St Anne's Catholic Church Ormskirk Fairtrade

St Anne's is a "Fairtrade Church" and serves Fairtrade coffee and tea at all its functions. (more details)

The Fairtrade label is the only consumer label that focuses on ensuring that farmers and producers in developing countries receive an agreed and stable price for their crops, along with an additional income to invest in the future.

Traders must, if they are to use the label on their products, agree to:-

1. pay a price to producers that covers the cost of sustainable production and living
2. pay a premium that producers can invest in development
3. make partial advance payments when requested by producers
4. sign contracts of agreement that allow for long term planning and sustainable production practices

So what does this actually all mean?

It means that producers in developing countries get a fair price for their produce. One Tanzanian coffee Farmer, said that

"Without selling to the Fairtrade Market, our life would have been terrible. Fairtrade gives us hope and courage"

The investment premium allows producers to invest in schools, medical care and other infrastructure which improves the living standards of millions of people in developing countries – giving them "hope and courage" to face the future – a future they have more control over.

Fairtrade Fortnight, this year from 26 February - 11 March, is an annual promotional campaign of the Fairtrade Foundation that highlights the work of the Fairtrade Foundation.

Find out more about Fairtrade and Fairtrade products from the web site at http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/

Conditions of being a Fairtrade parish:

• Use Fairtrade tea and coffee for all meetings for which you have responsibility.
• Move forward on using other Fairtrade products (such as sugar, biscuits, fruit)
• Promote Fairtrade during Fairtrade Fortnight - and through other activities whenever possible.

Contact
May Ford via the parish office

Contacts and contact telephone numbers are also included in the contact list which can be found at the back of the church.

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