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IntroductionWelcome to the latest Traidcraft church pack. We are grateful for the work of our Fair Traders and supporters in churches as it underpins the success of fair trade in the UK and remains a vital part of taking the fair trade movement further.Here you will find plenty of material to help you and your church learn more about fair trade and get involved in making a difference! The theme of this pack is ‘making it happen’ and centres on the call to action in the parable of the talents. We hope that you will discover ways in which Traidcraft is ‘making it happen’ around the world and ways that you can get involved.The pack contains a case study of the exciting PROFIT project in India. Through this innovative project, Traidcraft is helping transform the lives of thousands of producers by enabling them to find a fair trade market for their goods in their own country.As well as inspiring information about Traidcraft’s work, you will also find a sermon idea, prayers and reflections and ideas for events and activities. You can mix and match these ideas in a way that suits you and we

About Traidcraft

hope that you will enjoy using this material to increase support for Traidcraft’s vital work.A free DVD featuring the Profit story is available as part of the Coffee Morning Fundraising Pack ref: 51308. There is also an accompanying PowerPoint which can be downloaded from the website at www.traidcraft.co.uk/fairtradefortnight

ContentsAbout Traidcraft .....................................................3

PROFIT story ............................................................4

Transforming lives ..................................................6

Sermon notes – Matthew 25: 14 - 30 ............8

Pull-out section for use with children’s activities ............................. 9 - 12

Prayers and reflections ...................................... 13

Event ideas .............................................................. 15

Youth and children’s activities ........................17

Get involved ............................................................ 19

Traidcraft’s trading company offers the UK’s widest range of fair trade food, craft and textile products from more than 100 producer groups in more than 30 countries.

As well as selling to shops and online, Traidcraft is supported by more than 6000 people who sell Traidcraft products in their churches, schools and workplaces.

We are committed to long-term relationships and support our suppliers to develop strong businesses. By purchasing fair trade items from Traidcraft you are helping to fight poverty through trade.

Traidcraft Exchange is the UK’s only development charity specialising in making trade work for the poor.

Traidcraft Exchange runs development projects in Africa and Asia to help poor producers improve their livelihoods, offering the hope of a better future for them, their families and their communities.

We also campaign for trade justice, lobby governments and work with businesses to deliver policies that ensure a better deal for the world’s poor.

This work is made possible through the generous support of individuals, groups and organisations. It is not funded by the activities of the trading company.

Together, Traidcraft’s trading company and Traidcraft Exchange share a vision of a world freed from the scandal of poverty.

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 fair trade 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

Photo: Richard ElseFront Cover Photo: Rajendra Shaw

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Girish Sohani works with BAIF (Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation), one of Traidcraft’s partner organisations in the PROFIT project. BAIF (pronounced By-F) works with local organisations across India to create income and employment opportunities for poor rural families, ensuring sustainable livelihoods and improved quality of life. Girish knows how hard it is for poor farmers to sell their products and understands the impact that fair trade could have in India.

“It [the PROFIT project] is very important for the poor in India...There are a large number of producers who are from very poor sections and they are not probably getting the...fair share in the end price of what they are producing. Fair trade is about making the market mechanisms more loaded in favour of the producer.”

In Gujarat, BAIF is working to improve the livelihoods of poor tribal communities that have lived in poverty for many generations and who face a daily struggle to survive. BAIF is supporting

Promoting fair trade in India (PROFIT)

PROFIT is an exciting and innovative project that is benefitting some of the poorest communities in India. The project got its name because it is helping thousands of poor producers to profit from fair trade.

If we work hard, it’s reasonable to expect that we’ll earn enough to provide for life’s basics – food, healthcare, education and shelter. Unfortunately, for millions of people in India this simply isn’t the case. About a third of the population in India (roughly equivalent to the entire population of the United States) lives in absolute poverty. That’s about 36% of the world’s poor.

Fair trade can play an important role in fighting poverty. With its emphasis on fair wages, fair treatment and long-term relationships, fair trade can help poor people work their way out of poverty and develop better livelihoods. However, fair trade has historically involved the export of goods from developing countries to developed countries. Our innovative PROFIT project is extending this model by creating an Indian fair trade market. This will provide a huge opportunity for fair trade producers, especially those poorest producers who do not have the means to sell to export markets.

Our PROFIT project will enable at least 250,000 poor and disadvantaged producers to access fair trade markets in India. It will have a huge impact on some of the poorest people in India – providing increased sales and better incomes, meaning that they can put food on the table and send their children to school.

tribal workers to turn waste land into productive farming land. It is providing training to help them improve their farming practices so they are not only able to grow food for their own family, but are also growing a surplus which they can sell to meet their other needs and to develop the quality their lives.

BAIF’s work is helping poor workers to earn income all-year-round and provide a more stable lifestyle for them and their family. Poor farmers who did not have enough food to eat for six months of the year are now able to provide for their families by growing and selling mangoes and cashews. Families where the children hardly went to school because the whole family had to work to get the money to survive are now sending their children to school. Additional benefits such as health programmes,

Fair trade across the globe

When Traidcraft started, 30 years ago, very few people had heard of fair trade. Today, the UK is the world’s largest fair trade market and more than 7.5 million people - farmers, workers and their families - across nearly 60 developing countries are benefitting from the international fair trade system.

But the job isn’t done. Not every producer is capable of engaging in international trade and there are many millions more who could benefit if they could find a fair trade market closer to home.

India is a country rich in history, culture and contrast. Manufacturing, commerce and high-tech industries may be growing – yet one third of the world’s poor live within its borders. 456 million people live below the poverty line, the majority of them in rural areas and the gap between the rich and poor is getting wider.

Photos: Richard Else

Photo: Richard Else

credit programmes and nutrition schemes have also greatly improved the quality of life for poor tribal workers and their families.

Girish says, “Traidcraft has played a very important role because behind what is being done now... there has been almost 10 or 12 years of small bits of work that are going on and Traidcraft has been very solidly supporting all this work.”

“For all those who have supported Traidcraft’s work, they should be proud of the support that they have extended until now, because, through Traidcraft, they have been able to make a very good impact... If each of us contributes to making a difference to the present inequities in the world then I think that will be one of the most satisfying things one could live happily with.”

Supporting Tribal Communities

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

• All nuts are seeds, and cashews are unusual because the seeds grow below the cashew apple, instead of inside it.

• 85% of India’s villages do not have a secondary school.

• Mangoes are an excellent source of vitamins A and C.

• Cashews are also known as “Wilberts”.• India has higher rates of malnourished

children than sub-Saharan Africa (47% of children under the age of 3 are malnourished compared to 35% in sub-Sarahan Africa.)

• Cashews and mangoes are related to each other and are both related to the poison ivy plant.

• 69.5% of people in India do not have access to a toilet.

Did you know?

Gambir’s story Mango and cashew nut farmer Gambir Dhakluganvit farms the land with three generations of his family. He is clear about what would have happened without support from BAIF.

“I would have had to leave here and move somewhere else because we wouldn’t have enough money.”

Gambir harvesting his mangoes.

Gambir with his mother (Sakru, in her 70’s) and nephew (Rakesh, 20).

Arjun’s story Arjun Chilya is a mango and cashew nut farmer in Western India. Arjun has the hope of a brighter future for his family because of the support he has received from BAIF. BAIF has supported Arjun to improve his farming practices and this means he can now grow vegetables all year round.

“Before I used to do farming here and off-season I used to go to some other places to find work...

Now I don’t have to migrate anymore. I get a better price.”

For Arjun, better farming practices and better prices mean that he can provide the basics for his family and plan for his children’s future.

“I am now putting my money in savings. I want my children to study higher classes than me.”

Mango and cashew nut farmer Arjun.

Arjun’s son 2 year-old Ajay. Like Arjun, Gambir has received support from BAIF in the form of training and loans.

“My life is now sustainable all year. Before I had a house made of bamboo. Now I have a house made of bricks. I want to make steady progress so that no-one in my family lacks money.”



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Sermon notesMatthew 25: 14 - 30This passage contains the well known parable of the talents. It is found in the context of Jesus teaching his disciples about his kingdom and the end of the age when he will return.

In this passage, Jesus tells of a man who is going on a journey and calls his servants together. He gives five talents of money to one, two talents to another and one talent to the final servant (a talent was worth several hundred pounds). The man who had five talents used the money to earn five more and the one who had two talents used the money to earn two more. However, the one who had one talent buried it in the ground. When the master returned, he was pleased with the first two servants, but angry with the servant who simply returned the one talent he had been given.

Jesus is teaching his disciples to be ready for his return. The master in the parable represents Jesus and the servants are all those Christian people who profess to follow him. The talents represent all that God has given to his followers through his Holy Spirit. It’s important to realise that talents in this context represent a broader definition than simply ‘skill’ or ‘ability’. Talents to be used for God’s glory include time, influence, health, money and all other good things that God has given us. Jesus makes clear the responsibility to work hard for his kingdom until the time of great joy when he comes back. It’s important to remember that working hard does not achieve our salvation, which is by God’s grace alone. Rather, good works are evidence of faith in Christ and are motivated and enabled by his grace.

Some significant points to note:v15 – The master distributed the gifts wisely and gave different gifts according to their ability. Although the gifts were different, the master required the same degree of faithfulness of all his servants and their faithfulness would be equally rewarded.v18 – It seems the servant who received one talent was anxious that it wouldn’t be misused or lost, so he wanted to return it just as he had received it.v19 – ‘...the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them’. In a spiritual sense, this refers to judgement when we will all have to settle our accounts with God.vv 21 and 23 – The repetition of the words of commendation for both the first two servants shows that God’s reward depends on our faithfulness with what he has entrusted to us and not the greatness of our gifts.v24 – ‘I knew that you are a hard man...’. The truth is that the unfaithful servant doesn’t know his master at all. To know God and to trust in him is to do the work he has called us to do.v24 – ‘...harvesting where you have not sown’. The attitude of the unfaithful servant is that the master is a hard master who is requiring more of his servants than he has equipped them to do. This is clearly a false view of the master and is an attitude which is at the heart of all sinners who blame their own sins on God.v30 – This seems like an extreme punishment for laziness and inaction. We might think that, although the third servant didn’t put his talent to good use, he didn’t do any harm and he returned it to his master intact. In fact, this sort of thought is a real mistake. Mere ‘harmlessness’ or inaction are not the kind of Christian living God calls us to. If we do not actively obey Christ’s commands, then we are guilty of disobedience and the consequences are severe.

Cont. after pull out section

My name is:

My favourite Fairtrade food is

PassPort to

Fair trade

Passport

Fair TradeBuy a Traidcraft

fair trade product.

Passport

Fair TradeDraw a poster or write a poem to tell people

about fair trade.

Friend 1:

Friend 2:

Friend 3:

Passport

Fair TradeCollect the signatures of 3 friends who have eaten

a Traidcraft Geobar.

1:

2:

3:

Passport

Fair TradeRead the story of

Kalpna and Lelavadi. Think of 3 things

that you have that they don’t.

Passport

Fair TradeRaise money for Traidcraft’s work

with poor producers. (Why not make some pasta jewellery

to sell to your friends and family!)

Passport

Fair TradeColour in the

fair trade products on the back of this passport.

Passport

Fair TradeGet an adult to help you make a fair trade recipe.(www.traidcraft.co.uk/recipes)

Passport

Fair TradeTell a friend

about fair trade.

Passport

Fair TradeCollect the wrappers

of 5 different fair trade products.

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It is important to note that the unfaithful servant could have been the one who was given five talents or the one who received two talents. Jesus probably chose to tell the story with the servant receiving one talent as being unfaithful so that none of us can absolve ourselves of responsibility by making the excuse that we haven’t received much.

Although this parable may be very familiar to us, we need to be open to its challenges. How often do we use the fact of having little as an excuse to do nothing? How often have we said to ourselves that we will give to charity as soon as we earn a bit more, or will feed the homeless once we have a bit more

spare time? Or how often have we used ‘not being good at something’ as an excuse not to do it? None of us are expert evangelists, yet God calls us all to share the good news. None of us are experts at praying, yet God calls us to pray continually. None of us can eliminate world poverty, yet God calls us to do everything we can to help the poor. Sometimes it is easy to be afraid to use our talents – maybe we think we’ll ‘get it wrong’ or waste what God has given us – and it is tempting to ‘bury’ our gifts so that we can be sure we’re not misusing them. However, God has given us all talents that we must use to serve others and glorify him; it is up to us to be obedient and do just that.

Prayers and reflections

PrayerDear Lord,

Thank you that you are Lord of all.

Thank you that all good gifts come from you.

Help us to be obedient to your word and seek to reflect your glory and goodness in all we do.

We pray that you will help us to use everything you have given us –

our talents, our time, our money, our possessions, our personalities –

to bless others and bring about your kingdom on earth.

Help us to give our lives generously in service to you.

Help us to reach out to those in need.

Help us to be people who make a difference in your world.

Amen.

ReflectionWe remember the many benefits that fair trade brings to communities across the globe. Fair trade is about better prices, decent working conditions, fair terms of trade for farmers and workers but it’s also about empowering people so that they have more control over their lives and can fulfil their God-given potential.

Spend some time thinking about what it must be like to live in real poverty, with no hope for your future or for the future of your children. Think about all the opportunities that you’ve had in your life and how their life compares to yours. Reflect on what you could do to fight injustice.

Pray for all those who live in poverty across the globe. Ask God to help you be more generous and selfless and repent of times you know you have desired more for yourself at the expense of others. Commit yourself to doing more to help those in real need.

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Event ideas

What is fair trade?Fair trade seeks to transform the lives of poor producers in the developing world. It enables them to use their talents to build good livelihoods for themselves and their communities. It challenges unfair trade rules that so often lead to the exploitation of poor people.

Talent competitionWhy not use your talents to help people learn more about fair trade and have fun at the same time? You could run a talent competition challenging people to explain fair trade in creative

ways. You could hold an evening similar to the ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ show and ask people to prepare a poem, song, drama, etc. You could have different categories for adults and children so that everyone can take part. Serve fair trade refreshments (available at www.traidcraftshop.co.uk) for the audience and you could even charge people a small entrance fee which could be donated to Traidcraft Exchange.

Coffee morningThis year, Traidcraft’s fundraising pack is based around holding a coffee morning. If you would like to to support the work of Traidcraft Exchange, you can order the free pack using ref: 51308. The pack includes a DVD which can provide an excellent focus for your event and will help people understand more about Traidcraft’s exciting work. You could also combine a coffee morning with the other event ideas below.

Alternatively, instead of running a live event you could ask people to submit their entry to the competition organiser. You could even say that the best entry will be featured in the Sunday service! This would allow people to submit entries like pictures, posters and photographs as well as songs, poems and dramas. The children could even make posters which will help them complete their fair trade passport (see pull-out section).

Try to encourage people to use their skills to tell the fair trade message in different ways, perhaps focussing on one benefit of fair trade, a product or country that particularly appeals to them.

To help get people started, here is a simple explanation of fair trade that contestants can use as a basis for their entry.

PrayerMay we live as Jesus would live,

May we speak the words Jesus would speak,

May we do what Jesus would do,

May we pray as Jesus would pray,

May we trust as Jesus would trust,

May we love as Jesus would love.

Amen.

PrayerDear Lord,

Thank you for the talents that you have given us.

Help us always to remember that you are the source of all our blessings.

We know that whatever you give us is to be shared with others,

in our family, church, school, workplace and community.

Help us to use our talents wisely, to put our faith into action and

stand up against injustice in our world.

Amen.

ReflectionMany of us fail to recognise how talented we are, but God has given us so much. All our talents and blessings come from him.

On a sheet of paper, make three columns. In the left column write a list of your key talents. (If you want, you could ask a few friends to help you identify your talents – often others can see things that we can’t!) In the middle column make a note of how you have used these talents for your family, friends, church or community.

Spend some time reflecting on these two lists and in the right column identify ways in which you could better use your talents to build God’s kingdom both locally and around the world. You might like to think about how you can get more involved in Traidcraft’s work to help people work their way out of poverty. Now pray and commit yourself to these actions. Ask God to help you use your talents to his glory.

PrayerDear Father,

We pray for the work of Traidcraft around the world.

Thank you for the talents of the farmers and craftspeople

who grow and make the products that we enjoy.

We pray especially for those involved in the PROFIT project in India.

We pray for Girish and his work with BAIF

as he helps farmers build better lives for themselves.

Thank you for the benefits that Arjun and Gambir have received.

We pray that they and their families will continue to thrive

and have hope for a bright future.

Amen.

Producers benefit from:

• better prices for their goods

• access to new markets

• decent working conditions

• regular orders

• the development of skills

• participation in decisions and

• advance payments.

For products carrying the Fairtrade Mark, producers also receive a premium to spend on community development.

Through long-term relationships, fair trade gives producers the confidence to plan and invest for the future and the ability to compete in international or local marketplaces.

Shoppers benefit from being able to buy quality products, knowing that others have not been exploited through the production process.

Fair trade also helps people care for the environment by helping farmers reduce the use of harmful chemicals and training them in organic and sustainable farming techniques.

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Pasta JewelleryFor younger children, this is a great way of encouraging them to be creative. Once the children have made their jewellery, why not encourage them to sell it to their friends or family to raise money for Traidcraft Exchange’s work?

You will need: •Driedpasta(penneworkswell). Fairtrade pasta is available at www.traidcraftshop.co.uk.•Paintsandbrushesorfelt-tips•Ballofstring•Scissors

Method: Paint or colour the pasta and leave to dry. This could be done in advance by an adult depending on the age of the children.

Thread the coloured pasta onto a length of string to make a bracelet or necklace.

Fair Trade PassportPassports open up new countries and experiences. The fair trade passport builds on this idea. It contains a number of activities to encourage children to take positive action in support of fair trade and show them how they can be good citizens in the world.

You can find the passport in the middle of this pack. Make a back-to-back photocopy for each child and make sure you get some coloured stickers that you can stick in the passport when the children have completed an action.

Each Sunday they can bring their passport back and get a sticker for each activity they’ve managed to complete. Some of the activities are more challenging than others so they may need more help from the leader. You can use the story of Kalpna and Lelavadi overleaf to help the children learn about fair trade.

You could offer a fair trade prize to each child who completes all the activities, or to the child who gets the most stickers. Fairtrade chocolate or fruit snacks would make a good prize. Visit www.traidcraftshop.co.uk

Youth and children’s activitiesTalent auctionTalent auctions are a great way to use your skills to bless others in your congregation and raise money for Traidcraft Exchange at the same time! Set a date for your auction and remember to publicise it well. You could also serve fair trade refreshments (available at www.traidcraftshop.co.uk) and / or have a fair trade stall.

Before the day, invite people to submit a ‘talent’ to be auctioned. Encourage people to be as creative as possible. Everyone has something they can offer, whether it is related to a hobby, their job or just giving up some of their spare time.

Suggested ‘talents’ to get you started:

• Do someone’s ironing for the next month

• Beginner’s computer lessons

• 4 evenings of babysitting

• Take someone on a bird-spotting walk

• Make a fancy dress costume

• Cookery lessons

• Tidy up someone’s garden

• Offer someone a tour of your workplace (if interesting and appropriate!)

• Write a song for someone

• Take a photographic portrait of someone’s child or pet

• Cook a meal of the winner’s choice at their home

• Offer an hour’s fitness training sessions

• Chauffer someone round for the day in your car

• Paint a room in someone’s house

Ask people to register their talents in advance by filling in a form (downloadable from the website, www.traidcraft.co.uk/fairtradefortnight). Collect in the forms (this will give you a chance to study the list and prepare the auction).

On the day, the auctioneer auctions off all the talents to the highest bidder and the money raised is donated to Traidcraft Exchange. It’s a good idea to have an interval with fair trade refreshments and a screening of the DVD (available free with the Fundraising pack ref: 51308)so that people can see the work that their donations will help to fund.

At the end of the auction it would be good to encourage people to use their talents to serve God in the church and the wider community throughout the year. You could also point people to the actions in the ‘Get Involved’ section of this pack for ideas of how to support Traidcraft throughout the year.

If you can’t hold a live auction, you could do a silent auction instead, where bids are written on a sheet of paper and given to the auction organiser before the agreed closing date.

Talent Auction in aid of Traidcraft ExchangeFor the auction, I will contribute (please describe):

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Contact detailsPlease return this form to

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Talent Auction in aid of Traidcraft Exchange

For the auction, I will contribute (please describe):Name:

Contact detailsPlease return this form to

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Passport

Fair TradeDraw a poster or write a poem to tell people

about fair trade.

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There are lots of easy and fun ways to get involved in Traidcraft’s work and make a real difference to the lives of poor people around the world. From buying Traidcraft coffee to signing a campaigning postcard or running in the Great North Run, there is something for everyone in your church. Why not encourage as many people as possible to support Traidcraft throughout the year?

Catering account: Open a Traidcraft Caterer account for your church. Easy ordering via the web, telephone or post; up to £200 of credit; free carriage on all orders over £50. Download an application form at www.traidcraft.co.uk/catereremail [email protected] call 0870 444 1543

Become a Fair Trader: Make a real difference to the lives of the poor by selling Traidcraft products in your church. With a turnover of only £500 a year you will enjoy between 10-15% discount and extended credit. Download an application form at www.traidcraft.co.uk/fairtraderemail [email protected] call 0870 444 1543.

Mail order/online: Browse the UK’s largest range of fair trade products on our top-rated website and in our award-winning catalogue. Go to www.traidcraftshop.co.uk or order your copy of the catalogue on 0191 491 0591.

“I’m making it happen by campaigning against the unfair trade rules that disadvantage the world’s poor.”

Caroline Tremelot, Traidcraft campaigner

“I’m making it happen by selling fair trade products at church, giving people the opportunity to support the work of Traidcraft.”

Lesley Witton, Traidcraft Fair Trader

“I’m making it happen by making regular donations to support Traidcraft’s development work.”

Marion Matthias, Traidcraft supporter

Get involved!

In India, many people are very poor. Families don’t have enough money to send children to school, to build a proper house or to buy enough food to eat.

Kalpna (left) and Lelavadi (right) live in a poor area of India. Their parents have a small plot of land on which they grow food for the family to eat and also to sell.

Kalpna and Lelavadi’s Story

Profitable TalentsThe sermon ideas in this pack focus on the parable of the talents in Matthew 25. In the story a master gives his servants talents to invest and two doubled their money while the third buried the cash.

Why not encourage your youth group to ‘Make it Happen’ and raise money for Traidcraft Exchange’s development projects by investing in their ‘talents’?

1. Decide on an appropriate fortnight to run the activity.

2. Give each person or team a small amount of money as a float to buy the materials

needed to get them started (eg. bucket and sponge for washing cars). £5 is a good amount.

3. Each person or team then has the freedom to use their individual talents to raise money during the fortnight. This might be cleaning cars, baking cakes, making cards etc. You could offer a prize for the most money raised and the most creative idea.

4. At the end of the fortnight collect the float and send the extra money to Traidcraft Exchange.

They are pictured here with their younger brother, Rajnikant.

Kalpna and Lelavadi are happy to go back to school during the summer holidays because during mango harvest time the school is transformed into a factory making mango pickle! By working in the factory the teenagers can earn valuable money to help pay for their studies.

Youth and children’s activities cont.

Support Traidcraft Exchange. Traidcraft Exchange is the only UK development charity devoted exclusively to fighting poverty through trade. Your support is vital to our work. To make a donation and to find out more about different ways you can give, visit www.traidcraft.org.uk/givingor call 0191 497 6445.

Buy a ‘Gift for Life’: ‘Gifts for Life’ are alternative gifts that will bring joy to a friend or relative and transform the lives of people living in poverty who are working to build better lives through trade. Go to www.giftsforlife.org to find out how.

Campaign with us: Unjust trade rules and practices keep millions trapped in poverty. Get your church involved in Traidcraft campaigns - and help change the way the world trades. Go to www.traidcraft.co.uk/campaign

Kalpna, Lelavadi and their brother Rajnikant.

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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 www.justgiving.com/traidcraft/raisemoney

• Hold a quiz - Hold a pub quiz and collect a donation from everyone taking part. Download our quiz from our website.

• Hold a wine and cheese evening - Download our wine tasting notes to accompany Traidcraft’s wine range from our website.

“I’m making it happen by giving talks about fair trade and helping people get involved in Traidcraft’s work.”

Lucy Charrington, Traidcraft speaker

“I’m making it happen by running to raise money for Traidcraft.”

Ben Merrick, Great North Run 2008

Book a speaker: Traidcraft has a nationwide network of speakers who can enthuse your group with a fascinating presentation on the latest developments in fair trade. Call 0191 497 6418 ore-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 be totally different from anything you have done before. To request a brochure or find out more, call 0870 444 1774 orgo to www.traidcraft-tours.com

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More Ways To Get involved!

traidcraft, Kingsway, team Valley, Gateshead, Ne11 0Ne.

tel: (0191) 491 0591

Please make cheques payable to ‘Traidcraft Exchange’ and send your donations to Public Fundraising, traidcraft, Kingsway, Gateshead, Ne11 0Ne. It would be great to have details about your event and how 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 forget to fill in the Gift Aid section so that your donation goes even further.Within Traidcraft, all donations are received by Traidcraft

Exchange, registered charity no. 1048752.

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