Fair Trade News

Fair Trade Petrol!

In Switzerland, Gebana and Migrol launched their first petrol organically produced under and sold  under Fairtrade criteria. This petrol produces 70% less Greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuel. For more info visit www.gebana.com/htm/gebana_ch_e.htm

Fairtrade home grown - Fairtrade Label South Africa has joined the Fairtrade family as the first Fairtrade organisation promoting Fairtrade Mark products in a developing country. By building the national market for Fairtrade, Fairtrade Label South Africa’s work means South African farmers can sell their products directly on the local market under the Fairtrade label.

Fair Trade shop bucking the recession trend - we received good news that Shared Earth (a small chain of Fair Trade shops with a branch in Cardiff) has seen a 13% increase in sales. We hope that people across Wales continue to support their local independent Fair Trade shop. Visit www.bafts.org.uk for a shop near you.

Take Action

Join in with One World Week, 18 – 25 Oct 09

Each year, thousands of people take part in One World Week events across the country. These events have been organised by volunteers with one common purpose: to let others know about some of the global issues that affect us all & to recognise we can all be part of the change. You can join in by organising or attending an event. For more information visit www.oneworldweek.org

Fairtrade Groups News

Congratulations to Bangor University who have achieved Fairtrade University status! This means that 90% of universities in Wales are Fairtrade!

Ammanford Fair Trade group scoop prize for best media campaign during Fairtrade Fortnight awarded by the Fairtrade Foundation –

Helpful Info for Fair Trade Groups

Fair Trade Information evenings

Would your Fair Trade town group be interested in an update of what’s going on with Fair Trade internationally, in the UK and here in Wales?
Fair Trade Wales can come along to your evening meeting and run a two hour interactive session that looks at…

• Up to date statistics on Fair Trade sales
• Information about new Fair Trade products and companies (including tasters!)
• A look at any new resources available
• Information about trade justice
• Information sharing from local organisations like Traidcraft, Tearfund etc (if applicable)
• Feedback to Fair Trade Wales

Fairtrade Schools Speaker Training We are keen to develop our fantastic network of Fairtrade Schools speakers and assessors. The training will give you the skills and confidence to go into local schools to talk about Fair Trade. If you think you could get together a group of at least 5 people who would like to join the speaker or assessor network then we can come to you and run the day long training. Please email kate@fairtradewales.com for more details.

Fairtrade Fortnight theme announced: The BIG Swap

The Fairtrade Foundation will be asking the public to swap their usual buys for Fairtrade versions.
For more information visit www.fairtrade.org.uk/thebigswap/

Walking the Fair Trade Way

The ever innovative Garstang Fairtrade group will walk 80 miles from Garstang to Keswick, along what they hope will be named the ‘Fairtrade Way’. The walkers will only stay in guesthouses, hotels and Youth Hostels that serve Fairtrade products to their residents and will only eat and drink in catering outlets that support Fairtrade. For more information visit www.garstangfairtrade.org.uk/ With all the beautiful countryside walks in Wales, could we do something similar..?

Fair Trade Wales regional socials

After last year’s successful series of regional get-togethers we now have a new list of dates for your diaries. The regional socials are for everyone interested in or involved in local Fair Trade campaigns. They are a chance for us to get together, share ideas and experiences and will also include Fairtrade sampling and workshops. Places are free but do need to be booked in advance. Check out the calendar above for dates…

Free 'Charlie and Lola' books about Fair Trade We have literally thousands of books from the popular Charlie and Lola series to put to good use. If you are a Fairtrade County coordinator and would be interested in distributing them in your area (and letting us know where they've gone to), then we can send you a box, along with some guidance notes on where they could be given out and an evaluation form. Please email kate@fairtradewales.com to arrange.

Schools News

We've sent schools their own newsletter, if you'd like to read it click here...

School of the Month
We're looking for nominations for Fair Trade School of the Month, September. You can nominate a school in your area for ‘School of the Month’ in Wales simply by telling us something outstanding they've been doing on Fair Trade. Click here for a list of previous ‘schools of the month’. To nominate, email a paragraph to schools@fairtradewales.com

Towns linking with schools
We'd like to link Fair Trade towns with schools in their area. If you're in a Fair Trade town group and would be interested in linking with your local school, please get in touch with us schools@fairtradewales.com. We can let you know which schools are interested in Fair Trade and give you contact details of the teachers involved.

Schools with Fairtrade status
We'd also like to congratulate the following schools, who have achieved status since our last newsletter: Glantaf, Meardy, St Cradoc, Heronsbridge, Llangattock, Gladstone, Colcot Primary School, Ysgol Syr John Rhys, Ysgol Glan Gele, Alun School, Llandough, Tondu, Blaengarw and Pencoed.

Jim’s Hot Fairtrade Tips!

Hi all, welcome to the third ‘instalment‘ of Jim’s hot tips I was thrilled to hear the Starbucks news and sat proudly with my FT Americano the other week. I feel it is a really exciting time for FT with giants like Cadbury’s (advertising during last week’s X Factor – 19/9) and Starbucks making huge commitments, hopefully other companies will follow suit. Get emailing, writing and talking guys! I have a load of tips below, but would always love to hear from you!

• Co-op: check this link for great FT offers including chocs, half price coffee, tea, chewy bars and wine.  http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c874d279#/c874d279/5
• Sainsbury’s tip: go to their online grocery pages, type in ‘fairtrade’ in the search box, and when the results appear you have the option of clicking on an offers tab, which automatically gives you, yes you guessed it, all of their fair-trade offers! 
• Sainsbury’s basics coffee £1.29/227g (26/9/09).  Super cheap, no frills ground coffee: Arabica, mixed with Robusta - give it a try.
• Sainsbury’s FT half-caff, New York style ground coffee - £1.95/227g (26/9/09).  This is a great tasting ‘anytime’ coffee, great for those watching their caffeine intake, like myself. 
• M+S have recently released a new range of chocolate bars, which include FT milk chocolate and FT dark chocolate – 100g/£1.26 – really good to see that on the shelves.  M+S’s commitment to FT is really impressive.  I was sad to see however, that the advent calendar that was FT last year, is not this year.
• Starbucks: FT launch: since the last letter, SB have come good with their promise to make all espresso based drinks FT!  Hooray!  Now you can order an espresso, latte, Americano, macchiato, etc in the knowledge that the coffee growers are getting paid fairly for their produce.  I have been told that there is a new goal to make all SB coffee FT by 2015, watch this space!  If you pick up a SB card, pay some cash onto it, register it online, then pay with it (like a voucher) you get all kind of deals and freebies.  I have so far had two free drinks vouchers, and have enjoyed the free tall drink with and bag of coffee beans.  If you buy a bag of the new FT espresso (£3.75), you can have a free tall FT Americano (£1.70) – so the coffee beans only really cost you £2.05 – bargain!  Also, when you pay by card, you can have free extra shots, free syrup and free soy milk, and check this out – free wi-fi!  These also make great gift vouchers.  Don’t forget their yummy FT shortbread and brownies.

I try to give you the most accurate and current information wherever possible, but please remember store offers can vary from town to town and usually only last a limited time.  I am trying to get more independents in this feature, but I get nearly all my FT products from Supermarkets in my area, hence all the supermarket tips. 

Remember that Supermarket chains having great buying power and can therefore offer discounted prices.  Please consider paying a little extra to support local/independent FT retailers. 
If you have any product/retailer/offer information please email me at my shiny new email address: jim@fairtradewales.com

Newyddion Masnach Deg

Petrol Masnach Deg!!

Yn yr Yswisdir, lansiodd Gebana a Migrol eu petrol cyntaf i’w gael ei gynhyrchu’n organig a’i werthu gan ddefnyddio meini prawf masnach deg.  Mae’r petrol yn cynhyrchu 70% yn llai o nwyon tŷ gwydr na thanwydd ffosil.  Mae rhagor o wybodaeth ar www.gebana.com/htm/gebana_ch_e.htm.

Cynnyrch cartref Masnach Deg - Mae Label Masnach Deg De Affrica wedi ymuno â’r teulu Masnach Deg fel y sefydliad Masnach Deg cyntaf i hyrwyddo cynnyrch Nod Masnach Deg mewn gwlad sy’n datblygu. Drwy adeiladu masnach genedlaethol ar gyfer Masnach Deg, bydd Label Masnach Deg De Affrica’n golygu y bydd ffermwyr yn gallu gwerthu eu cynnyrch yn uniongyrchol ar y farchnad gartref o dan label Masnach Deg.

Siop Masnach Deg yn trechu tueddiad y dirwasgiad - Cawsom y newydd da fod Shared Earth (cadwyn fechan o siopau Masnach Deg gyda changen yng Nghaerdydd) wedi gweld cynnydd o 13% mewn gwerthiant.  Rydym yn gobeithio y bydd pobl ledled Cymru’n cefnogi eu siopau lleol, annibynnol, Masnach Deg.  Ewch i www.bafts.org.uk i ganfod siop yn eich ymyl chi.

Gweithredu

Ymunwch â ni ar Wythnos Un Byd 18 – 25 Hydref 09

Bob blwyddyn mae miloedd o bobl yn cymryd rhan mewn digwyddiadau Wythnos Un Byd ledled y wlad.  Gwirfoddolwyr sy’n eu trefnu ar gyfer un diben yn unig:  rhoi gwybod i eraill ynghylch rhai o’r problemau byd-eang sy’n effeithio arnom ni i gyd fel y gallwn fod yn rhan o’r newid.  Gallwch ymuno drwy drefnu neu fynychu digwyddiad.  Am fwy o wybodaeth, ymwelwch â www.oneworldweek.org

Newyddion Grwpiau Masnach Deg

Llongyfarchiadau i Brifysgol Bangor sydd wedi llwyddo i gael statws Prifysgol Masnach Deg! Mae hyn yn golygu fod 90% o brifysgolion Cymru yn Fasnach Deg! Cipiodd Grŵp Masnach Deg Rhydaman wobr Sefydliad Masnach Deg am yr ymgyrch cyfryngau orau yn ystod Pythefnos Masnach Deg – Roedd y beirniaid wrth eu bodd gyda’r digwyddiadau creadigol a drefnodd y grŵp ac a ddenodd gymaint o sylw’r cyfryngau – nid mewn print yn unig ond hefyd ar y teledu. Roedd amrywiaeth eang o bobl yn eu digwyddiadau gan gynnwys y Maer, yr Aelod Seneddol, roedd yr Aelod Cynulliad yn wych, yn ogystal ag eglwysi a grwpiau ieuenctid.Da iawn, Rhydaman!

Newyddion Ysgolion

Rydym wedi anfon eu llythyr newyddion eu hunain at ysgolion, os hoffech ei ddarllen cliciwch yma...

Ysgol y Mis
Rydym yn gofyn am enwebiadau ar gyfer Ysgol Fasnach Deg y Mis, fis Medi. Does ond rhaid i chi ddweud wrthym am rywbeth eithriadol y mae ysgol yn eich ardal wedi’i wneud dros Fasnach Deg i’w henwebu ar gyfer ‘Ysgol y Mis’ yng Nghymru. Cliciwch yma am restr o ‘ysgolion y mis’ blaenorol.  Er mwyn enwebu, e-bostiwch baragraff at schools@fairtradewales.com

Trefi’n cysylltu ag ysgolion
Fe hoffem i drefi Masnach Deg gysylltu â’r ysgolion yn eu hardal. Os ydych mewn grŵp tref Masnach Deg a chyda diddordeb mewn cysylltu â’ch ysgol leol, anfonwch air atom ni ar schools@fairtradewales.com. Gallwn roi gwybod i chi pa ysgolion sydd â diddordeb mewn Masnach Deg a rhoi manylion cyswllt yr athrawon sy’n cymryd rhan.

Ysgolion gyda Statws Masnach Deg
Fe hoffem hefyd longyfarch yr ysgolion canlynol sydd wedi cyrraedd statws Masnach Deg ers ein llythyr newyddion diwethaf. Glantaf, Meardy, St Cradoc, Heronsbridge, Llangatwg, Gladstone, Ysgol Gynradd Colcot, Ysgol Syr John Rhys, Ysgol Glan Gele, Ysgol Alun, Llandochau, Tondu, Blaengarw a Phencoed.

Gwybodaeth ddefnyddiol ar gyfer grwpiau Masnach Deg

Noson Rhannu Gwybodaeth Masnach Deg

A fyddai diddordeb gan eich grŵp Tref Masnach Deg mewn derbyn newyddion Masnach Deg yn rhyngwladol, yn y DU ac yma yng Nghymru?

• Ystadegau cyfredol gwerthiant Masnach Deg
•  Gwybodaeth am nwyddau a chwmnïau Masnach Deg newydd
•  Golwg ar unrhyw adnoddau newydd sydd ar gael
•  Gwybodaeth am gyfiawnder masnach
•  Rhannu gwybodaeth gan fudiadau lleol fel Traidcraft, Tearfund ayyb (os yn berthnasol)
•  Adborth Cymru Masnach Deg.

Os fyddai hyn o ddiddordeb i’ch grŵp, hoffem glywed oddi wrthych, anfonwch e-bost at kate@fairtradewales.com neu ffoniwch 02920 803293/ 07882 680113.

Cyhoeddi thema Pythefnos Marchnad Deg: Y Ffeirio MAWR

Cerdded y Ffordd Masnach Deg

Bydd grŵp bythol wyrdd Masnach Deg Garstang yn cerdded yr 80 milltir o Garstang i Keswick ar hyd y ffordd y gobeithir y bydd yn cael ei galw’n ‘Ffordd Masnach Deg’.  Dim ond mewn tai llety, gwestai a Hosteli Ieuenctid sy’n gweini cynnyrch Masnach Deg i’w gwesteion y bydd y cerddwyr yn aros a dim ond mewn bwytai ac ati sy’n cefnogi Masnach Deg y byddan nhw’n bwyta ac yn yfed.  Am fwy o wybodaeth, ymwelwch â www.garstangfairtrade.org.uk/. Gyda’r holl deithiau cerdded prydferth yng nghefn gwlad Cymru, oni allwn ni wneud rhywbeth yn debyg?

Digwyddiadau cymdeithasol rhanbarthol Cymru Masnach Deg

Ar ôl cyfres lwyddiannus y llynedd o ddigwyddiadau cymdeithasol rhanbarthol mae gennym restr newydd o ddyddiadau i’ch dyddiadur. Mae’r cyfarfodydd cymdeithasol rhanbarthol ar gyfer pawb sydd â diddordeb neu sy’n cymryd rhan mewn ymgyrchoedd Masnach Deg. Maen nhw’n gyfle i ni ddod at ein gilydd, i rannu syniadau a phrofiadau a bydd yno hefyd gyfle i flasu cynnyrch Masnach Deg a chynnal gweithdai. Mae’r rhain am ddim ond mae angen archebu lle o flaen llaw. Edrychwch ar y calendar am y dyddiadau.

Llyfrau ‘Charlie and Lola’ ynghylch Masnach Deg am ddim Mae gennym ni yn llythrennol filoedd o lyfrau o’r gyfres boblogaidd Charlie and Lola sydd angen eu defnyddio.  Os ydych chi’n gydlynydd Sir Masnach Deg ac â diddordeb mewn eu rhannu yn eich ardal (a rhoi gwybod i ni pwy fydd wedi’u cael) gallwn anfon bocs atoch gyda rhai nodiadau canllaw ar ble y gellir eu rhannu a ffurflen werthuso. E-bostiwch kate@fairtradewales.com i drefnu.

Awgrymiadau Masnach Deg Jim!

Helo bawb, croeso i’r trydydd rhifyn o syniadau swynol Jim. Roeddwn wrth fy modd wrth glywed y newyddion am Starbucks ac yn eistedd yno’r wythnos diwethaf yn falch o allu yfed fy Americano Masnach Deg. Mae’n edrych ei bod yn gyfnod cyffrous iawn i Fasnach Deg gyda mawrion megis Cadburys (yn hysbysebu yn ystod X Factor yr wythnos diwethaf 19/9) yn gwneud ymrwymiadau enfawr, gobeithio y bydd cwmnďau eraill yn dilyn. Felly, bobl, daliwch ati i ebostio, ysgrifennu a siarad! Mae gen i lwyth o syniadau isod ond rwy wrth fy modd bob amser yn clywed oddi wrthych chi!

• Y Co-op: ewch ar y ddolen hon am gynigion gwych Masnach Deg, gan gynnwys siocled, coffi hanner pris, bariau cnoi a gwin, http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c874d279#/c874d279/5
• Syniad Sainsbury’s: ewch i’w tudalennau groser ar lein, teipiwch ‘fairtrade’ yn y blwch chwilio a phan ddaw’r canlyniadau bydd gennych ddewis o glicio ar y tab ‘offers’ sy’n dangos, ie, rydych wedi dyfalu’n iawn, y cyfan o’u cynigion masnach deg.   
• Coffi sylfaenol Sainsbury’s £1. 29/227g (26/9/09).  Coffi mâl di lol, hynod rad:  Arabica, yn gymysg â Robusta – cymerwch lymaid.  
• Coffi hanner caff Masnach Deg Sainsbury’s, fel coffi mâl Efrog Newydd £1.95/227g (26/9/09).  Mae hwn yn goffi sy’n blasu’n wych ar unrhyw adeg, yn wych i bobl, fel fi, sy’n gorfod gochel faint o gaffein maen nhw’n ei yfed.   
• Mae M+S newydd ryddhau amrywiaeth newydd o fariau siocled sy’n cynnwys bariau siocled llaeth Masnach Deg a siocled tywyll Masnach Deg – 100g/£1.26 – mae’n wych eu gweld ar y silffoedd.   Mae ymrwymiad M+S i Fasnach Deg yn hynod drawiadol.   Roeddwn i’n drist o weld fodd bynnag, er bod eu calendr adfent yn Fasnach Deg y llynedd, dyw un eleni ddim.
• Starbucks: Lansio Masnach Deg: ers y llythyr diwethaf, mae Starbucks wedi gwireddu eu haddewid y bydd pob un o’u diodydd espresso yn Fasnach Deg!  Hwre!  Erbyn hyn gallwch archebu espresso, latte, Americano, macchiato ayb yn hyderus y bydd tyfwyr coffi yn cael pris teg am eu cynnyrch.    Rwy’n deall fod yna nod newydd o gael holl goffi Starbucks yn Fasnach Deg erbyn 2015, cadwch eich clustiau ar agor.   Os cydiwch mewn cerdyn Starbucks, rhoi peth arian ynddo, ei gofrestru ar lein ac yna ei ddefnyddio i dalu (fel taleb) fe gewch bob math o fargeinion a stwff am ddim.   Hyd  yma, rwy wedi cael dwy daleb diodydd am ddim a mwynhau’r diod tal am ddim gyda bag o ffa coffi.   Os prynwch fag o’r espresso Masnach Deg newydd (£3.75), gallwch gael Americano Masnach Deg tal (£1.70) am ddim – felly dim ond £2.05 fydd y ffa coffi’n ei gostio i chi mewn gwirionedd – bargen!  Hefyd, pan fyddwch yn talu â cherdyn gallwch gael shots ychwanegol am ddim, syryp am ddim, llaeth soy am ddim, a, choeliech chi byth, wi-fi am ddim!  Mae’r rhain hefyd yn anrhegion gwych.   A pheidiwch chwaith ag anghofio eu teisennau Berffro a’u brownis blasus Masnach Deg.

Rwy’n ceisio cael gwybodaeth mor gywir a chyfoes ond cofiwch y gall cynigion siopau amrywio o dref i dref ac nad ydyn nhw’n para’n fel arfer ond am gyfnod byr.   Rwy’n ceisio cael mwy o siopau annibynnol ar gyfer y syniadau yma, ond rwy’n prynu bron y cyfan o’n cynnyrch Masnach Deg o archfarchnadoedd a dyna pam fod cymaint yn cael eu henwi.   

Cofiwch fod cadwyni Archfarchnadoedd yn gallu prynu’n rhad iawn ac mai dyma pam eu bod yn cynnig prisiau rhad.   Allech chi dalu ychydig yn fwy a chefnogi masnachwyr Masnach Deg annibynnol a lleol? 

Os oes gennych chi unrhyw wybodaeth ynghylch unrhyw gynnyrch , mân-werthwr / cynnig ebostiwch fi ar fy nghyfeiriad ebost newydd sbon: jim@fairtradewales.com

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