December 12, 2018
The future of Fair Trade in Wales
In 2018, 10 years since Wales became a Fair Trade Nation, Fair Trade Wales carried out a short review. This review looked at the status of Wales as Fair Trade Nation, and what this could mean in the future. This is finally completed and we will be sharing our findings at events across Wales in [...]
July 27, 2018
Fair Trade International Symposium reflection
The Fair Trade International Symposium is a gathering of academics and practitioners with an interest in Fair Trade issues. It takes place every 3 – 4 years and is a place to share the latest research and findings as well as launching new Fair Trade initiatives and concepts. The 2018 symposium happened in Portsmouth and [...]
June 15, 2018
Fair Trade Nation – our survey
If you’ve been paying any attention, you might have noticed that on 6 June Wales celebrated 10 years since being declared a Fair Trade Nation! We had parties, shared memories, happy birthday messages and finished it all off with a Fair Trade Way. It was a fabulous and exhausting day. What you might not know, [...]
May 18, 2018
Fair Trade Nation 10th anniversary, join in!
Wales’s 10th anniversary as a Fair Trade Nation is on Wednesday 6 June, and we want everybody to be able to join in. We’d like you to either tweet, facebook or send us a photo or short video of yourselves saying Happy Birthday. Materials Join in video: step-by-step If you want, use some Fair Trade [...]
February 15, 2018
Divine Chocolate & Christian Aid Poetry Competition
The Divine Chocolate and Christian Aid annual competition is back! A great opportunity to inspire students. This poetry competition which will take them on a voyage of discovery about the world of chocolate, cocoa farmers and Fairtrade will fire their imagination and creativity! More information is available on the Divine Chocolate website, or download a [...]
February 13, 2018
Say it with Fairtrade this Valentine’s Day.
Your choice of gift for expressing your love can help transform the lives of millions of farmers and workers in developing countries. Choosing Fairtrade this Valentine’s Day means that the people producing your gifts get a fair deal. From flowers to coffee and chocolate, you can find that perfect Fairtrade present for your special person. Cariad [...]
February 2, 2018
Fairtrade Groups recognised at Wales Africa Awards.
On Monday 29th January 2018, over 160 people gathered at the Wales for Africa awards ceremony at the National Museum, Cardiff, to celebrate the work of International Development and Fair Trade organisations and groups in Wales. The awards were presented to winners of 10 categories including: Youth Leadership, Innovation, Sustainability, Partnership, Inclusion, Shoestring budget, Fundraising [...]
December 15, 2017
As simple as a cup of tea..
Behind your cuppa, people are facing discrimination, low wages and poor working conditions Ffion reflects on her experience of meeting Dorothy, a Fairtrade tea farmer in Kenya, and talks of how our choices, no matter how small are having a big impact on communities across the world… From my farm to hers was a trip [...]
