Way 31: Have a Fair Trade Halloween
October 31, 2009 – 12:03 am | No Comment

Children of the Kuapa Kokoo Cooperative hold up a Fair Trade chocolate bar
Today is the best day of the year for those of us with an unquenchable sweet tooth: Halloween! If you’re too old to go trick-or-treating yourself this year, stay home and hand out Fair Trade Certified Chocolate to trick-or-treaters and explain the significance [...]

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Day 20: Nearly 900 Fair Trade Producer Organizations!

Graph Available in TransFair USA Almanac 2008: Click Image to Download

To view graph in more detail, download the 2008 TransFair USA Almanac. Click Image to Download.

At the end of 2008, there were 872 Fair Trade Certified producer organizations from 58 countries–over 200 more producer organizations than at the end of the previous year, and the number continues to grow! These producer organizations are responsible for providing consumers with over 6,000 Fair Trade Certified products.

Stellar Winery Cooperative Schoolchildren.  TransFair USA began certifiying wine for the United States in 2008.

Stellar Winery Cooperative Schoolchildren. TransFair USA began certifying wine for the United States in 2008.

Give a Gift of Fairness that supports schoolchildren like those at the Stellar Winery! The Give the Alphabet to a Girl gift shows that you support the empowerment that Fair Trade can bring to communities, enabling girls to attend school when they otherwise would have had to stay at home. This is a powerful gift to give to a child, and Fair Trade makes that a reality! Give a Gift of Fairness today!

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