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TRAIDCRAFT
We are in the middle of Fair-Trade Fortnight as I write.
Fair-Trade has been given much more publicity this year than
ever before. With our 2500 products now carrying the
FAIR-TRADE mark, there's never been a wider choice of products
to tell people about.
There was a time the voluntary Fair-Traders for Traidcraft
thought they were working themselves out of a job but we have
been told our role continues to be vitally important.
For the last 27 years Traidcraft has been working in India
with the producers of Agrocel, helping to achieve the required
standard to produce the market and export cotton in the sort
of quantities required by Marks & Spencer. Marks
& Spencer will use their cotton in the 20million garments
on a role in their stores from the end of March. Agrocel
is Traidcraft's project partner in the Kutch region of Western
India.
The charity side of Traidcraft continues to work and advise
small producers of the quality and quantity required to market
their products at home and abroad. If you look in the
catalogue there is a list of countries and producers that
Traidcraft helps.
Jean
Wheatley.
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CHRISTIAN
AID
WEEK
13-19 MAY
2007
GROWTH
FOR
POOR
COMMUNITIES
In Elstead we are surrounded by beautiful trees on the commons
and in our gardens. It is hard to imagine living where
there are no trees only parched cracked earth.
The desert is advancing in Northern Senegal; many of the
areas of the once-lush landscape are now barren, cracked
and dry. There are few trees or plants and life is
a struggle. Here, there is no escaping from how essential
water is. It's needed provide refreshment' to make
the ground fertile again; to bring life.
Mairam is excited as she goes to a neighbouring village
in Northern Senegal, to take part in a tree planting seminar
run by Christian Aid partner U.S.E. She's been trained
to show her neighbours how planting fruit saplings will
give them a better diet and fruit to sell and will also
help regenerate their area which has become desert.
To her, trees symbolise a whole new life.
We need more collectors to raise enough money for more mango
saplings. Could you spare a couple of hours in Christian
Aid week to provide 50 trees or another life-transforming
gift?
Please if you can help phone Phil Allison Tel. 702158
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'CHANGE
ON
THE
HEATH
- REDISCOVERING
SURREY'S
FORGOTTEN
WILDERNESS'
The Surrey Heathland Project have produced an exhibition showing
how Surrey's heathland landscape has changed, along with the
lives of the people who have lived and worked on it. The exhibition
includes photographs, paintings, maps and tools, and is touring
the county until August
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The
Witley Centre, National Trust
Witley, Godalming, GU8 5QA
01428 683207
25th Apr - 18th May 2007
Open Tues - Fri 11am - 4pm
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Rural
Life Centre, Reeds Road, Tilford, Farnham GU10 2DL - 01252
795571
23rd May - 17th Jun 2007
Open Wed - Sun 10 am-5 pm
Children £3.50, Senior citizens & concessions £4.50
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