December 1, 2020
Fair Trade Wales hamper competition
2020 has been a strange year and we want to give out a special Fair Trade christmas treat. We have a fantastic prize to win for you and a loved one. Win a hamper packed with Fair Trade goodies for yourself and share the love by nominating someone special for a second hamper. Simply fill [...]
November 25, 2020
Our manifesto: 2021
As the UK looks to make fast international Trade Deals, and Covid-19 continues to cause vast health and economic impacts globally, the Welsh Government must remain committed to establishing Wales as a globally responsible nation. We, Fair Trade Wales, want the next Senedd and Welsh Government to work to embed Fair Trade in Trade Policy, [...]
November 24, 2020
Making Wales a Deforestation Free Nation
Ahead of the 2021 Senedd elections, a campaign led by Size of Wales, and supported by RSPB Cymru calls on political parties to commit to policies that would make Wales the world’s first deforestation free nation. Currently, Wales’ ecological footprint is five times bigger than the size of the nation itself. Much of this is [...]
November 23, 2020
Fair Trade Wales have become official members of the UK’s Trade Justice Movement
What is the Trade Justice Movement? The Trade Justice Movement is a UK coalition of nearly sixty civil society organisations, with millions of individual members, calling for trade rules that work for people and planet. Together we are calling for trade justice, not free trade, with the rules weighted to ensure sustainable outcomes for ordinary [...]
November 10, 2020
We need a new website
We are looking for a web developer to help us develop our new website. What we need: A new bilingual website for fairtradewales.org.uk that will: Engage new funders Improve communication with members Enable people to join the Fairtrade movement It must: Have easy functionality Be future proofed Our budget: The total available budget is £4000 [...]
October 19, 2020
Celebrating a year since the International Fair Trade Towns Conference in Wales
We can’t believe it, a year since we held the International Fair Trade Towns Conference (IFTTC) 2019 on October 18 -20 in Cardiff and what a great weekend we had. Thanks so much to all who attended, over 250 people from 41 countries over four events – this seems impossible today! We’re sad that this [...]
October 1, 2020
Final Statement on Nestle Campaign
Today marks the end of the partnership between Nestle and Fairtrade sugar and cocoa producers and we’re very disappointed that Nestle have not changed their minds. A petition representing 300,000 people is being handed in to Nestlé at their York Office today in protest at their decision. Over the past few months we have seen [...]
September 1, 2020
Maddy: A Volunteer Story
Madeline Jewell is a student at Cardiff University and came to volunteer with us in February 2020. Read her story: Why did you want to volunteer with us? As part of my Geography and Planning course I chose a module that required volunteering or work experience as part of their studies. I knew that I [...]
August 26, 2020
Update on the Nestle Campaign
Thank you for your support, together we have achieved some success and impact in supporting the Fairtrade cocoa producers that provide Nestle with their cocoa, and raising awareness of the campaign. What’s happened so far… In June 2020, Nestle announced that after a decade they would no longer be using Fairtrade cocoa and sugar in [...]
July 29, 2020
Fairtrade: a voice from the African Diaspora in Wales
A guest blog from SSAP trustee Lillian Matovu-Oladebo: “Following your morning shower you probably applied your favourite shea butter vanilla infused moisturiser. Grabbed yourself a Columbian ground coffee or Kenyan grown chai; or the for the better of us, a banana smoothie with an added antioxidant punch of cacao powder. Unbeknown to you, your love [...]
July 7, 2020
World Chocolate Day!
It’s our favourite day of the year…World Chocolate Day! To celebrate we’ve asked a few Welsh Fairtrade sellers to tell us what their favourite Fairtrade chocolate is. Here’s what they said… Health & Food Llanrwst Health & Food Llanrwst is a wholefood shop selling whole foods, fresh produce and eco products. They are currently open [...]
June 23, 2020
Nestle decide KitKats are no longer to be Fairtrade: Our Response
“We are deeply disappointed by Nestle’s decision to move away from using Fairtrade certified cocoa and sugar in their Kit Kats. This decision seriously affects the cocoa producers in West Africa who have built a strong relationship with Fairtrade and have benefited from a scheme committed to fair prices and a premium that directly supports [...]
June 16, 2020
Coffee and COVID-19 – life under lockdown in Uganda for Jenipher
Guest blog: Elen Jones is a long standing member of the fair trade movement, and she currently manages the Climate Change Coffee Project and volunteers for Eglwys Mynydd Seion, Casnewydd/Newport. Life before lockdown. Jenipher is a coffee farmer from the Mbale region of eastern Uganda. She’s also the chairperson of her primary coffee co-operative and [...]
