March 15, 2021
Farewell Fairtrade Fortnight
It’s been a very different Fairtrade Fortnight in 2021, but a really good one and we hope you enjoyed it too! We loved seeing all the amazing activities happening in classrooms and online across Wales. There were quizzes, yarn bombing, school competitions, banana splits, drawings and more! Fair Trade Wales hosted a Climate Change Coffee [...]
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March 2, 2021
Beautiful and Ethical Gifts for Mother’s Day 2021
With Mother’s Day 2021 just around the corner on Sunday 14th of March, we have handpicked a few ethical gifts to surprise her on the special day. From handmade scarves to ethical oils, find the perfect gift to make her day. Keeping warm and cosy Keep her warm and cosy with these scarves from Cool [...]
February 22, 2021
Fairtrade Fortnight 2021 is here
This Fairtrade Fortnight (22 February – 7 March 2021) highlights the growing challenges that climate change brings to farmers and workers in the communities Fairtrade works with. The facts are straightforward. Farmers and workers in the global south, who have done the least to contribute to climate change, are disproportionately affected. They have said: Climate change is one [...]
January 26, 2021
Fairtrade Chocolate and Tahini Cake Recipe
A tasty Fairtrade and vegan cake for Fairtrade Fortnight by Sarah Philpott. Ingredients: For the cake 150g Fairtrade brown sugar 350g plain flour 50g Fairtrade cocoa powder 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tsp baking powder 400ml plant milk 75ml rapeseed oil, plus extra for greasing 120ml aquafaba 3 tbsp Fairtrade tahini For the frosting 200g [...]
January 25, 2021
Support Welsh Fair Trade shops on St Dwynwen’s Day
Today Wales celebrates St Dwynwen’s day (the Welsh Valentines Day) and why not choose a special gift that will spread a little love around the world? Explore our handpicked Fair Trade guide that will support ethical shops in every corner of Wales. From chocolate to homeware, our online fair trade stores support crafters and creators [...]
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 [...]
