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Go further for Fairtrade in 2013
This Fairtrade Fortnight it’s time to take a
stand for the food we love and the people
who grow it. Without our support now,
farmers in developing countries face an
uncertain future.
Together we’re making progress towards
a fairer deal for farmers and workers in
developing countries. Nearly 1.5 million farmers
across the world are benefitting from a price
that means they can provide for their families,
and in 2011 farmers’ groups spent Fairtrade
Premiums worth over £20million to improve
their communities and their productivity.
But there’s still a lot to be done to support
the people who grow the food we eat every
day. Millions more farmers struggle to make
ends meet year on year, and face a crippling
combination of challenges including volatile
prices, pressure from huge multinationals,
the effects of climate change and lack of
access to credit.
From banana growers in St Lucia to cocoa
growers in Ghana, huge numbers of farmers
are leaving the land forever, or struggling to
convince their children to take over the family
farm. If they don’t grow our bananas, our
cocoa, our coffee, then who will?
Fairtrade is one way we can support them
to farm sustainably and earn enough from
their crops to provide for the future of
their families and communities. So that’s
why we’re asking everyone in the UK to
go further for Fairtrade in 2013!
Schools Guide to Fairtrade in 2013
There are so many ways to go further,
whether you’re thinking about Fairtrade in
class, making a creative splash to demand
change or spreading the message to parents
and the wider community.
Fairtrade Fortnight is a great time of year
to focus on Fairtrade in assembly, or check
out our new interactive tools and resources
focusing on life for young people in Malawi
who are part of the Fairtrade movement.
You could get together your school’s steering
group to target your canteen, a local shop
or anyone else you think could do more for
Fairtrade, and present them with a beautiful,
original work of Fairtrade-themed art to make
your point.
Whatever your school’s group decides to
do, you’ll be helping create a fairer world
and taking another step along your school’s
Fairtrade journey.
Thank you.
this guide is bursting with ideas to
inspire you to take the next step for
Fairtrade, during Fairtrade Fortnight,
on world Fair trade day and beyond.
Check out…
fairtrade.org.uk/gofurther
for more ideas, resources and
campaign updates.