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Flying high during Fairtrade fortnight on the Symington Building

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Fairtrade display at the Coop 2024

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Market Harborough has it’s own Fairtrade Chocolate Bar. Buy from Louisa’s Place and Randalls.

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Louisa’s Place supports the Rice Challenge 2022 – 2025

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Beautiful rings made with FairTrade gold. Wilkinson- 33 High Street.

What are we about?

We want to:

  • To support the community groups around the world which are benefitting from the Fairtrade premium, as well as the individuals who are becoming more confident and independent because of their links with Fairtrade
  • To continue to be aware that there are many people around the world who are living in difficult conditions due to war, occupation etc.

The World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO) prescribes 10 Principles that Fair Trade Organisations must follow in their day-to-day work and carries out monitoring to ensure these principles are upheld. These are:

  1. Creating Opportunities for Economically Disadvantaged Producers
  2. Transparency and Accountability
  3. Fair Trading Practices
  4. Fair Payment
  5. Ensuring no Child Labour and Forced Labour
  6. Commitment to Non Discrimination, Gender Equity and Women’s Economic Empowerment, and Freedom of Association
  7. Ensuring Good Working Conditions
  8. Providing Capacity Building
  9. Promoting Fair Trade
  10. Respect for the Environment

For a more detailed explanation on how these principles are followed, please see 10 Principles of Fair Trade on the WFTO website.

Fairtrade is committed to tackling the climate crisis. Find out more by watching these videos.

Producer videos are available to help you understand why Fairtrade is so important to communities around the world. Click here.

Events

Fairtrade Fortnight events in Market Harborough

Thursday October 2nd on the town square, 9am – 2pm

The Fairtrade Town group will be at the Farmer’s Market selling the very popular Kilombero Rice. Again this year, the group will be taking up the challenge to sell 90kg of rice to fund the secondary school education for one child in Malawi for a year – but it needs your help!

 

Saturday October 4th under the Old Grammar School, 10am – 2pm

The Fairtrade Town group, together with the Friends of Oxfam, will have a stall selling homemade cakes, preserves, plants, bric-a-brac, Fairtrade chocolate and rice from Malawi.

 

Sunday October 5th at St Hugh’s Church, Northampton Road, from approx. 11am.

Fairtrade tea and coffee and other Fairtrade refreshments will be available after the morning service in return for donations to the Fairtrade Foundation, and there will be a small stall of Fairtrade goods.

 

Friday 10th October at the Oxfam Bookshop, 10.30 – 1pm
Brew It Fair event. Drop in for a chat and a cuppa.

 

Monday October 13th

Especially for U3A members: Talk from Zoe Plummer, Head of Marketing at the Fairtrade Foundation. Please check the U3A magazine for details.

 

Remember! Fairtrade isn’t just a label – it’s a movement! Fairtrade means improved opportunities, brighter futures, workers’ rights and so much more. www.fairtrade.net

 

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Click through to find Shops and Organisations offering Fair Trade Goods & Services in the Harborough area:

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