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sponsored by WELCOME FIONA HYSLOP to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Scotland Scotland recognises its place in the world as an innovative, influential and caring nation. Fair Trade We are renowned for our work with developing countries and for helping others to build themselves a better future. Our support for Fair Trade is a prime example of this. Guide 2012 This promises to be the most exciting year yet for Fair Trade, as 2012 is when Scotland aims to become a Fair Trade Nation. It is encouraging that, throughout Scotland, towns, schools, churches, universities, businesses and all local authorities are actively involved in the Fair Trade Nation campaign. The Scottish Government remains committed to building on this existing momentum and promoting the Fair Trade agenda in Scotland. In becoming a Fair Trade Nation, this will Look for this Mark contribute to poverty reduction by paying people a fair price for their goods, improving fairtrade.org.uk the lives of countless producers in the developing world and setting an example for other nations to follow. PAGE 3 Welcome Page PAGES 4 & 5 MARTIN RHODES Fair Trade in Scotland Director of the Scottish Fair Trade Forum PAGES 6 & 7 Fairtrade Products PAGE 9 The Scottish Fair Trade Forum is pleased to be supporting the Scotland Fair Trade Guide. Q&A with Brad Hill The Guide gives an indication of just some of the activities happening all over Scotland PAGES 10 & 11 in support of Fair Trade. Throughout Scotland, campaigners; businesses; schools, colleges Producer Stories and universities; public agencies and local authorities; voluntary sector organisations, PAGES 12 community and faith groups, are showing their solidarity with farmers and producers A World of Co-operatives around the world by supporting Fair Trade. PAGES 13 The Fair Trade movement in Scotland started because of the commitment of the Fair Trade and Me pioneering work of individuals and communities and when Scotland achieves Fair Trade PAGES 14 - 21 Nation status it will be the shared achievement of those pioneers and those who today Local Authority Pages continue that work. “Scotland is going Fair Trade. Are you?” Hopefully, this Guide will PAGE 23 inspire more to get involved and help take Scotland on the next stage of its continuing Youth in Fairtrade commitment to Fair Trade. PAGE 25 Faith in Fair Trade PAGE 26 JOSEPH CHERUIYOT Fairtrade or Fair Trade Fintea Growers co-operative, Kericho, Kenya PAGE 29 Places to buy Fair Trade Joseph Cheruiyot is the 67 year old chair of the newly created Fintea Growers PAGE 30 co-operative in the Kericho area of Kenya. As a tea farmer, Joseph has been the driving Recipes force behind the new Fintea co-operative. Fintea is the ultimate demonstration of co-operation in action, for its existence is the result of investment by The Co-operative Group in the UK. Having already switched all of its own brand tea to Fairtrade in 2008, The Co-operative sought to improve the livelihoods of small holder tea farmers who often depend solely on the income from the volatile tea market. Joseph was hosted by The Co-operative for a nationwide tour during 2012. "Fairtrade means we all win. As buyers of our tea, Co-op customers can be assured of quality, and the additional monies support our co-op and are invested in com munities.” Produced by Hand Up Media , the ethical publishing, media For more information visit: www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk and events company “ www.handupmedia.co.uk 3 ”

FAIR TRADE IN SCOTLAND From small beginnings to a movement sweeping the nation

The origins of Fair CCS had a strong campaign 1989 also saw the launch Behind Lorna’s efforts were Trade in Scotland – and advocacy message, of the International Fair an army of campaigners and indeed the UK - producing educational Trade movement IFAT (marshalled by Christian What YO go as far back as the materials and selling by (now the World Fair Trade Aid and other organisations) U can do to 1960s, when direct mail. In late 1984 Organisation – WFTO) who wouldn’t take no for become a ! shops first began the group got a foot in at a conference in the an answer. Efforts were selling handicrafts the door of commercial . Delegates redoubled with the first GOAL 1 ade produce as I can, Local council pa and Christmas cards distribution through heard at first hand about Fairtrade Fortnight in “I do my best to buy and try as much Fairtr sses a resolution supporting rs! It’s great to see Fairtrade, and agree made in developing GreenCity Wholefoods the success of the new 1997, and soon the Co-op especially the pastas and the chocolate ba s to serve Fairtrade products (for otton, and now even example, in meetings a countries. co-operative in Glasgow, Dutch ‘Max Havelaar’ was pledging to stock how Fairtrade has evolved from to c nd in its offices and canteens). and the two organisations Fair Trade mark. Fairtrade products in every s will have Fairtrade gold. I hope one day the Olympic The 1970s saw the jointly organised the first store – a lead which other G establishment of first UK delegates came Fairtrade gold medals. OAL 2 Fair Trade conference in supermarkets began At least four Fair Tearcraft and then back inspired to attempt de is a great source of information and trade product ranges are readily Scotland in May 1986. to follow. The Scotland Fair Trade Gui availab something similar here. cotland of becoming a le in the area’s outlets (shops, as specialist inspiration and in this very special year of S ople of supermarkets, newsagents, petrol st craft importers in the UK. The time was right as by This led not only to the As the 21st century n testament to the work achieved by the pe ations) and Fair Trade Natio two products served in loc Distribution was via mail then the first specialist eventual launch of the dawned, it was clear that ading it and continue to make a real al catering outlets Scotland. I hope you enjoy re (cafés, restauran order and a network of Fair Trade shops had also FAIRTRADE Mark in 1994, Fair Trade in Scotland and ent.” ts, pubs). effort to support such a remarkable movem mainly church-based been established, including but just as significantly to the rest of the UK was really representatives, many the One World Shop in the launch of Cafédirect in starting to go places. But Sir Steve Redgrave GOAL 3 Local wor of them in Scotland. and the Coach 1991 as a flagship brand even then it would never kplaces and community organisations House in Balmore. for the whole movement. have entered our minds (places of worship, schools, unive At the same time rsities, colleges and that in little more than a to other community organisations) s campaigners in Oxford In 1987 the collaboration was one of “I support the campaign upport Fairtrade and decade Scotland would be use Fairtrade products wheneve began importing Tanica between CCS and four partners in Cafédirect – otland a Fair Trade r possible. Populations on the brink of declaring make Sc over 100,000 will also GreenCity led to the the others being Oxfam, need a flagship employer. instant coffee powder itself a Fair Trade Nation. Nation. Fair Trade makes a from Tanzania, the first launching of the Equal Traidcraft, and Twin ce in the fight fairly traded food product. Exchange brand of food Trading – and it was the differen GOAL 4 Media cover Campaign Coffee Scotland products, distributed by co-operative’s dynamic against global poverty.” age and events raise awareness and understanding of Fairtrad was established in 1979 co-operative wholesalers sales manager Lorna Sir Alex Ferguson e across the community. by a group of returned VSO throughout the UK. Sales Young (who sadly died in volunteers and by 1981 grew so rapidly that Equal 1996) who won the first GOAL 5 A local Fa was importing and packing Exchange was launched as supermarket listings for the information or to get involved irtrade steering group is convened to For more ensure the Fairtra this coffee on its own a co-operative business in brand in the Co-op and www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk de Town campaign continues account. its own right in 1989. Safeway’s Scottish stores visit to develop and gain new support. in 1992.

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WITH OVER 4,500 FAIRTRADE MARK PRODUCTS, WE HAVE Price around £10.50 SELECTED A TASTY SAMPLE FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT!! Available from Real Foods, Oxfam shops, Hadeel, Planet Organic, Wholefoods, (also in The Co-operative & Sainsbury’s stores under Equal Exchange Look for the FAIRTRADE Mark when you’re shopping. Over 4,500 products Look for this Mark label) and other independent retailers. from coffee to cotton, from flowers to footballs are Fairtrade certified fairtrade.org.uk and available in many major supermarkets and independent shops. Football’s Magic If you are unable to find a specific product, please speak to the Buying Fairtrade Footballs helps to ensure that the children of Sialkot in Pakistan manager and ask for it to be stocked. Here are just a few tasty spend their time where they should be - in a school and not a factory. Fairtrade products in our store cupboard available across Scotland. Start around £12 Available from Rainbow Turtle, Paisley and online at Cuppa Good www.thefaircorp.com/category/footballs. Equal Exchange Original, Buchu, Masala and Wild Rooibos teabags are available in small and family sized packs – cuppa anyone? Cheer up Choc Cafédirect’s delicious and luxurious instant hot chocolate drink has Prices range from £1.79 - £4.59 been made with premium grade cocoa beans from São Tomé. Available from Real Foods and most independent wholefood retailers and It’s undeniably intense and wonderfully aromatic. Fair Trade outlets across Scotland. Find your nearest stockist online at Price around £2.69 www.equalexchange.co.uk Available in selected Oxfam and independent stores, Snack Attack Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose and Sainsbury's. Tropical Wholefoods delicious bars are all Organic and Fairtrade: the perfect light snack. Easy Beans Easy Bean’s Spanish Puchero pot of Fairtrade white beans, Price 79p for a 40g bar Riojan chorizo, sweet red pepper and rich smoky pimentón Available from health food shops and from www.tropicalwholefoods.com is the perfect choice for lunch or a delicious dinner. £2.69 www.easybean.co.uk Divinely Good Price around £2.99 Divine’s smooth dark chocolate is bursting with pieces of zesty Available from selected Waitrose and independent shops. orange and spicy notes of ginger. For more information about the wide range of Price £2.00 for 100g bar CO-OPERATIVE SUPPLIED PRODUCTS Fairtrade products available at The Co-operative Available from Real Foods, One World Shop, Highland Wholefoods, stores visit www.co-operative.co.uk Rainbow Turtle, Balmore Coach House, selected Sainsbury’s stores IN CO-OPERATIVE & SCOTMID SHOPS! and online at www.divinechocolate.com/shop Bananas Tea Chocolate The Co-operative introduced the As well as being 100% Fairtrade, The Co-operative chocolate bar Natural Beauty UK to Fairtrade bananas back in The Co-operative tea goes further range is the only 100% Fairtrade Bubble & Balm’s natural products are enriched with glycerin to soothe 2000. Today all the bananas The to support farmers. 10% of the own brand range. Cocoa beans and moisturise also contain Fairtrade sugar from Malawi. Co-operative sells are not just 99 Tea blend is supplied by the are sourced from three Price around £4.99 Fairtrade but sourced from fellow 11,000 farmers of the Fintea co-operatives including the Available from independent retail across Scotland including Created co-operatives. In a unique sourcing co-op in Kericho Kenya that CONACADO co-op Gifts and at selected Waitrose stores, Wholefoods and online at plan, half of the fruits are grown by The Co-operative funded. in Dominican Republic www.bubbleandbalm.co.uk small holder farmers in countries where The Co-operative such as the Windward Isles and funds additional projects Nutty Spread Dominican Republic, so benefits such as a recent Harry’s Nuts Crunchy Peanut Butter is simply scrummy! £1.99 are reaching the most marginalised various new school building. Harry Hill doesn’t make a penny from this. in the supply chain. packs Price from £1 Price Price around £1.99 from 79p from Available from 200 Sainsbury’s stores and Oxfam shops. per kg www.chooseliberation.com 48p Fintea co-op in Kenya 6 Photo: Mercy Maritim from 7 Qwith B&rad AHill Brad Hill, Fairtrade Strategy Development Manager at The Co-operative Group talks about the relationship between Brad Hil co-operatives and Fairtrade. l meeting the community o f Puente Blanco, Panama.

Can you tell us the How does The Co-operative What are the benefits of working background of co-operatives? support Fairtrade producers as part of a co-operative? The modern co-operative movement across the globe? Co-operatives are underpinned by a dates back to 1844 when a group of Like co-operation, Fairtrade stands strong set of co-operative values and working-class people from the town of for democracy, equality and social principles meaning they are more Rochdale came together to change the responsibility. It is that resonance of focused on issues like supporting local unfair society they were living in. They values that led The Co-operative to communities, tackling global poverty were fed up with the dishonest and embrace Fairtrade on its launch in the and protecting the environment. But corrupt shopkeepers who sold poor UK in 1994. Since then we have what makes them really different is that quality products at high prices and followed a strategy aimed at taking they are democratically owned and decided to take matters into their own what was a niche sector and creating controlled by their members rather than hands. By pooling the few resources a viable mainstream commercial shareholders, so they care about more they had the group managed to get marketplace. A dedicated product than just maximising profits for enough money together to open their strategy saw us launch the UK’s investors. Whether customers or own shop and pledged to only sell first Fairtrade bananas back in 2000 employees, every single member has quality, unadulterated products, sharing and many world firsts and own brand an equal say in how the business is the profits fairly with their customers. whole category conversions such as run and how its profits are spent. The shop was only small and stocked tea, coffee, cotton wool, sugar and Taking Fairtrade as an example, a just a handful of products like butter, chocolate bars. With support from our co-operative structure would give flour and sugar, but the idea was active campaigning members, we have farmers in the developing world more revolutionary and spread widely. From achieved the objective of bringing control over their livelihoods as they these somewhat humble beginnings Fairtrade into the mainstream. The UK own the organisation they work for and it is estimated that there are now leads the world and The Co-operative play a role in its governance. The 1.4 million individual co-operative leads the UK and so our impact on co-operative also ensures the farmers enterprises globally securing the hundreds of thousands of producers receive a higher premium for their livelihoods of over three billion has been direct and indirect as we have goods and can choose what this money people – that’s almost half the convinced the industry to follow is used for. They may want to spend it world’s population! our lead. on a community project like building a new school or they may reinvest the amount back into their co-operative. “It is estimated that there are Either way, as owners of the co-operative , the decision lies in their hands. It’s a now 1.4 million individual fairer and more ethical way of doing co-operative enterprises globally business, and that’s why three quarters of all Fairtrade producers are already securing the livelihoods of members of co-operatives with more over three billion people ” groups coming together every day. 9 our women PRODUCER are paid a fair wage STORIES Look for this Mark fairtrade.org.uk

JOSEPH NORMA ELENA HOWARD HANAN CHERUIYOT GADEA PAIVAS MSUKWA ALSANEH Tea Grower Soppexcca Cooperative Rice Farmer Lakiya Project Kenya Nicaragua Malawi Palestine

Joseph Cheruiyot, chair of Visiting the UK was inspiring. Norma Elena, is an organic Fairtrade market as it’s Rice farmer Howard Msukwa Together with NASFAM, we Hanan Alsaneh, 33, is an The rugs are labour- the newly created Fintea I was impressed with how coffee farmer who comes given me this opportunity to speaks about the benefits are helping youngsters with activist on women’s rights intensive, making them Growers co-operative in the Fairtrade Towns have from the rural community value myself. I love being a of Fair Trade and the support their education. If the market among Bedouin communities expensive; however, women Kericho area of Kenya is developed. Scotland's plan of Los Alpes in northern coffee farmer. All my coffee received as members of expands, we can do more. of Israel’s Negev and are paid a fair wage, and a married with grown up is to become a Fair Trade Nicaragua and has been a goes to the Fairtrade and The National Smallholder With premiums, we can use Director of the education new generation of educated children. Joseph was in Nation is a great example of member of SOPPEXCCA for organic market. With the Farmers' Association of them for development in our and community-building Bedouin women is emerging. banking before his retirement the leadership that Fairtrade eight years. SOPPEXCCA is profits I can buy another half Malawi (NASFAM). community, such as helping programme of Al Sidreh. Visiting Scotland has been in 2000. needs. a Union of Co-operatives acre and I have received a our local hospital, with "I’m from Karonga, the Hanan is involved in the positive for us. People can whose coffee is sold through loan to buy another acre.” transport like ambulances. As a tea farmer, Joseph I thank everyone I met northern part of Malawi. I carpet-making project appreciate our project as the Fairtrade market in has been the driving force during my visit and also Visiting Scotland, Norma grow rice which is imported My message to the people Lakiya, which incorporates it's becoming better known. Europe and North America. behind the new Fintea The Co-operative for the says, "I am happy Scotland into Scotland by Just Trading of Scotland is that it’s not traditional design methods Scotland becoming a Fair co-operative. Fintea is the opportunity to promote “I am an active member is to become a Fair Trade Scotland. I have a wife, 5 easy to become a Fair Trade and production and enables Trade Nation is a great step." ultimate demonstration of Fairtrade and Fintea. and involved in organising Nation. We hope to diversify children and we live together Nation. It requires passion women to gain skills and For more information co-operation in action, for and leading this umbrella what we sell and offer with my father. All my from the citizens, thinking employment. The scheme My final message is - buying visit www.hadeel.org Scotland more products. its existence is the result Co-op 99 Fairtrade tea may co-operative (a large children attend school about a world far from them, is partnered with Edinburgh- Fairtrade has been of investment by The not seem significant to you, co-operative with 15 or nursery. the poverty and people based Fair Trade Palestinian Co-operative Group in the associate cooperatives). important for us in they don't know. We are shop, Hadeel. but it makes life changing I head up about 4,000 UK. Fintea has brought My husband and I started Nicaragua" . poor! it’s not a joke! One differences to us farmers. farmers, scattered over Carol Morton, manager and together 11,000 farmers in with one acre of land, assurance I can give you is Please don’t think you For more information visit a 45km area. We have buyer at Hadeel, says: “The a co-operative allowing harvested our first lot of that our rice is terrific and can’t make a difference. www.equalexchange.co.uk 1-2 acres each. We use benefits to Bedouin women them access to the UK coffee, then bought another people like it. Everyone can.” traditional tools, a hoe involved in rug-making are Fairtrade market through area of coffee with the which we use for digging. I've enjoyed my trip to phenomenal – benefiting the The Co-operative 99 Tea. For more information visit profits. www.co-operative.coop We don't have machinery Scotland and the many entire Bedouin community The Co-operative recently When I started there were like combine harvesters statues that depict your as they seek to maintain their hosted Joseph for a UK tour five women and now there in Scotland history, which I think is great! traditional lifestyle during Fairtrade Fortnight, are 283 women farmers. We Please, people of Scotland, and remain on the land The impact Fair Trade has during which he addressed have a women’s only brand keep on supporting us." where they have lived on our lives is something we the benefits of Fairtrade. for a coffee buyer, called for generations.” are thankful for. Before we For more information "Las Hermanas". We get a “Fairtrade means we all win. started participating in Fair visit www.justtrading About 100 women are good price plus a premium, As buyers of our tea, Co-op Trade activities in Scotland, scotland.co.uk employed by the Lakiya which is a real motivator. customers are assured of prices of rice were low, project, the largest quality, and the additional At harvest time, I wake at but after dealing with Just employer in the monies support our 4am and go to bed at 9pm. Trading Scotland we saw big Bedouin community. co-op, and are then invested I prepare food, pick, select improvements. We now get The women use their in communities. and dry the coffee and look Fairtrade premiums from the sales traditional skills of after my 5 children. I am has been of rice in Scotland. weaving tents and grateful for SOPPEXCCA important rugs, while and the for us in professional “FAIRTRADE Nicaragua “our rice is designers update MEANS WE ALL WIN” terrific and the products. people like it” 10 11 e United According to th e es M tiv o-opera & Nations, c Trade ods of air A World of liveliho F cure the se PLE EE BILLION PEO Co-operatives THR What drives me to support Fair Trade? Against the backdrop of a world left poorer by the effects of the credit crisis, the co-operative business model is viewed as increasingly relevant because it operates in a fundamentally different way to those businesses motivated purely by profit. Co-operatives are run democratically and exist to serve their members, not shareholders.

For me it all started 35 years The big challenge came It is the direct connection It all started with a poster The United Nations has dedicated The array of enterprises is staggering, Two thirds of Fairtrade producers ago. We didn’t call it Fair after a visit to Maputo, with producers and farmers showing a wizened old lady. a year to raising awareness of but they are all underpinned by the organise themselves as co-operatives Trade, it just seemed a fair Mozambique in 1989 – that continually motivates The slogan read “Poverty is co-operatives, recognising how they same co-operative values that unite and the democratic roots of Fairtrade thing to do. We wanted to three years before the end of me to work in Fair Trade. being old at forty, dead at contribute towards the achievement of them as a movement. The biggest are reason enough for the UK give people a hand-up, not a the 15 year civil war. Having Hearing how Fair Trade forty-five”. It struck a chord the Millennium Development Goals, giants run global operations valued in consumer co-ops such as The hand-out. We wanted to give been welcomed and given impacts so positively on their with me, so when I saw generating employment and helping billions in the world’s most competitive Co-operative Group to embrace, people the dignity of being hospitality by people all families and communities an advertisement for an tackle extreme poverty. The UN Year economies. Take the many successful partner and support their development. able to provide for their own living with the brutal effects whether through the building education worker at shines a spotlight on co-ops across the co-operatively run businesses in the As we embrace together the UN families. of the conflict I was sent of a new school, well or road ’s Third World globe and celebrates member-owned consumer, financial and agricultural International Year of Co-operatives, I saw it as the outworking of away with the words ‘you inspires me in my work at Centre shortly afterwards, I enterprises. sectors across Europe, North America Fairtrade in the wider international my Christian faith. My must now go and be an the One World Shop. Since applied. I’ve been there ever and Asia, for example. Whilst many of There is much to celebrate. Nearly 200 consumer marketplace continues to husband and I started to sell ambassador for our country’. the One World Shop started since, spreading the word these are household names in their years of sustained and continuous grow. The UK continues to lead the way some crafts, mainly hanging These words continue to in 1983, we have always put about Fair Trade and trying countries or produce familiar brands growth and more than 300 different and The Co-operative continues to baskets and jute angels. We motivate me to try to effect the producers first, aiming to to make a difference to like Kerrygold butter or Ocean Spray sell as much as possible to the lives of the poorest kinds of organisations, serving nearly push the boundaries. Uniquely spoke about it to anyone change for communities all juice, in many cases you wouldn’t make a small but significant producers in the most every economic purpose. Vital positioned to do so, The Co-operative who would listen! over the world – and what recognise their co-operative nature on difference in the massive obvious way open to me as resources in hundreds of thousands of has begun to drive Fairtrade from a In 1994 I visited Bangladesh better way to do that than first glance. inequalities that exist. a consumer, which just communities, fostering economic distinctively co-operative perspective and I saw for myself the through Fair Trade? Rainbow importance of employment Turtle (Fair Trade shop in Knowing that we are part seems like basic justice. All growth, the training of untold numbers A significant proportion of the 1.4 adding support beyond Fairtrade our producer visitors tell us of people and the bringing together million individual co-operatives globally benefits to thousands of fellow - the whole family benefited Paisley) trades because of of a dynamic worldwide all the people who have movement adds to the that Fair Trade really does of individuals in mutual help and are found in the world’s poorest co-operators through funding and with education, health care, caught the vision of a world feeling of connection and change lives and when inclusiveness. According to the United countries, made up of smallholder lending schemes that will further better housing, improved where people are free from now Scotland is close to Scotland finally becomes a Nations, co-operatives secure the farmers grouping together to form strengthen their position in the global sanitation and occasionally legal advice. It confirmed for poverty and can flourish. becoming a Fair Trade Fair Trade Nation, just think livelihoods of three billion people. democratic organisations that bring supply chain and deliver much Meeting producers whose Nation is nothing less than how many more people all benefits to their community and me the value of "Created" The diversity and robustness of the needed social benefits to producer livelihoods depend on our inspirational. over the world will benefit improve living standards. These kinds and fair trade. co-operative business model is based communities. sales confirms that what we from our enterprise. of co-operatives are helping millions of Now the catalogue and on a set of seven principles. These are online shop www.created do collectively in Scotland is RACHEL FAREY people across Africa, Latin America and SUE GOOD what made co-operatives so resilient gifts.org reflect the skills of really making a difference. Business Manager Asia to work their way out of poverty. Third World Centre during the global financial crisis; while craftspeople around the One World Shop and Aberdeen City corporations fight for market share, world in several different LIZ COTTON www.oneworldshop.co.uk Fairtrade campaign co-operatives continue to grow steadily, countries, benefiting many Director Rainbow Turtle raising the overall welfare of people producer groups. Buy www.rainbowturtle.co.uk around the world. an item and the skilled craftsperson benefits. “We wanted to give people the FIONA CHIRNSIDE CreatedGifts dignity of being able to provide For more information visit: www.2012.coop www.createdgifts.org for their own families.”

12 13 3. ANGUS 5.CLACKMANNANSHIRE 7. DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY WORKING Angus Council agreed to support Fairtrade in 2003, Clackmannanshire is working to obtain Fairtrade Zone Our region has a Fairtrade village, Dunscore, and four encouraging the support for Fairtrade principles through the status in 2012. The county is home to a Fairtrade School Fairtrade Towns: Wigtown, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright and wider community and local businesses. Montrose became and Scotland's first Fairtrade College and to a host of Dumfries. Dumfries, our regional capital, is the most recent, TOGETHER the first Fairtrade Town in 2008 and Montrose Academy the organisations and individuals working to promote and declaring at the start of Fairtrade Fortnight 2012. In addition first Fairtrade secondary school in the Angus area. Places of support Fair Trade. Clackmannanshire's Fairtrade steering a Fairtrade Town group is being formed in Annan. There are TO MAKE SCOTLAND worship also play an important part and in some towns this group was formed in May 2011 and has hosted an African many shops and cafés across the region selling Fairtrade A FAIR TRADE NATION! is where the co-ordinated effort arises. cooking demonstration, an art competition, and a Fairtrade products as well as food producers using Fairtrade A range of exciting events have taken place and olive oil tasting, as well as talks to schools and ingredients in their goods. The Church of Scotland communities in Angus have been able to hear first hand from workplaces.The campaign's profile has been raised by a Presbytery in Annandale and Eskdale has a Fairtrade group. Towns, cities, islands and villages across monthly Fairtrade column in a local newspaper, and by the Over the years we have been pleased to host visits from Scotland have pulled together to support Fair producers from countries such as Palestine and Malawi of the positive effects which buying Fair Trade in Scotland can Council's adoption of a resolution in January 2012, formally many Fairtrade producers. Trade. All 32 Local Authority areas have come committing its support for Fair Trade and for the steering make to communities around the world. Angus now strives Contact: www.dumfriesfairtrade.org.uk Other groups together to share with you their commitment to group. The Co-operative's Central Area Committee has to encourage private enterprise to follow the lead that have sections on www.dunscore.org.uk www.kirk Fair Trade and how they are supporting Scotland community groups and the education sector have provided supported the campaign since its inception. to become a Fair Trade Nation later in 2012. cudbright.com www.wigtown-booktown.co.uk and aiding us in achieving “Fairtrade Zone Status”. Contact: John Lamond [email protected] the Dumfries and Dunscore groups are on Facebook. To get involved, please get in touch via the contact Contact: Kelly Ann Dempsey [email protected] details provided or visit The Scottish Fair Trade www.angus.gov.uk or 01307 473355 Forum at www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.u k

Local Authority areas with Fairtrade Zone status Marked

1. ABERDEEN Aberdeen has supported Fairtrade since it became joint first Fairtrade City in Scotland in 2004. Last year the local Fairtrade campaign was re-launched with wider GET INVOLVED representation from all sectors of the community. This group has made an excellent start in ensuring that Aberdeen becomes an even more effective Fairtrade City. Members have developed a 2 year action plan to increase awareness 8. EAST AYRSHIRE and use of Fairtrade products. In Fairtrade Fortnight the Within East Ayrshire the main proponents of Fair Trade are group hosted Masauko Khembo, a sugar producer from 4. ARGYLL & BUTE East Ayrshire Schools where many of the Academies Malawi, which was a great success. In Argyll and Bute Fairtrade is progressing well. The first have pupil groups that co-ordinate a number of Fair Trade Fairtrade town was Dunoon followed by Oban and Lorn in 6. DUNDEE activities. Lainshaw Primary School became the first Primary Contact: Sue Good [email protected] 2006 then by Iona and recently by Kintyre. Helensburgh are Dundee is proud to have been, along with Aberdeen, School in East Ayrshire to gain Fairtrade status in 2011. www.facebook.com/aberdeenfairtrade Scotland's first Fairtrade City. Over the past few years the moving forward as is Mull. Councillor Alex McNaughton is East Ayrshire Council is pursuing the re-establishment of an Dundee Fairtrade Forum has been campaigning to ensure the contact person for the Council. Oban and Lorn produced active Fair Trade Steering Group within East Ayrshire. that Dundee continues to be at the forefront of Fairtrade in 2. ABERDEENSHIRE a new Fairtrade Directory with 84 entrants. Park Primary A meeting was held at which over 100 representatives from Scotland. Recently, Dundee City Council updated its There are currently four Fairtrade Towns or Zones within School has gained Fairtrade status and other schools in a wide range of local organisations including the local commitment to Fairtrade and is now looking to promote Aberdeenshire.Huntly, Ellon, Inverurie and Mid-Formartine Dunbeg, Luing and Lismore are working towards it. In Retailers Association were invited to attend. The Council is Fairtrade more fully throughout the council. Dundee now all have Fairtrade status, as wellas several schools. There Fairtrade Fortnight stalls were held in The Co-operative committed to re-establishing the Steering Group. has excellent signs at the entrances to the city proclaiming are also numerous active groups working towardsgaining and in Tesco and a tea producer from Kenya gave a Dundee as a Fairtrade City. In Dundee the statutory, The Council also serves Fairtrade tea and coffee at Council town or zone status.Aberdeenshire anticipates gaining presentation. Kintyre Fairtrade group gained status in voluntary and business sectors are working together to meetings and other Fairtrade products are available in staff Fairtrade area wide zone status soon.During Fairtrade February 2012. promote Fairtrade. As a university city we have a great deal canteens and in school catering outlets. Fortnight in 2012 Masauko Khembo from Kasinthula Contact: [email protected] or of support from students for Fairtrade. Dundee is set to CaneGrowers in Malawi, visited Aberdeenshire to promote Contact: www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk Murdoch MacKenzie [email protected] continue at the forefront of the Fair Trade movement Fairtrade and share his experiences of the difference [email protected] www.obanfairtrade.org.uk or in Scotland. Fairtrade has made to the farmers and their communities in [email protected] 01436 675500 01563 576091 his co-operative. Contact: www.ftfdundee.comli.com/ Contact: [email protected] or 01224 665671

14 Local Authority area pages supported by www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk 15 ROYAL 9. EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE 11. EAST RENFREWSHIRE QUEENSFERRY BURGH 14. FIFE Now in our fifth year as a Fairtrade Zone, East East Renfrewshire has been a Fairtrade Zone for five FAIRTRADE ROYAL BURGH STATUS Fife Fairtrade Forum hosted an event sponsored by Dunbartonshire is delighted to see our ambitions reflected years and a steering group organises events and awareness After several years of hosting fair trade stalls, Queensferry The Co-operative to celebrate the county being awarded across the country in this important year for Scotland, raising campaigns. Fair Trade Group was formalised in 2003. The group became Fairtrade status. Councillor Fiona Grant, chair of the Forum and we are proud that we continue to lead the way with welcomed Martin Rhodes, Director of the Scottish Fair Trade Each year schools take part in a Fairtrade competition. involved with raising awareness of Fair Trade, child labour, innovative and new activity. We strive to engage all Forum who explained how schools, towns and counties This year it was to produce a poster congratulating East sweat shops and unfair trade rules. In 2007 it decided to corners of our community and are pleased this year to be gaining status all contribute to the aim of Scotland being Renfrewshire on its five years as a Fairtrade zone. apply for Fairtrade status, but what category should we be developing a Fair Trade Nurseries programme to act as a in? Queensferry, as an Ancient Royal Burgh, is a town but a Fair Trade Nation. The Provost of Fife Councillor national pilot. The continued support of our schools, The Council leads by example and ensures that all tea and as it is now within the boundary of Edinburgh the title of Frances Melville accepted the certificate on behalf of businesses, community groups and general public remains coffee used for meetings is Fairtrade. There is also a ‘Fairtrade Town within a Fairtrade City’ seemed absurd! It the people of Fife and congratulated those leading crucial, and we would encourage anyone not Fairtrade element built into the sustainable procurement was agreed that our ancient town should be awarded the local campaign. already involved. policy. Economic Development and the ER Chamber of Fairtrade Royal Burgh status – the first in Scotland. Contact: [email protected] 01592 743435 Commerce encourage local businesses to stock Fairtrade Visit our Fairtrade web pages at products and this year a local store - Whole Foods Market - Contact: Gwenneth Williamson www.eastdunbartonshire.gov.uk or contact organised a talk by a Cocoa Grower for school children and [email protected] The Climate Change Team on 0141 578 8655 community members. or at [email protected] Contact: Savio D’Souza: [email protected]

COMMITMENT SUPPORT For more information about The Fair Trade Scotland Campaign visit: 15. GLASGOW www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk The Glasgow Fairtrade Co-operative leads the City’s actions in support of fairer trade practices throughout the world. This 10. EAST LOTHIAN group has been meeting regularly and working towards this 13. FALKIRK objective since 2005 and includes representatives from both East Lothian Council has been a proud supporter of Fairtrade 12. EDINBURGH local government and business. Glasgow became a Fairtrade Falkirk Fairtrade Steering Group was set up by Falkirk since 2005, renewing its commitment in 2008. The council The City of Edinburgh is proud to be a Fairtrade City City in 2006 and since then the group has organised events Council in 2002. The group works to raise awareness of is part of the East Lothian Fairtrade Network, which aims to and since 2004, when Edinburgh first received its Fairtrade and provided advice and information to individuals, local Fairtrade, helping schools, groups and businesses to promote awareness in East Lothian and achieved Fairtrade City status, there has been a continual increase in public groups and businesses. Glasgow has been particularly become more involved. County status in April 2011. There are many groups, schools, awareness and a significant growth in the number of outlets successful in promoting Fairtrade in the education sector places of worship and businesses promoting Fairtrade in selling and using Fairtrade products. All Edinburgh’s Falkirk won Fairtrade Town status in 2006. In 2008 the and has twenty Fairtrade schools and two Fairtrade East Lothian. The community network and local steering Universities have achieved Fairtrade status. With the support entire Falkirk Council area became a Fairtrade Zone. There universities. Over 2012, the Fairtrade Co-operative will renew groups hold many events and activities throughout the year of Scotmid, the Edinburgh Fairtrade City group organises two are five Fairtrade schools with many more registered Glasgow’s Fairtrade City status - the same year Scotland for local residents. Residents can find where to buy or public events each year. Both events invite producers and as "working towards" accreditation. becomes a Fair Trade Nation. eat Fairtrade products by using the East Lothian farmers to speak on how fair trade has made a difference in Fairtrade Directory whilst community groups can access a Falkirk looks forward to Scotland becoming a Fair Trade Nation. Contact: Scott Erwin, Chairperson, Glasgow Fairtrade their communities. The Lord Provost’s Annual Fair Trade Co-operative [email protected] 07505 292 041 Fairtrade Grant Scheme to support events. Awards are presented each year during Fairtrade Fortnight. Contact: www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/development/ Contact: www.eastlothian.gov.uk planning_and_environment/sustainable_ Contact: [email protected] or join us on development_and_environmenta/fair_trade.aspx [email protected] Facebook: Edinburgh Fairtrade City 01620 827282 and follow us on Twitter

16 Local Authority area pages supported by www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk 17 16. HIGHLAND 18. MIDLOTHIAN 20. NORTH AYRSHIRE 22. ORKNEY ISLES The Highlands have been very supportive of Fairtrade and Fair Trade Midlothian is a steering group made up of partners North Ayrshire Council agreed to support and promote the Orkney Islands Council agreed a resolution in 2010 to are actively working to make the Highlands a Fairtrade Zone from Midlothian Council, Community Councils, and Scotmid, establishment of Fairtrade Towns in the area in June 2004. support and promote the principles of Fairtrade. Throughout in 2012. As part of this work, the Highland Council working with occasional attendance from the Midlothian Youth This followed expressions of interest from Fairlie Fairtrade Orkney are shops and churches that actively support with partners has recently published an on-line Fairtrade Platform, Newbattle Abbey College and local businesses. Campaign Steering Group and St Winin's Justice and Peace Fairtrade. directory which details Fairtrade activity throughout the Fair Trade Midlothian was formed in 2008 and has been Group, Kilwinning. Westray and Papa Westray are communities with Fairtrade Highlands and is the first of its kind in Scotland. working to raise awareness about Fairtrade throughout the Fairlie became Scotland’s First Fairtrade Village in Island status and others are working towards this. Westray local authority area. We have focused on raising awareness The register can be viewed on the Council’s website December 2004. Since then, the Steering Group has spread has a population of 600 - remarkably 90% of local among young people through presentations and discussions at www.highland.gov.uk/yourenvironment/sustainable the word about fair trade through many successful events. businesses and community groups are signed up to the in schools. We are currently developing our application for development/fairtrade Fairtrade Charter. Fairtrade Zone status and progressing toward Fairtrade Town A ‘magnum opus’ was the 2010 calendar to mark the 5th Schools throughout the Highlands have been going bananas status for several of our local communities. anniversary. The calendar linked support for Fairtrade Many schools work hard to promote Fairtrade and several for Fairtrade undertaking a wide range of imaginative products here, with the people producing them, like mango have achieved Fairtrade school status. We are aiming for Contact: Margot Russell, Midlothian Council activities to mark Fairtrade Fortnight such as Fairtrade in farmers Arsene and Isaak from Burkina Faso and banana Orkney to become a Fairtrade Zone. 0131 270 7500 tuck shops and Fairtrade in home economics lessons. farmer Cornelius from St Vincent, who had visited us in Contact: David Rendall 01856 873535 Contact: Gordon Morrison Fairlie to talk about their experience of Fairtrade.We [email protected] are currently updating our website and Facebook page for Fairlie Fair Trade. Contact: [email protected]

TOGETHER SHARE 17. INVERCLYDE Schools are at the heart of Inverclyde Council’s strategy 21. NORTH LANARKSHIRE towards achieving Fairtrade status. Children across the area 23. PERTH & KINROSS In June 2004, North Lanarkshire Council, Motherwell have been key to setting up coffee mornings, cafés and residents, representatives from local organisations, retail and In Perth and Kinross, support for Fairtrade has been driven events to support Fairtrade. For example Inverkip Primary business, staff and students from Motherwell College and forward jointly by local communities, businesses and Perth pupils organise and promote Fairtrade Fortnight events every 19. MORAY local schools joined together to set up the Motherwell & Kinross Council. Since Aberfeldy became the first year and serve Fairtrade products at all meetings and events. An Elgin Fairtrade group was set up in 2011 and it is Fairtrade steering group. Fairtrade Town in Scotland in November 2002, the area has Gourock Primary aims to have a weekly tuck shop selling working towards Elgin being recognised as a Fairtrade City also seen Perth named a Fairtrade City in June 2005 Fairtrade goods as well as a community café serving and then towards Moray being a Fairtrade area. The group The aim was to achieve Fairtrade status for the Motherwell and Kinross-shire gain the title of Fairtrade County in Fairtrade tea in the local community. Inverclyde Council has organised a stall at the local farmers’ market to promote area and following lots of hard work by group members, we August 2005. committed itself to helping disadvantaged producers in Fair Trade and it also organised a visit to Elgin by a achieved Fairtrade Zone status in 2007. Palestinian olive farmer who gave an inspiring talk about how A range of businesses around Perth and Kinross offer developing countries and has agreed to take a lead role in Other North Lanarkshire communities in Coatbridge, Airdrie Fairtrade affects him personally. In 2012, the Moray Fairtrade goods and community groups, churches, schools, publicising the campaign. and Cumbernauld are committed to making their towns Council passed a resolution to promote awareness of public and private organisations continue to work on raising Contact: [email protected] Fairtrade too and schools are working to weave the Fairtrade Fairtrade issues and opportunities for supporting Fairtrade awareness of the benefits from purchasing and using way into school life. We believe the Fairtrade future in North in Moray. ethical goods. Lanarkshire is bright. Contact: www.moray.gov.uk Contact: www.pkc.gov.uk Contact: Andrea Rose [email protected] 01698 302364

18 Local Authority area pages supported by www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk 19 24. RENFREWSHIRE 26. SHETLAND ISLANDS 28. SOUTH LANARKSHIRE 30. WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE Renfrewshire became a designated Fairtrade Zone in People and businesses in Shetland have embraced the Fair South Lanarkshire has been supporting Fairtrade for more West Dunbartonshire Council is firmly supportive of the February 2009 after a campaign led by Renfrewshire Trade movement with a range of products available than 10 years. In 2002, Strathaven was awarded Fairtrade Fairtrade mission to provide better prices, decent working Council and featuring local groups, schools, churches and at outlets around the county. Small communities like Fair Isle Town status for its commitment to the promotion of conditions and fair terms for farmers and workers in the businesses. were amongst the first in the country to secure Fairtrade FAIRTRADE Mark goods. Since then many towns have developing world. status and local businesses now offer customers tea, achieved Fairtrade status, including Hamilton and East This year Renfrew became the latest of our towns and In the Council’s Community Plan we pledged to make West coffee, fruit and other goods bearing the FAIRTRADE Mark. Kilbride, also Cambuslang and Rutherglen, which became villages to be given Fairtrade status, following in the steps of Dunbartonshire a Fairtrade area and began that process by the world’s joint 1000th Fairtrade Town in June 2011. Paisley, Bishopton and Lochwinnoch. In 2009, Shetland Islands Council took the decision to switch achieving Fairtrade village status for Balloch in 2007. People have worked together to support Fairtrade providing suppliers in order to ensure that all tea, coffee and sugar at In addition a Fairtrade Steering Group was established The area’s schools have always been key to the efforts benefits within the community and support to the local the Town Hall is Fairtrade. Guests attending meetings with and representations made to the local Chamber of to spread the Fairtrade message, and since Trinity High in economy of farmers and growers in the Third World. Renfrew was named Scotland’s first Fairtrade School back council officials are offered a range of Fairtrade snacks and Commerce to build a broad range of support and in 2004, several others have picked up the same accolade. refreshments. Many South Lanarkshire schools have achieved Fairtrade commitment across all sectors. status. Other town groups and the local Council are Contact: Shetland Council 01595 744511 We hope to achieve Fairtrade status in the near future. Contact: Nicola McKeand working together to enhance the area’s status as a place [email protected] that helps those in poorer areas of the world earn a decent Contact: [email protected] 0141 840 3251 living. South Lanarkshire is now working towards creating a 01389 737282 Fairtrade Zone. Contact: Lesley Wylie www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk 31. WEST LOTHIAN [email protected] 01698 454610 West Lothian has proudly supported Fairtrade for almost 10 years and became a Fairtrade Zone in 2011. Since then Livingston, Whitburn and Bathgate have gained similar recognition, along with Uphall our Fairtrade Village. Across the county over 80 retailers and catering outlets stock Fairtrade products and many of our schools are either Fairtrade Schools or working towards achieving this. Through developing more events and publicity we hope to see additional towns, villages and zones gain recognition. Contact: Douglas Grierson FAIR TRADE www.westlothian.gov.uk/fairtrade 01506 281088 [email protected]

25. SCOTTISH BORDERS 32. WESTERN ISLES In the Scottish Borders, Fair Traders are working with local 29. STIRLING Fair Trade has developed over recent years in the Islands people, businesses, schools, church groups and community and we are committed to improving the range of Fair Trade organisations to promote Fair Trade and encourage sales of 27. SOUTH AYRSHIRE Fair Trade Stirling is celebrating its ninth year in 2012 products locally available to purchase. The Outer Hebrides Fair Trade goods. Peebles achieved Fairtrade status in 2006 with a range of events and support for producers. In 2012 Community Planning Partnership supports the development and Selkirk in 2012. Since South Ayrshire Council passed a resolution to support support was provided and is underway for Eswatini meaning of the use of Fair Trade products and it is anticipated that Fairtrade in 2004 small groups of volunteers across the in (Swaziland) Kitchen, which was set up in 1991 to create work will take place later in 2012 to move things forward. As the Borders have a long tradition of farming, there is often county have been working to achieve Fairtrade Town status. employment and generate income for Manzini Youth Care, a a local element in our Fair Trade events as we are aware that Ayr was awarded the accolade in 2007, Troon in 2010 and non-government organization caring for children affected by Contact: Helen MacKenzie local farmers and businesses deserve our support too. Buy - Prestwick is nearly there. Highlights include a conference HIV/AIDS. Support was also provided for The Palestine Fair [email protected] ing Fair Trade and buying local is not mutually exclusive, and event in Ayr Town Hall, Fairtrade roadshows in Troon, a Trade Association (PFTA) which has mounted a Trees for Life www.cne-siar.gov.uk | 01851 822628 we believe that both are very good things to do. regular Fairtrade stall at Ayr Farmers’ Market, visiting programme providing olive, pomegranate and almond To find out more about Fairtrade in Peebles log producer events and stalls at Celebrate Ayrshire (Culzean saplings to Palestinian fair trade and organic farmers. Local on to www.peeblesfairtrade.co.uk or like Castle), and Ayr Flower Show. Schools in particular have Trees for Life Committees focus support on women, the ‘Peebles and Area Fairtrade’ on Facebook. embraced Fairtrade and are helping to generate enthusiasm young and starter farmers. Successful events in Stirling For more information about for Fairtrade across the wider community. include our ever popular Ceilidh along with a craft fair and The Fair Trade Scotland Campaign visit: For more information about Selkirk Fair Trade, quiz night. contact: Kirstin Scott at selkirkfairtrade@hotmail Contact: www.ayrfairtrade.org.uk www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk .co.uk or visit www.selkirkfairtrade.wordpress.com Contact: www.fairtradestirling.org

20 Local Authority area pages supported by www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk 21 re registered on 889 schools in Scotland a eme and 200 the Fairtrade Schools sch irtrade status. of these have achieved Fa ge have achieved 0 universities and 1 colle 1 me accounts irtrade status. Here are so Fa ols,colleges N scho I in es H ctiviti T de a U ir Tra YO of Fa cotland. and universities across S E ttish Fair Trade D he Sco A visit T R olved AIR T Get inv F uk irtradeforum.org. Forum at: www.scottishfa .uk or email: [email protected]

ST ELIZABETH’S PRIMARY STONELAW HIGH GLASGOW CALEDONIAN To become a SCHOOL, HAMILTON FAIR TRADERS UNIVERSITY Fairtrade School Throughout Fairtrade Stonelaw High Fair Traders, In March 2012, Glasgow you need to meet Fortnight, class Fairtrade an extra-curricular Young Caledonian University (GCU) FIVE GOALS! Representatives encouraged Co-operative social enterprise , was granted Fairtrade status. is totally democratic. 1. Set up a Fairtrade School their classmates to bring in Over 200 schoolchildren Youngsters raise awareness Steering Group which meets Fairtrade wrappers to be and their teachers attended about fair trade and are at least once a term. exchanged for Fairtrade the Education Fairtrade represented on the local chocolate donated by our Summit. hosted by GCU in local shops. Parents worked CamGlen Fair Trade Forum. 2. Write and adopt a partnership with the Glasgow Fairtrade Policy which has with the school to encourage They have established a Fairtrade Co-operative and local stores to source the support of the board Global Schools Partnership Glasgow City Council. of Governors and is signed Fairtade cotton uniforms. and over eight years they GCU has pledged to introduce by the Head teacher. The school runs a tuck shop have made Fair Trade sales two new Fairtrade products featuring Fairtade products. of more than £135,000, each year and are committed 3. Use and sell Fairtrade all profits going towards DALIBURGH PRIMARY to sourcing Fairtrade cotton products as much as educating Aids orphans SCHOOL, SOUTH UIST products in their purchasing, possible. Check out in KwaZulu Natal, South During 2012 Daliburgh for example, staff uniforms. school uniforms at School made the promotion Africa. One Aids orphan said: www.koolskools.co.uk and of Eco-Schools & Global "You are father and mother For information about www.greencitywholefoods. Citizenship one of its to us. May God grant you the Fairtrade at GCU email co.uk for supplying Fairtrade priorities within the School power to keep helping us” [email protected] products into your tuck shops. Improvement Plan. A key FORTH VALLEY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY 4. Learn about Fairtrade aim was to involve the In 2011 Forth Valley College OF EDINBURGH parents and the wider school in at least three subjects was the first college in The University of Edinburgh in two year groups. community, alongside pupils Scotland to achieve Fairtrade was the first Fairtrade and staff of the school, in status. Two cocoa farmers, University, accredited by the 5. Take action for Fairtrade events planned for Fairtrade Elias Mohamed and Agnes Fairtrade Foundation in 2004. at least once a term in the Fortnight. Armah from were Since 2004, EUSA have school and once a year in PORTLETHEN guests of honour at Forth Hthe community. Perhaps providedT Fairtrade tea PRIMARY SCHOOL Valley College’Us first ever host an event or create a YO and coffee in all their outlets. Understanding of Fair Trade Celebration of Fairtrade The University's catering dedicated Fairtrade project. has been raised through event in 2012. organisation serves Fairtrade assemblies, class activities Iris Aitchison, FVC Fairtrade beverages at all of its and school competitions. Co-ordinator, said: “The residences and events. A competition was held to presentation was inspirational To learn about irtrade design a Fairtrade P.E. T-shirt and the event was a great becoming a Fa or and a Fairtrade Tuck Shop success.” school, college will become a regular university in ct: feature. Fairtrade coffee Scotland, conta rg.uk and tea is served to parents [email protected] at coffee mornings.

23 ONE WORLD SHOP FAITH in Fair Trade in Your Community

Drinks FPut yoaur faiith irn Fai r TTrade.r Placaes of wdorshiep Jewellery right across Scotland are committed to supporting Fair Trade - and yours can be too! Interiors Trish Muirhead with Gifts Applications for Fairtrade Lord Provost George Grubb during Fairtrade Food status are welcomed from Fortnight 2012. Toys places of worship of all faiths. Cards Bags St. John Ogilvie's Roman Catholic We have an annual Fairtrade hamper FAIR TRADE PRESENTATIONS Parish Church, situated in the Wester raffle draw. The proceeds go to a Become a TALKS AND STALLS IN SCHOOLS Hailes area of Edinburgh, was one of the charity and the prizes are obtained from first parishes to gain Fairtrade status local supermarkets. This helps our Fairtrade Place Visit our shops - Open: Monday - Sunday back in 2003. With ever-loyal Fair Trade parishioners identify what products are of Worship St John’s Church, Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 4BJ supporters, St. John Ogilvie's Roman available – and where. Tel: 0131 229 4541 Catholic Parish Church recently won a We also participated in the Guinness Every individual’s 649 Great Western Road , Glasgow G12 8RE Lord Provost award for its contribution Tel: 0141 337 6117 World Record of the world’s longest Fair Trade efforts count towards Fair Trade. www.oneworldshop.co.uk cotton bunting. This was organised and you can have fun Trish Muirhead, the parish’s Fairtrade through as co-ordinator within its Justice and part of a campaign to support Fairtrade along the way! Peace Group, explains how they’ve cotton farmers. The children of the To become a Fairtrade Place of been campaigning locally. parish got involved with decorating our Worship, your council / relevant bunting and we displayed their efforts “As a group we ensure there are always in the parish during this year’s Fairtrade body needs to agree to: supplies of Fairtrade produce for use in Fortnight. the church such as Fairtrade tea, Use Fairtrade tea and coffee for coffee, sugar and biscuits. Any non Our parish is part of the Archdiocese of all meetings for which you have Fairtrade product alternatives that may Edinburgh & St. Andrews, which is also responsibility and after services. find their way into our cupboards a Fairtrade Diocese (which means at are removed and we have many least 51 parishes within the diocese Move forward on using other promotional materials on display to must have Fairtrade status). We attend Fairtrade products (such as remind our community why Fair Trade many Fair Trade networking meetings sugar, biscuits and fruit) is important. We quite regularly include and always keep our parishioners prayers in our liturgy for Fair Trade and informed of Fair Trade news and Promote Fairtrade during Fairtrade environmental issues. promotions through our newsletter, Fortnight and during the year website and on our church notices. With through events, worship and other Our parishioners frequently campaign climate change affecting farmers world - activities whenever possible. for Fairtrade products within local wide we also attend climate change rallies supermarkets using request cards we and lobby the Scottish Parliament.” hand out and many shops are now stocking a wide range of Fairtrade For more information or to apply for Fairtrade status, items. Products not so easily available such as craft goods are sold at stalls please visit the Fairtrade Foundation's Places of Worship that we hold regularly throughout page and complete the downloadable application the year. These stalls are very well form or contact The Scottish Fair Trade Forum at supported by our parishioners! www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk

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Turquoise Disc Necklace Available from One World Shop Edinburgh www.oneworldshop.co.uk Stainless Steel Elephant Scoop Available from Edith Fraser, Montrose; Sheila £8.00 Johnston, Newport shop, Manna Rosemary Buwert, £33.50 Dumfries & www.createdgifts.org £8.00

AHvailaabnle fdromb ags www.earthsquared.com FAIRTRADE OR FAIR TRADE? £65 SAME GOAL, DISTINCT APPROACHES Savannah Panama Hat Carry Somers from Pachacuti, the world's first company to label Available from Johnstons of all of its products 'Certified Fair Trade and Sustainable', explains… £40 Elgin, Newmill, Elgin, Moray “All Fair Trade products are produced in accordance with a Charter of Fair Trade Principles which has been agreed by both FLO, the Fairtrade Labelling Organisation, and WFTO, the World Fair Trade Organisation. However, there are two distinct approaches. Red Bus Komodo Available from One World Shop Dali Linen Glasgow & Edinburgh & Rainbow Wrap Dress Fairtrade is a product-based certification system which guarantees that the production of the Turtle, Paisley Available from £75 commodity or raw material has met standards established by FLO and guarantees the producers Hibiscus Flower, a price which covers the cost of production and a premium to invest back into their business or Edinburgh community. The FAIRTRADE Mark only applies to the product on which the label is displayed, whether it is an entirely Fairtrade product such as sugar, or a composite product such as Look for this Mark Hand Carved biscuits made with a significant percentage of Fairtrade certified ingredients. fairtrade.org.uk Heart Shaped Olive Wood Bowl Fair Trade applies to an integrated supply chain where products are traded by organisations Available from Hadeel which have a mission to reduce poverty by creating opportunities for economically disadvantaged Edinburgh www.hadeel.org producers. The term Fair Trade is widely used for crafts and clothing and signifies that the production of the finished product adheres to Fair Trade standards which, as well as a fair price, include ensuring good working conditions, providing capacity building, ensuring £13.95 gender equity and respecting the environment. £9.50 Until recently Fair Trade has not been independently audited in the same way as Fairtrade. However, WFTO has now created a certification system which focuses on the overall Hand Made Purse management of the certified organisation including administration, labour issues, production Available from Hadeel Edinburgh systems, environment and quality control. The WFTO certification will apply to the entire www.hadeel.org organisation and is complementary to the product by product approach of FLO.”

26 27 PLACES TO BUY FAIR TRADE street in shops, cafés, Fair Trade products are readily available on the high AIRTRADE Mark products restaurants and supermarkets and with over 4,500 F sories to choose from. and thousands of Fair Trade crafts and fashion acces es Here is a selection of shops, cafés & venu roducts across Scotland which stock Fair Trade p

ALL THINGS FAIR SAINSBURY’S STORES CAFÉ KNIGHT High St, Blairgowrie, Perthshire SCOTMID STORES Bridge Road, Colinton, Edinburgh BABALU THE CAT’S MIAOU COFFEE EXCHANGE High Street, Forres, Moray Elm Row, Edinburgh 20 Exchange Street, Dundee BLAIRMORE GALLERY THE COACH HOUSE BALMORE CON PANNA COFFEE HOUSE Pierhead, Blairmore, Dunoon Nr Torrance Glasgow 203 South Street, St Andrews CAOBA THE CO-OPERATIVE STORES CRUACHAN VISITOR CENTRE Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Dalmally THE WEE TREAT EARTH MATTERS Fairtrade Gift & Card Shop, CULLODEN BATTLEFIELD VISITOR High Street, North Berwick, East Lothian Chalmers Street, Dunfermline CENTRE RESTAURANT Culloden, Inverness ELTURNERTIVES TRENABIES FAIRTRADE Duke Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire Albert St, Kirkwall, Orkney ELEPHANT HOUSE and The Eastgate Centre, Inverness George IV Bridge, Edinburgh VILLAGE GREEN TRADING FAIR TRADEWINDS West Argyle Street, Ullapool, Ross-shire HARBOUR LIGHTS CAFE & RESTAURANT High Street, Linlithgow, West Lothian 5 Pitgaveny Quay, Lossiemouth, Moray WAITROSE STORES HIBISCUS FLOWER WHITMUIR FARM SHOP HENDERSONS St Stephen Street, Edinburgh Lamancha, West Linton Hannover Street, Edinburgh HIGHLAND WHOLEFOODS THE WHEELHOUSE BAR & RESTAURANT WORKERS CO-OPERATIVE Cafés/Venues The Falkirk Wheel, Millennium Harbour Road, Inverness Wheel Drive, Falkirk ABERDEEN ART GALLERY COFFEE SHOP INDIGO HOUSE Schoolhill, Aberdeen RIVERDALE ORGANIC CAFÉ 105-107 Church Street, Inverness Perth Road, Dundee A K BELL LIBRARY CAFÉ JOHN LEWIS York Place, Perth TCHAI-OVNA Otago Lane, Glasgow Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow ATRIUM CAFÉ JOOLZ Renfrewshire House, Paisley THE MEETING PLACE CAFÉ Stonelaw Parish Church, Rutherglen Leven Street, Edinburgh BLUEBELL CAFÉ LADYHEAD BOOK AND COFFEESHOP David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre, UNDER THE SUN CAFÉ North Street St Andrews Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire 45/47 Roxburgh Street, Kelso MILLSTONE WHOLEFOODS BOSSARDS PATISSERIE URBAN ANGEL High Street, Oban 1A Gilbaltar Street, Oban 1 Forth Street, Edinburgh ONE WORLD SHOP CAFÉ CAMINO Great Western Road Glasgow Broughton Street, Edinburgh ST JOHN’S CHURCH Princes Street, Edinburgh HIGHLAND PALCRAFTS UK (HADEEL) REAL FOODS WHOLEFOODS: St George’s West Church, Broughton Street and supporting Fair Trade FAI Shandwick Place, Edinburgh Brougham Street, RTRADE AWARD WINNER since 1989; looks Edinburgh 2012 EDINBURGH forward to seeing RAINBOW TURTLE 8000 Vegetarian/Special-diet/ Gauze St, Paisley www.realfoods.co.uk Organic Pr Scotland a Fair oducts Trade Nation. 29 to Freelance chef Andrew Tpannere turns sup the heat Rtickle yeour tascte budis with two mouth watering dishes using lots of Fairtrade ingredients! www.andrew-tanner.co.uk

TUNA STEAK & KILOMBERO STICKY TOFFEE RISOTTO WITH COCONUT, PUDDING AND CHILLI CHUTNEY BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE SERVES 4 SERVES 4 185g Fairtrade chopped dates 4 x 6oz tuna steaks 320ml water qual Exchange Fairtrade Olive Oil 1 tablespoon E 1 teaspoon baking powder sea salt to season Fairtrade black pepper & organic 70g unsalted butter 185g Fairtrade castor sugar coconut chutney 2 large eggs 1 clove of garlic 185g self raising flour 2 tomatoes seeded 1 teaspoon Fairtrade vanilla extract 2 red chilies seeded ½ Fairtrade coconut grated METHOD r until Boil dates in water for approx. 5 minutes o ½ teaspoon saffron powder tter soft, add baking powder.Cream together bu t of 1 Fairtrade lime , Juice and zes and Fairtrade sugar until white and creamy ne at a time fully beating each one Blend all ingredients add eggs o cool Fairtrade dates, the flour together in a food processor in, add the and the Fairtrade vanilla extract. 4oz (per person) Just Trading sed tray, cook in medium Scotland fairly traded Place in a grea gree) oven for 30 - 40 minutes. Kilombero rice. (150 – 160 de vegetable stock 1 litre (approx) hot sauce 1 or 2 glasses of Fairtrade white wine butterscotch butter 2oz parmesan shavings 100g unsalted 100g Fairtrade soft cane sugar 4oz shallots, finely chopped 100g double cream Chopped fresh coriander ½ tablespoon Equal Exchange Fairtrade Olive Oil METHOD nice and Heat butter and sugar together until il, stirring brown, add double cream, bring to the bo METHOD thout Sauté shallots in the olive oil slowly for 10 minutes wi until all ingredients are well combined. Keep colouring, when soft add rice and turn up the heat. astic, icky toffee pudding and serve warm stirring and after a minute add the wine, it will smell fant Portion the st e has hot butterscotch sauce and you might and any harsh alcohol flavour will evaporate. Once the win with plenty of time. oop of Fairtrade vanilla icecream. cooked into the rice add the vegetable stock a ladle at a enjoy with a sc ladle Turn down the heat and add some seasoning. Allow each lowly of stock to be absorbed into the rice before adding more. S to be adding the stock should take 10 -15 minutes for the rice oked fully cooked. It should be soft with a little “bite.” Once co and allow to rest for a minute or two then stir in the parmesan the coriander. tuna Heat a frying pan. When hot add olive oil and the seasoned Delicious steaks, seal and cook for 2 – 3 minutes on each side. with Spoon risotto onto warm plates, add tuna steaks then top chutney. Serve and enjoy. 30