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MEMBERS’
MAGAZINE
MAY 2021
Fair Trade Finders
Supporting suppliers
The Climate Emergency
What’s coming up
INSIDE Welcome • Our news • Our members • Partner update • Buying Fair Trade • Campaigns •
Fair Trade Communities • What’s coming up
SCOTTISH FAIR TRADE FORUM_________________________________________________________________________________________
WELCOME
Welcome to the first edition of our new
Members’ Magazine, produced exclusively
for members of the Scottish Fair Trade Forum.
In this magazine, we will update you on some of
the things we’ve been doing and our plans for
future activities. We hope that you enjoy finding out
information too. The Forum can only do the work
we do because of you, our members. It’s very
important for us to hear from you. If you have
more about our new Board members, our recent ideas for content you would like us to cover
campaigns, our plans for the future, the work we in future editions of the magazine, please let
have been doing with partners, as well as what has us know. We want this to truly be a Members’
been happening across the Fair Trade network. Magazine full of news that is of interest to you.
Hopefully, this magazine will also be an I hope you enjoy this first edition.
opportunity for members to share ideas and Martin Rhodes, Chief Executive
Thank you for your support
M embership is really important to us at the
Scottish Fair Trade Forum as it allows us
to do more to promote Fair Trade in Scotland.
price and have the opportunity to participate
in global markets without exploitation.
We’re continuing to grow and support Scotland’s
As Scotland’s Fair Trade Network, we work to
network of Fair Trade supporters by increasing
bring together people in Scotland interested in
our membership and by providing more
buying, selling, campaigning for and learning
opportunities for you, our members, to keep in
about Fair Trade.
touch with us and to contribute to our network,
With your support, we’re able to do more to and we hope that you’ll join us on 4 June for our
achieve the key aim of Fair Trade – to ensure Members Meet-up.
workers and smallholder farmers are paid a fair
Have you linked
to our website?
To help people find the Scottish Fair Trade Forum online and to grow our network
of Fair Trade supporters, we’re asking members to add a link on your website to
www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk Or you could link to us using the membership logo.
Follow us on social media @FairTradeNation. Thanks for your help.
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OUR NEWS
Board members
Since the AGM in September, the Board have co-opted three new
members to strengthen its range of knowledge and expertise. The new
members are: Aimable Nshimiye, Ndiuzayani Zaya and Michael Ross.
Scottish Fair Trade Forum Ndiuzayani Zaya Michael Ross
Aimable is the Managing Ndiuzayani works as a Michael is a solicitor with a
Director of the Sholi Co- business studies teacher at practice focused on immigration
operative in the Muhanga Blantyre Baptist Academy. and employment matters.
district of Rwanda. He is Her mother is a farmer with Primarily based in Glasgow,
responsible for coordinating Kasinthula Cane Growers’ he also represents clients
the co-operative’s staff team Association and thanks to across Scotland. He has been
and bringing the farmers this, Ndiuzayani’s education a member of Scotmid, one of
together to share information was funded by the Fairtrade Scotland’s biggest retailers of
on farming practices. He is Premium. She lives in Sadulo Fairtrade products, since 1995
also responsible for promoting village in the Chikwawa district and was elected to its West
and selling Sholi coffee and of Malawi and sometimes helps Regional Committee in 2003
forging business relationships with planting and weeding on and its Board in 2015. He is a
with partners and international her mother’s smallholder farm. former councillor and during
buyers. As a farmer himself, She visited Scotland during his time as a local elected
Aimable enjoys advising other Fairtrade Fortnight 2020 with a representative, he was the
farmers on their projects and colleague from Kasinthula and Council’s Fair Trade Champion
developing the co-operative took part in events in Moray, and was a member of the
members’ knowledge and Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Motherwell Fair Trade steering
skills. Aimable visited Scotland Angus, Dundee, Glasgow, group which, over the years,
in Fairtrade Fortnight 2019 Renfrewshire, East Lothian and has successfully achieved and
meeting Fair Trade supporters Edinburgh. sustained Fair Trade status for
in Glasgow, Fife, East Lothian, Motherwell and the surrounding
Edinburgh, East Dunbartonshire villages.
and Renfrewshire.
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OUR NEWS
Trading subsidiary
W e believe it is important to diversify our
funding base so as not to rely solely on one
source to cover our core costs and to allow us to
◗ Education resources and support packages
for schools – pioneering a new programme
to inform and inspire the embedding of Fair
do more to promote Fair Trade. Trade and its principles into the culture of
schools throughout Scotland through hands-
Since the Forum was formed in 2008, the
on, tailored support, interactive presentations
Scottish Government has through its International
and customised Fair Trade learning materials.
Development Fund, financially supported us in
our mission to support Scotland in being a Fair ◗ Consultancy services on Fair Trade – offering
Trade Nation and to embed the principles of Fair advisory services on a range of Fair Trade
Trade in all aspects of Scottish society. matters to organisations operating within the
public, private and third sectors.
To create a more sustainable model to support
the Forum’s future work, we are currently The activities of our trading subsidiary will
developing a plan for a new trading subsidiary support our aims of growing Fair Trade
to carry out income generation activities in line awareness, availability and purchasing while
with our principles. Bearing in mind the Forum’s creating further income to be able to fund the
strengths, we are currently taking forward the wider activities of the Forum. Watch this space
following enterprise activities: – we will be in contact with members when we
have an outline plan for the new subsidiary.
Would you like a free advert in
our next Members Magazine?
Our next edition will be sent out to our
41 Fair Trade Groups, 48 individual and
60 organisational members in November 2021.
Email info@sftf.org.uk with details of your
promotion by 30 September.
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OUR MEMBERS
Member Spotlight:
Glasgow Fair Trade Co-operative
T he Glasgow Fair Trade Co-op has been a
member of the Scottish Fair Trade Forum
since 2018 and here Jim Lister tells us what the
group has been doing recently.
“daysI amof ofFairanTrade
age where I remember the early
and it being such a welcome
voice as global capitalism in the post-colonial
era wreaked havoc on the planet on a scale not
previously seen. I live in Glasgow, a city built on
the worst excesses of unfair trade (slavery and
forced migration of labour).
Whilst I’m a relative newcomer to the Glasgow Fair
Trade Co-op, (I joined in 2016), it’s been great to
work with the group and find new and interesting
ways to get our message across, whether that’s
projecting a giant image of the Fairtrade logo in
George Square, raising funds to provide £1,000 of Glasgow Fair Trade Co-op
Fair Trade products for Govanhill People’s Pantry
or organising a Bake-off style competition with Here, where I live, on Glasgow’s Southside
staff and students at City of Glasgow College, (the centre of the universe), we’ve got a great
Scotland’s largest college. range of fruit and veg shops (‘Stalks and Stems’,
‘Fresh and Fruity’) that also stock a great range
of Fair Trade products. In addition, we have two
big Co-ops and a couple of their convenience
stores where you can get a great range of Fair
Trade essentials – this year, 2021, in the run-up
to Christianity’s most important festival the ‘Co’
produced a Fair Trade Easter egg free from
any plastic packaging! I say to all my Fair Trade
supporting friends and family ‘put your money
where your mouth is’.
We’ve had great support from the Co-op,
Scotmid, Green City Wholefoods and UNITE
but it’s fair to say that without the Scottish Fair
Trade Forum’s Community Grants programme
contributions, we would have struggled to do
”
Craig Maclean
much of the above.
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PARTNER UPDATE
Update on Rwandan coffee project
T “
he Forum has continued
to work with Challenges
Worldwide for another
coffee experts, was attended by
over 150 people representing
campaigner groups, coffee
I have really enjoyed being
a part of the Scottish Fair
Trade Forum’s awareness
successful year of the innovative stakeholders, NGOs, public raising events for the project.
Scottish Government funded sector representatives It is a great opportunity for us
‘Rwanda Coffee Project’ that is and consumers, as well as to proudly showcase the work
forging links between the hills of Scotland’s Minister for Europe the eight Rwandan coffee
Rwanda and the coffee shops of and International Development, cooperatives, including Sholi
Scotland. At its heart, the overall Jenny Gilruth MSP. Cooperative, have put into
objective of the project is to developing sustainable agri-
increase the value of Rwandan businesses and producing high-
coffee exports to international quality speciality coffee.
markets by improving both the
I am also very happy that
quality and quantity produced
people understand that the
by 8 co-operatives based in
higher prices for our speciality
Western and Southern Rwanda.
coffee empower us to not
Despite the pandemic, export
only fairly support coffee
volumes have increased by
farmers, but also adapt to
an incredible 83% and all
climate change and adopt
participating co-operatives have
environmentally-friendly
been able to maintain very high Aimable Nshimiye
production methods. By buying
quality coffee beans! As a Fair
coffee from cooperatives like
Trade and coffee-loving country,
We then hosted a second Sholi, customers are signalling
we think more Fairtrade-certified
event specifically targeted at that they care about these
Rwandan coffee beans should
find their way to Scotland.
Scottish cafes, coffee shops and
commercial buyers of Rwandan
issues.
”
We also continue to recruit
During Fairtrade Fortnight coffee, seeking to further push
more organisations to join
2021, we hosted ‘Scotland’s growth in Rwandan coffee
our Scottish Rwanda Coffee
Big Climate Justice Coffee volumes, and have disseminated
Network. If you are in touch
Morning to raise awareness for bags of roasted Rwandan
with any coffee stakeholders
the project, discuss climate coffee to over 100 businesses
(including coffee merchants,
change resilience and operating within Scotland’s
roasters and cafes) in your
adaptation and mobilise specialty coffee sector.
local area, we would love to
national support for the
Aimable Nshimiye, Managing invite them to join our network
awareness and purchasing of
Director of Sholi Cooperative, of organisations passionate
Fair Trade Rwandan coffee
an ambassador of the project about Rwandan and Fair Trade
across Scotland public, private
who spoke at these events coffee. Get in touch via email at
and third sectors. The event,
commented: ross.isdale@sftf.org.uk
which heard from coffee
farmers, project partners and
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Creating a new way of co-existing
F atima Ismael is the General Manager of
the SOPPEXCCA coffee cooperative in
Nicaragua. She visited Scotland in 2014 and
took part in this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight event:
What’s Fair Trade got to do with fighting the
climate crisis? She has sent Forum members
this message about her Fairtrade Fortnight
experience, the current situation in Nicaragua
and her hopes for the future.
“timeThisweFairtrade Fortnight was the first
took part in a Fair Trade initiative Fatima Ismael
with campaigners and consumers by video
conference. It was both exciting and emotional We also continue to give priority to our
to know that we were still able to communicate community and the integration of young people
using this new, useful and relatively inexpensive in all our work processes. In particular, we are
method of communication. It doesn’t, however, paying special attention to the emotional part
replace the pleasure of getting together, hugging of this recovery after having experienced so
and shaking hands. much anguish, pain and sadness. We need to
The work done by the Scottish Fair Trade embrace hope again, heal our wounds, and keep
Forum in organising and promoting this new moving on while being aware that we have a part
communication platform to engage with the to play in solving climate, social and economic
public is critical: it provides us with a way to keep issues. We are not alone in this process: we will
promoting our ideas and motivations, and having recover alongside consumers, industry and Fair
our voice heard. Trade initiatives while dreaming of an equitable
world where there will be equal conditions and
In particular, it enables us to keep showing our
opportunities for all of us.
commitment to building Fair Trade relationships
by selling Fair Trade products. By embracing You – our supporters and consumers – are the
this new experience, we hoped to address new strong pillars upon whom we set our hopes
challenges and everyone’s expectations. of selling our Fair Trade products as small
producers. You embody the essence of being
At present, our organisation, SOPPEXCCA,
human: you’re committed to the world, protectors
keeps adapting in the face of the Covid-19
of the environment and aware of sensitive social
pandemic. We are also trying to rebuild after two
issues. You drive our fight to promote ethical
hurricanes caused severe short-term damages.
consumerism. We believe that this, ethical
Unfortunately, this will also have repercussions
consumerism and partnerhip, will help our
on our medium and long-term activity. We are
families, on both ends, to enjoy better health
preparing to reforest, service our coffee fields,
and life conditions and benefit from a social
recover coffee fields that have been damaged
conscience that is at the root of a new way of
and improve our prevention measures against
natural disasters.
co-existencing with each other.
”
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BUYING FAIR TRADE
Fair Trade Finders
Become a Fair Trade Finder!
W e have a new web-based resource which
will help you find Fair Trade products in
your area and build an online directory.
Why not encourage your local schools and
badged groups to look for Fair Trade in their
area and upload the information? You could also
encourage independent shops and cafes to add
Fair Trade Finders is a map of cafes,
their own outlets.
restaurants and shops that offer Fair Trade
products across Scotland. And excitingly, it is Thank you to Fairtrade Yorkshire who inspired us
user-generated! So, for example, if you visit with their Detectives website.
a cafe selling Fairtrade coffee, you can visit
www.fairtrade.scot and add the café to the
map yourself. Your entry will by checked and You can start using and sharing the
confirmed by volunteers from Fair Trade groups. website today: www.fairtrade.scot
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Supporting suppliers
W e all know thriving as a small enterprise
while committing to Fair Trade principles
and relationships is hard work – even at the best
of times. During a global pandemic, however, it is
an unprecedented and unimaginable challenge.
During the first lockdown, recognising Fair Trade
enterprises as the backbone of our movement
in Scotland, we launched a Crowdfunder appeal
to financially support 11 Fair Trade retailers,
wholesalers and importers to strengthen their
resilience and keep trading relationships alive Nobunto
and well. Due to the generosity of Fair Trade
campaigners across Scotland, the appeal raised
Through their coffee sales, Rafiki continues to
over £9,000, giving each enterprise a crucial
support Rwandan school, École du bon Berger.
helping hand.
The profits from this batch of coffee will help to
For importer and retailer of Fair Trade elephant provide an additional child with funding for tuition,
backpacks, Yho!Yho!, the funds raised were used transport, school supplies and lunch for the
to produce a prototype baby bib design and place entirety of their stay.
an order in July for production with skilled South
For retailers, Hadeel, Rainbow Turtle, Dos
African-based seamstress, Tarien Carolisssen.
Mundos and Fair Business Alliance, the impact is
Working on the new design, Tarien was also able
similarly tangible: they all invested the money into
to develop her sewing skills, add to Yho!Yho!’s
purchasing larger quantities of a range of goods,
product line and provide income for her family.
including beautiful crafts and delicious foods,
With unemployment at 30% in South Africa at the
from their Fair Trade partners in countries from
time, the advance payment for her expertise gave
Palestine and Educador to Vietnam and Mongolia.
a much-needed small amount of relief to her and
her daughter, as well as two other families. The crowdfunding appeal was a crucial start to our
campaign to support resilience and to build back
Funds were also used to maintain relationships
fairer and stronger, helping us remember how
with producers in South Africa by the One World
much we depend on producers for the food and
Shop. The Edinburgh-based Fair Trade retailer
products we buy every day and the gifts we give
imported candles from Nobunto, a South African
our loved ones. As consumers and campaigners,
social enterprise that produces an incredible
it remains our duty to vote with our feet and signal
range of hand-painted candles and ceramics.
to businesses out there that we care about paying
The enterprise is certified by Fair For Life (a Fair
prices that not only support fair wages and safe
Trade scheme recognised by WFTO), adheres
working conditions, but also the cost of climate
strictly to the 10 principles of Fair Trade and
change adaptation and environmentally-friendly
provides employment for women in Napier – a
production methods too. The best way we can
small village (east of Cape Town) that has an
continue to do that is by supporting our local Fair
unemployment rate of approximately 50%.
Trade enterprises all year round.
Rwandan coffee importer, Rafiki Coffee, was also
To hear more great stories about how funds were
able to purchase a new batch of green coffee
used, check out or Crowdfunder Update news
beans to be roasted, packaged and sold online.
article.
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BUYING FAIR TRADE
Business confidence survey
A s we begin the process of recovering from
the pandemic and Scotland’s business
outlook hopefully begins to look slightly more
selling channels, their creativity, resilience, and
determination to continue supporting Fair Trade
relationships is clear.
positive, the Forum remains keen to learn
Despite the challenges faced, a slim majority of
about how COVID-19 has impacted importers,
businesses are more positive now than they were
distributors and retailers of Fair Trade goods
in October 2020, citing new strategies, wider
and their relationships with manufacturers
consumer bases and strong brand resilience
and producers, as well as their adaption and
as reasons to remain optimistic. Reasons for
resilience strategies.
ongoing concern, however, are the fallout of
In March 2021, we produced and disseminated a Brexit and EU trade negotiations, decreases
survey to 19 organisations supplying the Scottish in visitors and tourists and general uncertainty
market with Fair Trade goods to understand their causing an inability to create longer-term plans.
take on the last 12 months and their thoughts
The Forum will continue to support organisations
on the future. As expected, the pandemic
supplying Fair Trade and we welcome any
negatively affected turnover for a large majority of
assistance from our members. If you or your
respondents, forcing them to adapt their business
member organisation have any ideas for
models: from developing new e-commerce
supporting your local fair trade business, please
platforms and adopting new products and
contact us via ross.isdale@sftf.org.uk.
services to accessing new markets and changing
Rainbow Turtle
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CAMPAIGNS
The Climate Emergency
A s we heard during Fairtrade Fortnight,
farmers and workers around the world are
experiencing some of the worst effects of the
At the Scottish Fair Trade Forum, we support
the Fairtrade Foundation’s campaign calling on
governments and businesses to take stronger,
climate emergency now. faster action to protect small-scale farmers on
the frontline of the climate crisis in low-income
Prior to the Fortnight, Chair of Fairtrade Africa,
countries. We have also recently become a
Mary Kinyua, speaking on behalf of 1.7 million
member of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, the
farmers and workers represented by Fairtrade
coalition of organisations organising collective
said: ‘We’re not going fast enough... The weather
climate action in Scotland, and we will be
is changing now… As a matter of justice and a
supporting their campaigns too.
matter of science, action on the climate crisis
cannot be delayed any longer.’ Another key date for your diary is the Great Big
Green Week community events programme
And this year, with the UK hosting the G7 in
taking place from 18 to 26 September. This is
Cornwall in June and the UN Climate Change
an opportunity for you to join forces with other
Conference in November in Glasgow, we have
activists in your area to strengthen your impact.
an unprecedented opportunity to campaign for
Mark your diaries now!
urgent change to protect our planet, people and
the foods we enjoy.
Climate stories and photos
D oes your group or organisation have
interesting climate-related stories to share
with us? This year, we would like to focus our
4. Your group/organisation raising awareness of
Fair Trade and climate activities.
If you have anything interesting to share with us,
communications on the climate emergency and
please contact colleen.tait@sftf.org.uk.
would like to hear from you if you have examples
and/or photos of:
1. Producers being affected by the climate
emergency;
2. How higher Fairtrade incomes and
partnerships are helping farmers and workers
in the climate crisis;
3. Your group/organisation taking steps to
tackle the climate emergency as part of your
commitment to Fair Trade; or
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CAMPAIGNS
Ghana tariffs campaign
T hroughout February this year, the Forum
led a campaign urging the UK Government
to complete a Trade Partnership Agreement
with Ghana, ensuring Ghanaian products such
as Fair Trade bananas and cocoa benefit from
tariff-free access to the UK. Despite the UK
Government having reached a consensus on
the main elements of a new trade agreement on
31 December 2020 (the deadline for Brexit) and Banana Link
finalising negotiations on 4 February 2021, tariffs
were continuing to be charged as the agreement On 2 March 2021, the UK signed the agreement
was not signed. Continued tariffs (like the 9.5p/ with Ghana, securing tariff-free trade, earlier than
kg tariff on bananas arriving into the UK) meant their initial timeline!
continued losses for Fair Trade importers on
each shipment of goods from Ghana.
In response, the Forum created a petition “Partnership
Banana Link welcomes the signing of a Trade
Agreement between the UK and
addressed to the UK’s Department for International Ghana, which restores the continued duty-free and
Trade and supported by Fairtrade Yorkshire, quota-free access to the UK for Fairtrade bananas
BAFTS, Banana Link, the Fairtrade Foundation’s from Ghana, averting the prospect of job losses for
National Campaigner Committee and Fair Trade thousands of plantation workers who rely on trade
Wales. The petition generated 2,450 signatures and
was consequently emailed to The Rt Hon Elizabeth
with the UK for their livelihoods.
”
Paul Lievens, Policy & Communications Coordinator at Banana Link
Truss MP, Secretary of State for International Trade.
Procurement
T he public sector in Scotland (which includes
councils, educational institutions, emergency
services and other public bodies) spends
Scotland’s public bodies have different levels
of understanding and definitions of Fair Trade,
commitments to Fair Trade and mechanisms to
billions of pounds on procuring goods and record their annual spend on Fair Trade goods.
services each year. Have you ever wondered
Together, with this new information, we can
how much is spent on Fair Trade goods and
influence change and ensure public sector bodies
what these organisations’ Fair and Ethical
take responsibility for ensuring their supply
Trading procurement policies are? We have
chains are ethical and are buying as many Fair
now completed research into the public sector’s
Trade items as possible. Follow this link to our
spend on Fair Trade goods during the financial
website to find out more.
year 2019 to 2020. Our research has shown that
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Fairtrade Fortnight
T hanks to everyone who took part in Fairtrade
Fortnight this year and spread the word
about the importance of Fairtrade and higher
We also launched a new animation at our Big
Climate Justice Coffee Morning that highlights
the need for change to protect products such
incomes in strengthening farmers’ resilience as coffee, the people who grow these products
in times of crisis and the current climate and our planet. As members, we would like to
emergency. Over the Fortnight, we held three offer you the chance to download this animation
events with producers who told us that with more for use at local events, school talks or other
money, empowerment and connections through activities. Download it here and keep spreading
Fairtrade, they feel more equipped to meet their the word about the need for change.
everyday needs and deal with the challenges
posed by climate change.
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FAIR TRADE COMMUNITIES
Website and youth engagement
S ome Fair Trade groups have been telling us
that they are struggling to recruit new people,
especially young people. We are now at the
2. We would like to list Fair Trade groups and
their activities on our new website in a way
that is appealing to and easily found by new
stage that we would like to share two ways on supporters, especially young people. We are
how we plan to help groups with this issue: seeking young people’s views on these pages
to determine the design and content. More
1. We are planning a Fair Trade programme
details to follow shortly but if you know of
for young people with opportunities to meet
young people who may be interested in getting
and learn from experienced Fair Trade
involved, please encourage them to join the
campaigners. Details to follow very shortly in
Generation Fair Trade Facebook group.
our newsletter and social media.
Regional Meetups
O ur 2020-21 programme of regional meetups
has just come to an end. Thank you to
everyone who joined us. This year, we were
A reminder of our regional structure:
1
delighted by the success of our meetups and the
additional meetings that were open to supporters
across Scotland that gave attendees a chance to
discuss specific topics such as engagement with 1 Shetland Islands
2 Orkney Islands
education and faith groups. Colleen will be planning 2
3
4
5
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Highland
Moray
more regional and topical meetups in early summer
6 Aberdeenshire
7 Aberdeen City
8 Angus
9 Perth and Kinross
with the first one due to be held in September.
10 Stirling
11 Argyll and Bute
12 Dundee City
13 Fife
14 Clackmannanshire
3 15 Falkirk
16 East Dunbartonshire
17 West Dunbartonshire
18 Inverclyde
19 Renfrewshire
20 Glasgow
21 North Lanarkshire
4 22 West Lothian
Do you have feedback or ideas on how 5 23 Edinburgh, City of
24 Midlothian
6 25 East Lothian
26 Scottish Borders
we can improve the regional network? 7
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South Lanarkshire
East Renfrewshire
North Ayrshire
30 East Ayrshire
Get in touch with Colleen, Engagement 31
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South Ayrshire
Dumfries and Galloway
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and Communications Officer: 9
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Here’s an
update on just
two of the many Fair
Trade projects our
Community Grants
have funded over
Community Grants
the last year.
Perth & Kinross Fairtrade Group received £188 for
their project Fairtrade Rugby Balls for Schools
W ith the £188 grant, Perth & Kinross Fairtrade
Group bought 13 Bala Sport rugby balls
and two mini rugby balls. The first rugby ball was
gifted to Robert Douglas Memorial School in Perth
after a member of the group spoke to the school
over zoom during Fairtrade Fortnight using a mini
rugby ball as one of the visual aids. The Perth and
Kinross group plans to do this again in the future
to encourage more schools who are working to
become Fairtrade Schools.
Follow @P&KFairtrade on social media to find Robert Douglas Memorial School
out more about their work.
The Emporium of Worldly Goods was granted £188 for
their project Fair Trade Christmas Raffle Fundraiser
T he funds were used to boost social
media posts to reach different targeted
demographics, including those who may not
already buy Fair Trade. The Emporium of
Worldly Goods posted a series of social media
posts about the contents of the raffle prize to
raise awareness of the variety and quality of
Fair Trade products available. The series of paid
ads over two weeks reached 7,735 people and
the additional product posts about Fair Trade
products reached 4,000 people. £315 was raised
and really kindly donated to the Scottish Fair
Trade Forum. The lucky winner won this beautiful
prize of Fair Trade products. Sasha McKinlay
To see the beautiful Fair Trade, ethically
Did you know? You can apply for a grant
sourced, low waste and eco-friendly products
of up to £250 for your Fair Trade project.
available at The Emporium of Worldly Goods,
Next deadline for applications 31st May
visit their website.
2021. Find out more.
@FAIRTRADENATION FACEBOOK.COM/FAIRTRADENATION INSTAGRAM.COM/FAIRTRADENATION 15WHAT’S Our AGM 2021
coming up Sat 11 Sept 2021
We’ll be in touch as usual by email a few
weeks before with the papers.
Member meet-up We hope you’ll make it along. It’s important
to us that our members have their say.
Friday 4 June 2021,
12.30pm, online
An invitation to all members to join us for Request for photos
a cup of Fairtrade tea and to have your
say on what we’re doing to support Fair Now that we have our new website up and
Trade in Scotland. running, we would like to ensure the site
and our broader communications reflects
Your input is important to us as we start you, our members and our international
to make plans for the focus of our work producer partners we work with.
from 2022. Come along and enjoy a cup of
Fairtrade tea with other members and have To do this, we would like to create a bank
your say about Fair Trade in Scotland. of members’ images that we could use in
our communications: website headings,
Find out more and register at https:// newsletter headings and event listings. We
membersmeetup2021.eventbrite.co.uk would give full credit to the photographer
and whoever owns the photo whenever
we use it. We will not use the photos for
political purposes and we will always
World Fair double check potential uses with you.
Trade Day INTERESTED? Find out what we are
looking for here and contact Colleen if
We hope you enjoyed World Fair Trade
you have any questions.
Day and took part in our campaign
encouraging your Scottish Parliament
candidates to #BuildBackFairer. The
next step is to encourage elected MSPs
to confirm their support. More details to You can now add
follow soon. your Fair Trade event
to our website!
Fill in our event submission form here.
We’ll then post it up and it’ll be available
to see on our events page.
Email: info@sftf.org.uk
Phone: +44 (0)141 353 5611
www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk
Twitter: @FairTradeNation
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/FairTradeNation
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