Links
TEAR Australia http://www.tear.org.au/ Top Christian development organisation working with and through the grass roots. Some of the work of our partners, Priscilla, Hagar and Oasis, have been funded by TEAR in the past.
Make Poverty History www.makepovertyhistory.com.au
A gathering of many diverse charities, interest groups and individuals, with one aim — to stand against poverty.
Micah Challenge Australia www.micahchallenge.org.au
Part of a global movement of Christian agencies, churches, groups and individuals inspiring and equipping Christians to speak out against poverty and to ensure governments fulfill the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) whose focus is the radical reduction of poverty.
Oxfam Australia http://www.oxfam.org.au/ Oxfam Australia's vision is of a fair world in which people control their own lives, their basic rights are achieved and the environment is sustained.
FAIR TRADE BODIES
IFAT The International Federation of Alternative Traders www.ifat.org/index.php
IFAT’s mission is to enable producers to improve their livelihoods and communities through Fair Trade.
IFAT will be the global network and advocate for Fair Trade, ensuring producer voices are heard.
The Fairtrade Foundation www.fairtrade.org.uk
The Fairtrade Foundation is the independent non-profit organisation that licenses use of the FAIRTRADE Mark on products in the UK in accordance with internationally agreed Fairtrade standards. The Foundation was established in 1992 by CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Traidcraft and the World Development Movement, later joined by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes. Member organisations now also include Banana Link, Methodist Relief and Development Fund, Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign, People & Planet, SCIAF, Shared Interest Foundation, Soroptimist International , Tearfund and the United Reformed Church.
The Max Havelaar Foundation http://www.maxhavelaar.ch/en/homepage/ The Max Havelaar Foundation (the European FT movement) was established in 1992 by the six largest Swiss aid organizations: Brot für alle, Caritas, Fastenopfer, HEKS, Helvetas and Swissaid. It is a not-for-profit organization and has been self-supporting since 2001.
FLO Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International www.fairtrade.net/home.html
Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) is part of a worldwide network of Fair Trade organizations actively involved in supporting producers, awareness raising and campaigning for changes in the rules and practices of conventional international trade.
FTF The Fair Trade Federation http://www.fairtradefederation.org/ The Fair Trade Federation is a (the North American fairtrade association) n association of businesses and organizations who are fully committed to fair trade. FTF strengthens the capacity of its members, encourages the exchange of best practices, and raises awareness about the importance of choosing fairly traded products and supporting businesses committed to fair trade principles.
FTAANZ The Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand www.fta.org.au
The FTAANZ seeks to bring together all interested parties in Australia and New Zealand to foster and promote a common understanding of Fair Trade: ensuring a better deal for producers and workers marginalized and disadvantaged through current international trade practices and rules.
FLO-CERT http://www.flo-cert.net/flo-cert/main.php?lg=en FLO-CERT GmbH is an independent International Certification Company offering Fairtrade Certification services to clients in more than 70 countries.
MEDIA
The Darker Side Of Chocolate or Chocolate Slaves from Channel 9 Sunday's 10 min report into the chocolate industry’s shameful use of the Ghanan and Ivory Coast cocoa industry which is rife with slave labour and slavery. sunday.ninemsn.com.au/sunday/feature_stories/article_2395.asp
UK Fair Trade Shops (most UK online stores take Australian credit cards)
Tearcraft www.tearcraft.org
Tearcraft has now been trading for more than 30 years, bringing you beautifully handcrafted homewares, gift and jewellery products from around the world.
Traidcraft www.traidcraft.co.uk
Established in 1979 as a Christian response to poverty, they combine a trading company and a development charity.
Global Crafts UK www.globalcrafts.co.uk/catalog/
Every purchase you make on this web site helps the artisans who make the products. Global Crafts is a member of The Fair Trade Federation.
One World Shop www.oneworldshop.co.uk
They specialise in bringing you the most stylish and best value Fair Trade products from around the world, from food and drink to crafts, music and books. Their range is constantly changing and includes many unique and rare items.
Silver Chilli www.silverchilli.com
Fair trade jewellery.
US Fair Trade Shops
Global Crafts US www.globalcrafts.org/catalog/index.php
Every purchase you make on this web site helps the artisans who make the products. Global Crafts is a member of The Fair Trade Federation. Payment methods: Paypal only (no Australian credit cards accepted)
Global Exchange store.gxonlinestore.org
This Online Store implements the principles of socially and economically responsible businesses by operating according to Fair Trade Criteria. So you can shop here knowing that the products you choose are all sweatshop-free. Payment methods: None available to Australian credit card holders.
10,000 Villages www.tenthousandvillages.com
The inspiration for their name 'Ten Thousand Villages' came from a Mahatma Gandhi quote: "... India is not to be found in its few cities but in the 700,000 villages ... we have hardly ever paused to inquire if these folks get sufficient to eat and clothe themselves with". Trading Fairly for 60 Years, each village in the world represents a unique, distinctive people offering extraordinary products born of their rich cultures and traditions. Payment methods: None available to Australian credit card holders
Equal Exchange eeretail.stores.yahoo.net
Equal Exchange, founded in 1986, is the oldest and largest for-profit Fair Trade company in the US. They offer organic, gourmet coffee, tea, sugar, cocoa, and chocolate bars produced by democratically run farmer co-ops in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Fair Trade Campaigners
TRAIDCRAFT www.traidcraft.co.uk/
Established in 1979 as a Christian response to poverty, they are the UK's leading fair trade organisation. Traidcraft run development programmes in some of the poorest countries in the world, and campaign in the UK and internationally to bring about trade justice.
Global Exchange www.globalexchange.org
Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organisation dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world.
50 Years is Enough www.50years.org
U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice is a coalition of over 200 U.S. grassroots, women's, solidarity, faith-based, policy, social- and economic-justice, youth, labor and development organisations dedicated to the profound transformation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The Interfaith Trade Justice Campaign www.tradejusticeusa.org
The U.S. Interfaith Trade Justice Campaign, in partnership with religious institutions, mobilizes and facilitates an active engagement of faith communities in educational activities, policy advocacy and Fair Trade efforts, so that global trade and investment policies promote economic and social justice, human development and ecological sustainability.
Equal Exchange www.equalexchange.com
Equal Exchange's mission is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world.
Global Trade Watch
Global Trade Watch is an Australian grassroots group campaigning for democratic, environmentally sustainable and fair trading systems.
The Fair Trade Resource Network www.fairtraderesource.org/about/ Founded in 1999, the Fair Trade Resource Network (FTRN) seeks to build a more just and sustainable world by gathering, developing, and disseminating educational resources about Fair Trade. FTRN is the only non-profit organization in the world focused exclusively on Fair Trade education, helping people to better understand the impact of their buying decisions.
Fair Trade Suppliers
Freeset Bags http://www.freesetbags.com
A business determined to work towards breaking the poverty cycle that condemns so many young women to prostitution in India.
Other Groups
Swimlanka www.swimlanka.lk
An organisation in Sri Lanka helping people come to terms with the fear of water post the 2004 Tsunami.
