Traidcraft Church Pack Worship resources to make it happen

Make it happen - choose Fairtrade

www.traidcraft.co.uk About Traidcraft

Traidcraft was established in 1979 as a Christian response to poverty. Our mission is to fight poverty through trade, practising and promoting approaches to trade that help poor people in developing countries transform their lives. Traidcraft is the UK’s leading organisation and is made up of a trading company and an international development charity (Traidcraft Exchange). This unique structure gives us many opportunities to influence opinion and behaviour in the charitable, private and public sectors.

Photo: Richard Else Introduction

Welcome to the latest Traidcraft church pack. hope that you will enjoy using this material to Traidcraft’s trading company Traidcraft Exchange is the UK’s only We are grateful for the work of our Fair Traders increase support for Traidcraft’s vital work. offers the UK’s widest range of development charity specialising in and supporters in churches as it underpins the A free DVD featuring the Profit story is fair trade food, craft and textile making trade work for the poor. success of fair trade in the UK and remains a available as part of the Coffee Morning products from more than 100 vital part of taking the fair trade movement Fundraising Pack ref: 51308. There is also producer groups in more than 30 Traidcraft Exchange runs development further. an accompanying PowerPoint which can be countries. projects in Africa and Asia to help poor Here you will find plenty of material to help downloaded from the website at producers improve their livelihoods, As well as selling to shops and you and your church learn more about fair www.traidcraft.co.uk/fairtradefortnight offering the hope of a better future online, Traidcraft is supported trade and get involved in making a difference! for them, their families and their by more than 6000 people who The theme of this pack is ‘making it happen’ communities. sell Traidcraft products in their and centres on the call to action in the parable Contents churches, schools and workplaces. We also campaign for , of the talents. We hope that you will discover About Traidcraft...... 3 lobby governments and work with ways in which Traidcraft is ‘making it happen’ We are committed to long- PROFIT story...... 4 businesses to deliver policies that around the world and ways that you can get term relationships and support ensure a better deal for the world’s involved. Transforming lives...... 6 our suppliers to develop strong poor. The pack contains a case study of the businesses. By purchasing fair Sermon notes – Matthew 25: 14 - 30...... 8 This work is made possible through the exciting PROFIT project in . Through trade items from Traidcraft you are Pull-out section for use generous support of individuals, groups this innovative project, Traidcraft is helping helping to fight poverty through with children’s activities...... 9 - 12 and organisations. It is not funded by transform the lives of thousands of producers trade. the activities of the trading company. by enabling them to find a fair trade market for Prayers and reflections...... 13 their goods in their own country. Event ideas...... 15 Together, Traidcraft’s trading company As well as inspiring information about and Traidcraft Exchange share a vision Youth and children’s activities...... 17 Traidcraft’s work, you will also find a sermon of a world freed from the scandal of idea, prayers and reflections and ideas for Get involved...... 19 poverty. events and activities. You can mix and match Photo: Richard Else these ideas in a way that suits you and we Front Cover Photo: Rajendra Shaw www.traidcraft.co.uk www.traidcraft.co.uk 2 3 Promoting fair trade Supporting Tribal Communities in India (PROFIT) tribal workers to turn waste credit programmes and land into productive farming nutrition schemes have also land. It is providing training to PROFIT is an exciting and innovative project greatly improved the quality help them improve their that is benefitting some of the poorest of life for poor tribal workers farming practices so they are communities in India. The project got its and their families. not only able to grow food name because it is helping thousands of poor for their own family, but are Girish says, “Traidcraft has producers to profit from fair trade. also growing a surplus which played a very important role If we work hard, it’s reasonable to expect that they can sell to meet their because behind what is being we’ll earn enough to provide for life’s basics other needs and to develop done now... there has been – food, healthcare, education and shelter. the quality their lives. almost 10 or 12 years of small Unfortunately, for millions of people in India bits of work that are going on BAIF’s work is helping poor this simply isn’t the case. About a third of the Girish Sohani works with and Traidcraft has been very workers to earn income population in India (roughly equivalent to the BAIF (Bharatiya Agro solidly supporting all this all-year-round and provide a entire population of the United States) lives Industries Foundation), one work.” of Traidcraft’s partner more stable lifestyle for them in absolute poverty. That’s about 36% of the “For all those who have organisations in the PROFIT and their family. Poor farmers world’s poor. supported Traidcraft’s work, project. BAIF (pronounced who did not have enough they should be proud of the Fair trade can play an important role in By-F) works with local food to eat for six months of support that they have fighting poverty. With its emphasis on organisations across India to the year are now able to Photo: Richard Else extended until now, because, fair wages, fair treatment and long-term create income and provide for their families by through Traidcraft, they have relationships, fair trade can help poor people employment opportunities growing and selling mangoes been able to make a very work their way out of poverty and develop for poor rural families, and cashews. Families where good impact... If each of us better livelihoods. However, fair trade has ensuring sustainable the children hardly went to Fair trade across contributes to making a historically involved the export of goods from livelihoods and improved school because the whole difference to the present the globe developing countries to developed countries. quality of life. Girish knows family had to work to get the inequities in the world then I Our innovative PROFIT project is extending how hard it is for poor money to survive are now think that will be one of the When Traidcraft started, 30 years ago, very this model by creating an Indian fair trade farmers to sell their products sending their children to most satisfying things one few people had heard of fair trade. Today, market. This will provide a huge opportunity and understands the impact school. Additional benefits could live happily with.” the UK is the world’s largest fair trade market for fair trade producers, especially those that fair trade could have in such as health programmes, and more than 7.5 million people - farmers, poorest producers who do not have the India. workers and their families - across nearly 60 means to sell to export markets. developing countries are benefitting from the “It [the PROFIT project] is international fair trade system. Our PROFIT project will enable at least very important for the poor 250,000 poor and disadvantaged producers in India...There are a large But the job isn’t done. Not every producer to access fair trade markets in India. It will number of producers who is capable of engaging in international trade have a huge impact on some of the poorest are from very poor sections and there are many millions more who could people in India – providing increased sales and they are not probably benefit if they could find a fair trade market and better incomes, meaning that they can getting the...fair share in the closer to home. put food on the table and send their children end price of what they are to school. producing. Fair trade is India is a country rich in history, culture and about making the market contrast. Manufacturing, commerce and mechanisms more loaded in high-tech industries may be growing – yet favour of the producer.” one third of the world’s poor live within its borders. 456 million people live below the In Gujarat, BAIF is working to poverty line, the majority of them in rural improve the livelihoods of areas and the gap between the rich and poor poor tribal communities that is getting wider. have lived in poverty for many generations and who face a daily struggle to Photos: Richard Else survive. BAIF is supporting

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The following stories give a glimpse of how poor producers will benefit from fair trade in India.

Gambir harvesting his mangoes. Photos: Richard Else Gambir with his mother (Sakru, in her Gambir’s story 70’s) and nephew (Rakesh, 20). Photos: Richard Else Mango and cashew nut farmer Gambir Dhakluganvit farms the land with three Like Arjun, Gambir has received support Arjun’s son 2 year-old Ajay. generations of his family. He is clear about from BAIF in the form of training and loans. what would have happened without support from BAIF. “My life is now sustainable all year. Before Arjun’s story I had a house made of bamboo. Now I “I would have had to leave here and move Arjun Chilya is a mango and cashew nut have a house made of bricks. I want to somewhere else because we wouldn’t farmer in Western India. Arjun has the hope make steady progress so that no-one in have enough money.” of a brighter future for his family because my family lacks money.” of the support he has received from BAIF. BAIF has supported Arjun to improve his farming practices and this means he can Did you know? now grow vegetables all year round. • All nuts are seeds, and cashews are • Cashews and mangoes are related to unusual because the seeds grow below each other and are both related to the “Before I used to do farming here and the cashew apple, instead of inside it. poison ivy plant. off-season I used to go to some other places to find work... • 85% of India’s villages do not have a • 69.5% of people in India do not have secondary school. access to a toilet. Now I don’t have to migrate anymore. • Mangoes are an excellent source of I get a better price.” vitamins A and C. For Arjun, better farming practices and • Cashews are also known as “Wilberts”. better prices mean that he can provide • India has higher rates of malnourished the basics for his family and plan for his children than sub-Saharan Africa children’s future. (47% of children under the age of 3 “I am now putting my money in savings. are malnourished compared to 35% I want my children to study higher Mango and cashew nut farmer Arjun. in sub-Sarahan Africa.) classes than me.”

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Matthew 25: 14 - 30 Some significant points to note: This passage contains the well known parable of the talents. It is found in the v15 – The master distributed the gifts wisely Passport context of Jesus teaching his disciples and gave different gifts according to their about his kingdom and the end of the ability. Although the gifts were different, the master required the same degree TO age when he will return. of faithfulness of all his servants and their In this passage, Jesus tells of a man faithfulness would be equally rewarded. who is going on a journey and calls v18 – It seems the servant who received his servants together. He gives five one talent was anxious that it wouldn’t be talents of money to one, two talents Fair Trade misused or lost, so he wanted to return it to another and one talent to the final just as he had received it. servant (a talent was worth several v19 – ‘...the master of those servants returned hundred pounds). The man who had and settled accounts with them’. In a five talents used the money to earn five spiritual sense, this refers to judgement more and the one who had two talents when we will all have to settle our used the money to earn two more. accounts with God. However, the one who had one talent vv 21 and 23 – The repetition of the words of buried it in the ground. When the commendation for both the first two master returned, he was pleased with servants shows that God’s reward the first two servants, but angry with depends on our faithfulness with what he the servant who simply returned the has entrusted to us and not the greatness one talent he had been given. of our gifts. v24 – ‘I knew that you are a hard man...’. The Jesus is teaching his disciples to be truth is that the unfaithful servant doesn’t ready for his return. The master in know his master at all. To know God and the parable represents Jesus and the to trust in him is to do the work he has servants are all those Christian people called us to do. who profess to follow him. The talents v24 – ‘...harvesting where you have not sown’. represent all that God has given to his The attitude of the unfaithful servant followers through his Holy Spirit. It’s is that the master is a hard master who important to realise that talents in this is requiring more of his servants than he context represent a broader definition has equipped them to do. This is clearly than simply ‘skill’ or ‘ability’. Talents to a false view of the master and is an be used for God’s glory include time, attitude which is at the heart of all sinners My name is: influence, health, money and all other who blame their own sins on God. good things that God has given us. v30 – This seems like an extreme punishment Jesus makes clear the responsibility for laziness and inaction. We might think to work hard for his kingdom until that, although the third servant didn’t put My favourite Fairtrade food is the time of great joy when he comes his talent to good use, he didn’t do any back. It’s important to remember that harm and he returned it to his master working hard does not achieve our intact. In fact, this sort of thought is a real salvation, which is by God’s grace mistake. Mere ‘harmlessness’ or inaction alone. Rather, good works are evidence are not the kind of Christian living of faith in Christ and are motivated and God calls us to. If we do not actively enabled by his grace. obey Christ’s commands, then we are guilty of disobedience and the consequences are severe.

Cont. after pull out section www.traidcraft.co.uk 8 Fair Trade Fair Trade Raise money for Traidcraft’s work Get an adult to help you with poor producers. Fair Trade (Why not make some pasta jewellery make a fair trade recipe. to sell to your friends and family!) (www.traidcraft.co.uk/recipes) Collect the signatures of 3 friends who have eaten Passport Passport a Traidcraft Geobar. Passport

Fair Trade Friend 1: Friend 2: Collect the wrappers of 5 different fair trade Friend 3: products. Fair Trade Passport Buy a Traidcraft fair trade product. Fair Trade Fair Trade Passport Colour in the fair trade products Draw a poster or write a poem to tell people on the back of about fair trade. this passport. Passport Passport Fair Trade Fair Trade Read the story of 1: Kalpna and Lelavadi. Think of 3 things 2: Tell a friend that you have that about fair trade. they don’t. 3: Passport Passport It is important to note that the unfaithful spare time? Or how often have we used ‘not servant could have been the one who was being good at something’ as an excuse not given five talents or the one who received to do it? None of us are expert evangelists, two talents. Jesus probably chose to tell the yet God calls us all to share the good news. story with the servant receiving one talent None of us are experts at praying, yet God as being unfaithful so that none of us can calls us to pray continually. None of us can absolve ourselves of responsibility by making eliminate world poverty, yet God calls us the excuse that we haven’t received much. to do everything we can to help the poor. Sometimes it is easy to be afraid to use our Although this parable may be very familiar talents – maybe we think we’ll ‘get it wrong’ to us, we need to be open to its challenges. or waste what God has given us – and it is How often do we use the fact of having little tempting to ‘bury’ our gifts so that we can be as an excuse to do nothing? How often have sure we’re not misusing them. However, God we said to ourselves that we will give to has given us all talents that we must use to charity as soon as we earn a bit more, or will serve others and glorify him; it is up to us to feed the homeless once we have a bit more be obedient and do just that.

Prayers and reflections

Prayer Dear Lord, Reflection Thank you that you are Lord of all. We remember the many benefits Thank you that all good gifts come that fair trade brings to communities from you. across the globe. Fair trade is about better prices, decent working Help us to be obedient to your word conditions, fair terms of trade for and seek to reflect your glory and farmers and workers but it’s also goodness in all we do. about empowering people so that they have more control over their We pray that you will help us to use lives and can fulfil their God-given everything you have given us – potential. our talents, our time, our money, our Spend some time thinking about what possessions, our personalities – it must be like to live in real poverty, to bless others and bring about your with no hope for your future or for the kingdom on earth. future of your children. Think about all the opportunities that you’ve had in Help us to give our lives generously your life and how their life compares in service to you. to yours. Reflect on what you could Help us to reach out to those in do to fight injustice. need. Pray for all those who live in poverty Help us to be people who make a across the globe. Ask God to help difference in your world. you be more generous and selfless and repent of times you know you Amen. have desired more for yourself at the expense of others. Commit yourself to doing more to help those in real need.

www.traidcraft.co.uk 13 Event ideas Prayer Dear Father, Coffee morning We pray for the work of Traidcraft This year, Traidcraft’s fundraising pack is based around holding a coffee morning. If you around the world. Reflection would like to to support the work of Traidcraft Exchange, you can order the free pack using Many of us fail to recognise how ref: 51308. The pack includes a DVD which can provide an excellent focus for your event and Thank you for the talents of the talented we are, but God has given will help people understand more about Traidcraft’s exciting work. You could also combine a farmers and craftspeople us so much. All our talents and coffee morning with the other event ideas below. blessings come from him. who grow and make the products that Talent competition we enjoy. On a sheet of paper, make three Why not use your Alternatively, instead of running a live event columns. In the left column write We pray especially for those involved talents to help you could ask people to submit their entry a list of your key talents. (If you in the PROFIT project in India. people learn more to the competition organiser. You could even want, you could ask a few friends about fair trade say that the best entry will be featured in to help you identify your talents – We pray for Girish and his work with and have fun at the Sunday service! This would allow people often others can see things that we BAIF the same time? to submit entries like pictures, posters and can’t!) In the middle column make You could run a photographs as well as songs, poems and as he helps farmers build better lives a note of how you have used these talent competition dramas. The children could even make posters for themselves. talents for your family, friends, challenging people which will help them complete their fair trade church or community. Thank you for the benefits that Arjun to explain fair passport (see pull-out section). and Gambir have received. Spend some time reflecting on trade in creative Try to encourage people to use their skills to these two lists and in the right ways. You could hold an evening similar to the We pray that they and their families tell the fair trade message in different ways, column identify ways in which you ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ show and ask people to will continue to thrive perhaps focussing on one benefit of fair trade, could better use your talents to prepare a poem, song, drama, etc. You could a product or country that particularly appeals and have hope for a bright future. build God’s kingdom both locally have different categories for adults and children so that everyone can take part. to them. Amen. and around the world. You might like to think about how you can get Serve fair trade refreshments (available at To help get people started, here is a simple more involved in Traidcraft’s work www.traidcraftshop.co.uk) for the audience explanation of fair trade that contestants can to help people work their way out and you could even charge people a small use as a basis for their entry. of poverty. Now pray and commit entrance fee which could be donated to Prayer yourself to these actions. Ask God Traidcraft Exchange. Dear Lord, to help you use your talents to his glory. Thank you for the talents that you What is fair trade? have given us. Fair trade seeks to transform the lives of poor producers in the developing world. It enables Help us always to remember that you them to use their talents to build good livelihoods for themselves and their communities. It are the source of all our blessings. challenges unfair trade rules that so often lead to the exploitation of poor people. Prayer Producers benefit from: Through long-term relationships, fair We know that whatever you give us is May we live as Jesus would live, • better prices for their goods trade gives producers the confidence to be shared with others, to plan and invest for the future and the May we speak the words Jesus • access to new markets ability to compete in international or local in our family, church, school, workplace would speak, and community. • decent working conditions marketplaces. May we do what Jesus would do, Help us to use our talents wisely, to • regular orders Shoppers benefit from being able to buy put our faith into action and May we pray as Jesus would pray, • the development of skills quality products, knowing that others have not been exploited through the production stand up against injustice in our world. May we trust as Jesus would trust, • participation in decisions and process. Amen. May we love as Jesus would love. • advance payments. Fair trade also helps people care for the Amen. For products carrying the Fairtrade environment by helping farmers reduce the Mark, producers also receive a premium use of harmful chemicals and training them in to spend on community development. organic and sustainable farming techniques.

www.traidcraft.co.uk www.traidcraft.co.uk 14 15 Talent auction Youth and children’s activities Talent auctions are a great way to use your skills to bless others in your congregation and raise money for Traidcraft Exchange at Fair Trade Passport the same time! Set a date for your auction Passports open up new countries and Fair Trade and remember to publicise it well. You could experiences. The fair trade passport builds Draw a poster or write also serve fair trade refreshments (available on this idea. It contains a number of a poem to tell people at www.traidcraftshop.co.uk) and / or have activities to encourage children to take about fair trade. a fair trade stall. positive action in support of fair trade and Before the day, invite people to submit a show them how they can be good citizens in Passport ‘talent’ to be auctioned. Encourage people the world. to be as creative as possible. Everyone Ask people to register their talents in You can find the Each Sunday they can bring their passport has something they can offer, whether it is advance by filling in a form (downloadable passport in the back and get a sticker for each activity related to a hobby, their job or just giving up from the website, www.traidcraft.co.uk/ middle of this they’ve managed to complete. Some of the some of their spare time. fairtradefortnight). Collect in the forms (this will give you a chance to study the list and pack. Make a activities are more challenging than others Suggested ‘talents’ to get you started: prepare the auction). back-to-back so they may need more help from the photocopy for leader. You can use the story of Kalpna and • Do someone’s ironing for the next month On the day, the auctioneer auctions off each child and Lelavadi overleaf to help the children learn all the talents to the highest bidder and • Beginner’s computer lessons make sure you get about fair trade. the money raised is donated to Traidcraft • 4 evenings of babysitting some coloured Exchange. It’s a good idea to have an stickers that you You could offer a fair trade prize to each • Take someone on a bird-spotting walk interval with fair trade refreshments and can stick in the child who completes all the activities, or • Make a fancy dress costume a screening of the DVD (available free passport when to the child who gets the most stickers. with the Fundraising pack ref: 51308)so the children have Fairtrade chocolate or fruit snacks would • Cookery lessons that people can see the work that their completed an make a good prize. • Tidy up someone’s garden donations will help to fund. action. Visit www.traidcraftshop.co.uk • Offer someone a tour of your workplace At the end of the auction it would be good (if interesting and appropriate!) to encourage people to use their talents to serve God in the church and the wider • Write a song for someone Pasta Jewellery community throughout the year. You could • Take a photographic portrait of also point people to the actions in the ‘Get For younger children, this is a someone’s child or pet Involved’ section of this pack for ideas of great way of encouraging them how to support Traidcraft throughout the to be creative. Once the children • Cook a meal of the winner’s choice at have made their jewellery, why not their home year. encourage them to sell it to their • Offer an hour’s fitness training sessions If you can’t hold a live auction, you could friends or family to raise money do a silent auction instead, where bids are • Chauffer someone round for the day in for Traidcraft Exchange’s work? written on a sheet of paper and given to the your car auction organiser before the agreed closing You will need: • Paint a room in someone’s house date. • Dried pasta (penne works well). Fairtrade pasta is available at Talent Auction in aid of Traidcraft Exchange www.traidcraftshop.co.uk. For the auction,Talent AuctionI will contribute in aid of (please Traidcraft describe): Exchange • Paints and brushes or felt-tips For the auction, I will contribute (please describe): • Ball of string • Scissors Name:

ContactName: details Method: Please returnContact this details form to Paint or colour the pasta and leave to dry. This could be done Please return this form to by in advance by an adult depending on the age of the children. (Date) Thread the coloured pasta onto a length of string to make a bracelet or necklace. by (Date) www.traidcraft.co.uk www.traidcraft.co.uk 16 17 Youth and children’s activities cont. Get involved!

There are lots of easy and fun ways to get Support Traidcraft Exchange. Traidcraft Kalpna and Lelavadi’s Story involved in Traidcraft’s work and make a real Exchange is the only UK development charity difference to the lives of poor people around devoted exclusively to fighting poverty the world. From buying Traidcraft coffee to through trade. Your support is vital to our signing a campaigning postcard or running in work. To make a donation and to find out the Great North Run, there is something for more about different ways you can give, everyone in your church. Why not encourage visit www.traidcraft.org.uk/giving as many people as possible to support or call 0191 497 6445. Traidcraft throughout the year?

Catering account: Open a Traidcraft Caterer Photo: Cathy Matthias account for your church. Easy ordering via “I’m making it the web, telephone or post; up to £200 of happen by credit; free carriage on all orders over £50. making regular Download an application form at donations to www.traidcraft.co.uk/caterer support email [email protected] Traidcraft’s or call 0870 444 1543 development Photo: Richard Else work.” Kalpna, Lelavadi and their brother Rajnikant. Marion Matthias, Photo: Allan Witton “I’m making Traidcraft In India, many people are very poor. Families They are pictured here with their younger it happen by supporter don’t have enough money to send children brother, Rajnikant. selling fair trade to school, to build a proper house or to buy products at enough food to eat. Kalpna and Lelavadi are happy to go back to school during the summer holidays church, giving Buy a ‘Gift for Life’: ‘Gifts for Life’ are Kalpna (left) and Lelavadi (right) live in because during mango harvest time the people the alternative gifts that will bring joy to a friend a poor area of India. Their parents have school is transformed into a factory making opportunity or relative and transform the lives of people a small plot of land on which they grow mango pickle! By working in the factory the to support living in poverty who are working to build food for the family to eat and also to sell. teenagers can earn valuable money to help the work of better lives through trade. pay for their studies. Traidcraft.” Go to www.giftsforlife.org to find out how. Lesley Witton, Campaign with us: Unjust trade rules and Traidcraft Fair practices keep millions trapped in poverty. Trader Get your church involved in Traidcraft Profitable Talents campaigns - and help change the way the The sermon ideas in this pack focus on the needed to get them started (eg. bucket world trades. parable of the talents in Matthew 25. In the and sponge for washing cars). £5 is a Go to www.traidcraft.co.uk/campaign story a master gives his servants talents to good amount. Become a Fair Trader: Make a real difference invest and two doubled their money while to the lives of the poor by selling Traidcraft

3. Each person or team then has the Photo: Laura Brown the third buried the cash. products in your church. With a turnover of “I’m making freedom to use their individual talents only £500 a year you will enjoy between 10- it happen by to raise money during the fortnight. This Why not encourage your youth group 15% discount and extended credit. Download campaigning might be cleaning cars, baking cakes, to ‘Make it Happen’ and raise money for an application form at against the unfair making cards etc. You could offer a Traidcraft Exchange’s development projects www.traidcraft.co.uk/fairtrader trade rules that prize for the most money raised and the by investing in their ‘talents’? email [email protected] disadvantage the most creative idea. 1. Decide on an appropriate fortnight to run or call 0870 444 1543. world’s poor.” 4. At the end of the fortnight collect the the activity. Browse the UK’s largest Caroline float and send the extra money to Mail order/online: range of fair trade products on our top-rated Tremelot, 2. Give each person or team a small amount Traidcraft Exchange. of money as a float to buy the materials website and in our award-winning catalogue. Traidcraft Go to www.traidcraftshop.co.uk or order your campaigner copy of the catalogue on 0191 491 0591.

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Use your event to fundraise for Traidcraft Exchange. Use the event ideas in this guide or see the fundraising ideas below. You can also visit www.traidcraft.org.uk/events to find out more about our fundraising events. • Hold a collection - Ask people for a donation, leave out some collection boxes or suggest a donation for a cup of coffee. • Fundraise online - Set up a Justgiving page and ask people to donate online. To set up a Justgiving page, visit “I’m making it happen by giving talks www.justgiving.com/traidcraft/raisemoney about fair trade and helping people get involved in Traidcraft’s work.” • Hold a quiz - Hold a pub quiz and collect a donation from everyone taking part. Lucy Charrington, Traidcraft speaker Download our quiz from our website. • Hold a wine and cheese evening - Book a speaker: Traidcraft has a nationwide Download our wine tasting notes to network of speakers who can enthuse your accompany Traidcraft’s wine range from group with a fascinating presentation on the our website. latest developments in fair trade. Call 0191 497 6418 or e-mail [email protected] Online resources: Worship resources, leaflets, prayers, preaching notes and event ideas – you’ll find them and more at www.traidcraft.co.uk/churchresources Meet The People Tours: Want to see the positive impact fair trade is making? Meet producers and experience a holiday that will Photo: Fiona Merrick be totally different from anything you have done before. To request a brochure or find out more, call 0870 444 1774 or go to www.traidcraft-tours.com

Please make cheques payable to ‘Traidcraft Exchange’ and send your donations to “I’m making it happen by running to raise Public Fundraising, Traidcraft, Kingsway, money for Traidcraft.” , NE11 0NE. It would be great to have details about your event and how Ben Merrick, Great North Run 2008 your church is making a difference. You can download a donation form here www. traidcraft.org.uk/fairtradefortnight. Please send this back with donations and don’t Traidcraft, Kingsway, forget to fill in the Gift Aid section so that Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0NE. your donation goes even further. Tel: (0191) 491 0591 Within Traidcraft, all donations are received by Traidcraft Exchange, registered charity no. 1048752. Ref: 49564 www.traidcraft.co.uk 20