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  1. Nestle decide KitKats are no longer to be Fairtrade: Our Response

    June 23, 2020

    “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 […]

  2. Coffee and Covid-19 – life under lockdown in Uganda for Jenipher

    June 16, 2020

    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 […]

  3. Wales celebrates anniversary of being declared a Fair Trade Nation

    June 5, 2020

    Fair Trade Wales, with the support of community groups, are marking the anniversary of when Wales’ became a Fair Trade Nation.  On the 6th of June 2008, Wales became the world’s first Fair Trade Nation. Today, Fair Trade Wales, the organisation representing the Fair Trade movement in Wales, alongside its community groups will be marking […]

  4. Covid-19: Protecting and providing

    May 19, 2020

    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 […]

  5. World Fair Trade Day: Let’s meet Fair Do’s

    May 9, 2020

    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 […]

  6. New message to our supporters: Covid-19

    April 28, 2020

    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 […]

  8. Message to our supporters: Covid-19

    March 25, 2020

    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 […]

  9. What a fantastic Fairtrade Fortnight 2020

    March 24, 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 […]

  10. Fairtrade Fortnight 2020 is here

    February 23, 2020

    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 […]

  11. She Deserves Fairtrade: Women in Leadership

    January 30, 2020

    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. 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 who fight inequality and […]

  12. MEACCE announcement

    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 […]