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Fairtrade Fortnight 2022: Thank you

Fairtrade Foundation’s CEO Michael Gidney looks back on an extraordinary two weeks and thanks the farmers, workers, campaigners, businesses and supporters who helped make it happen.

4 min read | March 11, 2022

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Bismark Kpabitey, a Fairtrade cocoa farmer and a member of Kuapa Kokoo, based in the Ahafo region of Ghana

Meet cocoa farmer Bismark

We spoke to Bismark Kpabitey, a Fairtrade cocoa farmer and a member of Kuapa Kokoo in Ghana about his life as a cocoa farmer and the issues he and other farmers face as a result of climate change.

4 min read | February 10, 2022

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A group of young people holding up hand-written messages displayed on hand-crafted banana leaves, cocoa leaves, and coffee leaves, calling attention to the farmers who are most affected by the climate crisis.

3 ways young people campaigned for climate justice in 2021

Fairtrade youth activists have been fighting for climate justice. Read some of the ways they took action to shape the future of our shared planet.

2 min read | November 29, 2021

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20 years of Fairtrade Communities: the power of collective action

Fairtrade Communities have been leading the fight for trade justice since the first Fairtrade Town status was awarded 20 years ago.

2 min read | November 22, 2021

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Two Fairtrade campaigners hand a leaflet to a woman in London

Can conversations really change the world?

Any meaningful social change you can think of started with a conversation. Read 5 tips on how to have engaging discussions that drive action.

3 min read | October 7, 2021

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Group photo of Fairtrade campaigners at the Abergavveny Food Festival

Fairtrade celebrations for Great Big Green Week 2021

Find events all over the UK celebrating positive action on climate justice, run by Fairtrade campaigners in their communities.

5 min read | September 13, 2021

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Two farmers face each other with arm raised in a wave gesture. They are holding bananas and cocoa pods with plants in the background (illustration)

How well did the G7 do? Fairtrade Africa responds

How well did the G7 do – and what do we still need to fight for

4 min read | June 18, 2021

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Six amazing artists campaigning creatively

Six talented artists, musicians and writers who are using their creativity to power up their activism.

9 min read | March 12, 2021

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Adjoa Andoh portrait as Lady Danbury, in purple dress and top hat holding a cane

Adjoa Andoh: ‘Walk alongside your farmer neighbours across the world’

Adjoa Andoh, Fairtrade patron, shines the spotlight on the climate crisis and what it means for the people who produce the things we love to eat and drink.

4 min read | March 5, 2021

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Fairtrade campaigners, dressed in pajamas and dressing gowns, and banana suits, drinking from Fairtrade mugs at a Fairtrade fundraising event in front of a church

5 ways to choose the world you want in 2021

2020 was an incredibly tough year for so many of us. And it’s already clear 2021 will pose some big…

6 min read | January 14, 2021

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