Fairtrade Fortnight will take place from Monday 9 September – Sunday 22 September 2024.
This year, join us in urging everyone to Be the Change, by picking up Fairtrade products and speaking up for fairer trade.
2024 is Fairtrade’s 30th anniversary, so we want to use the occasion to highlight how 30 years of working together has made the FAIRTRADE Mark a leader of life-changing impact for farmers and workers across the world.
‘Thanks to the Fairtrade Premium, we can provide opportunities to young people in our community.’ Maria Doris, Fairtrade banana grower in Colombia.
Maria Doris and her cooperative have used their Fairtrade Premium to provide educational opportunities for young women.
30 years of Fairtrade sales have meant over £1.7 billion in Fairtrade Premium. That’s given more power to farmers like Maria Doris, driving real change in their communities.
But the farmers and workers who supply us with so much of our food are still facing some of the most urgent issues of our time. Which is why, in our 30th year, we are calling for greater price and power for farmers and for rapid action on environmental sustainability and climate justice.
Join us today and add your voice to the demand for fairer trade deals. Your actions can help influence businesses and decision makers to step up and drive the change that is needed.
How can you get involved?
You can participate in the exciting events and activities that the Fairtrade Guernsey Steering Group is organising for Fairtrade Fortnight…
Buy a ticket to our Fairtrade wine tasting evening on Thursday 19th September and learn about how Fairtrade certification has benefited one cooperative of small-scale grape growers in Argentina.
Encourage the children in your life to enter our ‘Design a Fairtrade 30th Birthday Cake‘ competition or participate in our Fairtrade treasure hunt around St Peter Port to win some fantastic prizes.
Visit the Guille-Allès library to see our Fairtrade display and do the trail around the children’s library.
You can also…
Encourage your employer to become a Fairtrade Workplace and get them to spread the word by proudly displaying their new status on social media. If your company is already a Fairtrade Workplace, why not get together with colleagues to organise a Fairtrade bake-off, tasting event or a lunch-and-learn session? Get in touch to let us know what you’re up to so that we can shout about it too!
Buy Fairtrade! Choosing Fairtrade now can help save the future of our favourite foods. You can find out all about different Fairtrade commodities on the Fairtrade Foundation’s Buying Fairtrade pages – you might be surprised! Discover which Guernsey businesses proudly supply and serve Fairtrade products on our Buy Local, Buy Fair page.
Or why don’t you take a look at these other ideas from the Fairtrade Foundation.
