Teignmouth Fairtrade Friends
In order to end the scandalous exploitation of producers in developing countries, the Fair Trade Foundation has established two main criteria for describing products as fairly traded:
• The buyer pays the producer a fair price for the goods
• The buyer also pays a premium which the producer communities can use as they see fit to develop facilities such as clean water, health care, education and other community projects in their own areas.
To qualify for Fair Trade Town status a town must: • Have a certain proportion of businesses, shops, cafes and restaurants offering Fairtrade products
• Have a proportion of community groups, schools, healthcare services and churches also using Fairtrade goods.
• Have the support of the Town Council in promoting the principles of Fair Trade
In 2003 TFF was formed with the object of securing Fairtrade Town status for Teignmouth, which was achieved in 2005 and has since been twice renewed. Our latest Fairtrade Directory shows the level of our support, and gives details of contacts. Copies are available in the Library, and the Tourist Information Centre – and look for our stickers in shops, cafes etc.
We participate in Carnivals, run Fairtrade stalls in the Triangle and the Co-op, and we invite speakers from producer countries, who consistently outline the benefits which Fair Trade has brought to their communities. Our speaker last year was Abdoulaye Diakite, a cotton grower from Mali. This year, in March, we have Sher Ghazi, an apricot farmer from Northern Pakistan.
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Abdoulaye with some Fairtrade Friends
To support us, or for more information, please call: Kath O’Keeffe on 773803, Bob Kennedy 774052, or Margaret Sheppard 870136
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