8.21.12
Guest Post from Santiago Halty, Founder & CEO of Senda Athletics
This guest blog post is from the Founder & CEO of Senda Athletics, Santiago Halty. He would really appreciate it if you supported his campaign to create a documentary about Fair Trade soccer balls.
8.14.12
Fair Trade USA's President & CEO Recognized for his Work to Fight Poverty in Farming Communities
Thank you for supporting Fair Trade by voting for Paul Rice! We want to reward you for telling your friends to vote for Paul. Whether you tweet or post on Google+, use the widget below to be entered to win this great Fair Trade Certified prize pack! Login with Facebook or register your email below to see all the ways to enter the giveaway:
8.14.12
Fair Trade Coffee Cooperatives in Peru and Colombia Receive Funding to Address Key Challenges in Quality and Productivity
We have the great pleasure of sharing with you the first two winners of our new Cooperative Small Grants Program, which offers Fair Trade Certified™ coffee cooperatives access to funding for specific capacity-building projects. The winners, APROCASSI from Peru and ASOPROKAN from Colombia, were awarded a combined $40,428 to improve crop productivity and quality management.
8.10.12
Enter to win a fabulous gift!
Happy Fair Trade Friday! Today we have partnered with Rishi Tea to give away a Travel Mug Gift Set to three very lucky winners. There are a variety of ways to enter, and you can get up to 10 entries! Login with Facebook or register your email below to see all the ways to enter the giveaway:
8.09.12
Behind the items we consume every day are farmers struggling to survive and support their families. Living in poor, rural regions of the world where paved roads and Internet access are rare, small-scale farmers who produce these items have little ability to negotiate fair prices for their products.