Christmas 2010 Newsletter

Dear Santa, this year I want a Fair Trade Christmas!

There's more to fair Trade than tea and coffee, you can buy some lovely FAIR TRADE presents for all your friends and family and make a real difference to the lives of artisans. To find out where your nearest Fair Trade shop is click here...

If you don’t have a Fair Trade shop locally here are some ideas (all available to order online!)…

MUM - Ceramic rose coat hooks, £9 from Traidcraft available at http://www.traidcraftshop.co.uk These coat hooks are made by women in Vietnam for a cooperative called Mai. Mai works not only to provide viable employment and/or effective training but also aims to promote self-reliance among disadvantaged families and ethnic minority communities in Southern Vietnam.

DAD - Leather journal £19 by Nkuku available at Fair Gift Click here... Nkuku ensures that their suppliers are paid a decent wage for their work; working conditions are safe and a good standard; no children are exploited. All products are skilfully created in a positive and pleasant environment.

Sister in law - Peacock bangle £9 from Shared Earth available at www.fashion-conscience.com This item is sourced from Indian fair trade group Aspiration International who organise groups of semi skilled and skilled artisans and help bring them up from poverty to being able to stand on their own. Some groups have even become self-independent artisans in their own community.

Baby nephew - Mini owl crochet rattles, £7 from Little Hathi at www.littlehathi.co.uk The products are hand crafted with great care and skill by women in rural areas of Bangladesh. Rural jobs that are fairly paid, good quality, fexible and fair. Little Hathi creates employment opportunities for artisans that are within a 5-10 minute walk from their homes but at the same time provides a safe and compliant working environment.

How to have a Fair Trade Christmas day

Wake up nice and early and enjoy your stocking filled with toys and Fairtrade chocolate coins and a Fairtrade orange at the bottom!

Gather round the Christmas tree to open your gifts (see our Fairtrade gift guide for inspiration!) Enjoy a huge roast dinner- don't forget you can use Fairtrade raisins, dried fruit, nuts and spices in your Christmas pudding!. You can buy fill your own crackers full of Fairtrade goodies by buying this pack from Oxfam...

Despite the huge meals somehow there's always room for snacks so enjoy Fairtrade Bombay mix and nuts. It's 3pm and time to sit down (nod off) and watch the Queen's speech. Raise a toast at the end with some fairtrade wine. Don't forget to keep your Christmas paper hat on. You are Fair Trade royalty for the day! Happy Christmas! Happy Christmas from everyone at Fair Trade Wales We wish you a happy, healthy and ethical new year!

A new year, a new team at Fair Trade Wales!

It is with sadness that Danielle Johnson (Fairtrade Schools Co-ordinator) and Kate Meakin (Development Officer) are both leaving Fair Trade Wales. For the next 6 months Danielle will be in Uganda working on education projects and Kate will be in India working at a Fair Trade Cooperative. Both want to thank all who are part of the wonderful vibrant Fair Trade movement in Wales and have made their time at Fair Trade Wales so enjoyable.

School’s work will be covered by Helen Bradley who starts her 3 month post in January 2011 Contact Helen by emailing schools@fairtradewales.com or phoning 02920 803293

The role of grassroots support and project development will be covered by Lizzie Thomas who also starts their 3 month post in January 2011. To contact Lizzie email lizzie@fairtradewales.com . Further support will be provided by Steve steve@fairtradewales.com and if you live in the Pembrokeshire area by Chris chris@fairtradewales.com.

If anyone is interested in exploring linking up with a Fairtrade Cooperative in Kerala, India please email Kate on Kate.fairtrade@gmail.com or for any other community linking please visit http://www.goldstarcommunities.org.uk/

I would also like to thank Chris Latham who has been our longest standing volunteer who has developed a greater public presence with press releases,Twitter, Flickr and Facebook– Thanks Chris!

Hannah Davies who joined us in the summer holidays has also agreed to continue to volunteer with us – thanks Hannah and keep up the good work.

Cylchlythyr y Nadolig 2010

Annwyl Santa, eleni dw i eisiau Nadolig Masnach Deg

Mae mwy i Fasnach Deg na the a choffi a gallwch brynu rhai anrhegion MASNACH DEG hyfryd i bawb o'ch teulu a'ch cyfeillion a gwneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol i fywydau crefftwyr. I ganfod lle mae eich siop Masnach Deg agosaf, cliciwch yma: http://bafts.org.uk/find-fair-trade-shops

Os nad oes siop Masnach Deg yn eich ardal chi, dyma rai syniadau (gallwch archebu pob un ar lein!)…

I Mam - Bachau cotiau rhosyn ceramig, £9 o Traidcraft ar gael ar http://www.traidcraftshop.co.uk Mae'r bachau cotiau hyn yn cael eu gwneud gan ferched yn Fietnam ar gyfer cwmni cydweithredol o'r enw Mai. Mae Mai nid yn unig yn rhoi gwaith hyfyw a / neu hyfforddiant effeithiol ond mae hefyd yn hyrwyddo hunanddibyniaeth ymysg teuluoedd o dan anfantais a chymunedau lleiafrifoedd ethnig yn ne Fietnam.

I Dad - Llyfr nodiadau clawr lledr, £19 gan Nkuku ar gael o Fair Gift Clicwch yma... Mae Kkuku'n sicrhau fod eu cyflenwyr yn cael tâl priodol am eu gwaith, bod amodau gwaith yn ddiogel ac o safon dda ac nad oes neb yn manteisio ar blant. Mae'r cynnyrch i gyd yn grefftus ac wedi'i greu mewn amgylchedd bositif a braf.

I Chwaer yng nghyfraith - Breichled paun £9 o Shared Earth ar gael o www.fashion-conscience.com Daw'r freichled o grŵp masnach deg o'r India, Aspiration International, sy'n trefnu grwpiau o weithwyr a chrefftwyr medrus ac yn eu helpu i godi o dlodi a sefyll ar eu traed eu hunain. Mae rhai grwpiau hyd yn oed wedi dod yn grefftwyr annibynnol yn eu cymunedau eu hunain.

I Nai neu Nith bychan - Ratl grosio tylluan fechan £7 gan Little Hathi yn www.littlehathi.co.uk Mae'r cynnyrch wedi'u gwneud yn ofalus a medrus iawn â llaw gan ferched yng nghefn gwlad Bangladesh. Swyddi gwledig sy'n talu cyflog teg, o ansawdd da, hyblyg a theg. Mae Little Hathi yn cynnig gwaith i grefftwyr o fewn taith gerdded 5-10 o'u cartrefi ond, yr un pryd, yn darparu amgylchedd waith ddiogel.

Sut i gael Diwrnod Nadolig Masnach Deg

Deffro’n gynnar a mwynhau hosan yn llawn teganau a cheiniogau siocled Masnach Deg ac oren Masnach Deg yn ei gwaelod!

Casglu o gwmpas y goeden Nadolig i agor anrhegion (mae ysbrydoliaeth ar gael yn ein canllaw anrhegion Masnach Deg). Mwynhau cinio rhost enfawr - a pheidio anghofio rhesins, ffrwythau sych, cnau a sbeis Masnach Deg yn y pwdin Nadolig. Llenwi eich craceri eich hunan â phethau Masnach Deg drwy brynu’r pecyn hwn gan Oxfam...

Er gwaethaf y prydau anferthol mae yna, rywsut, ddigon o le bob amser i fwynhau cymysgedd Bombay a chnau Masnach Deg. Mae’n 3.00pm ac yn amser i eistedd (a hepian) drwy araith y Frenhines. Yfed llwnc destun ar y diwedd gyda gwin masnach deg. Nadolig Llawen! Nadolig Llawen oddi wrth bawb ym Masnach Deg Rydyn ni'n dymuno blwyddyn newydd hapus, iach a moesegol!

Blwyddyn newydd, tîm newydd ym Masnach Deg Cymru!

Gyda thristwch, mae Danielle Johnson (Cydlynydd Ysgolion Masnach Deg) a Kate Meakin (Swyddog Datblygu) yn gadael Masnach Deg Cymru. Yn ystod y chwe mis nesaf bydd Danielle yn Uganda’n gweithio ar brosiectau addysg a bydd Kate yn yr India yn gweithio mewn Cwmni Cydweithredol Masnach Deg. Mae’r ddwy yn dymuno diolch i bawb sy’n rhan o symudiad Masnach Deg bywiog Cymru ac sydd wedi gwneud eu cyfnod gyda Masnach Deg Cymru yn un mor braf.

Bydd Helen Bradley yn gweithio gydag ysgolion a bydd yn dechrau ar ei swydd dri mis ym mis Ionawr 2011. Gallwch gysylltu gyda Helen drwy ebostio schools@fairtradewales.com neu drwy ffonio 02920 803293.

Lizzie Thomas fydd yn gofalu am yr aelodau ac am ddatblygu prosiectau a bydd hithau’n dechrau ar ei swydd dri mis fis Ionawr 2011. Gallwch ebostio Lizzie ar lizzie@fairtradewales.com . Bydd cefnogaeth bellach ar gael gan Steve, steve@fairtradewales.com, ac, os ydych yn byw yn Sir Benfro, gan Chris, chris@fairtradewales.com.

Os oes rhywun â diddordeb mewn cysylltu â Chwmni Cydweithredol Masnach Deg yn Kerala, yr India, cysylltwch â Kate ar Kate.fairtrade@gmail.com neu gallwch gysylltu â chymunedau eraill drwy http://www.goldstarcommunities.org.uk/

Hoffwn hefyd ddiolch i Chris Latham, y gwirfoddolwr sydd wedi bod gyda ni hwyaf, ac sydd wedi datblygu presenoldeb cyhoeddus drwy ei ddatganiadau i’r wasg, Twitter, Flickr a Facebook – Diolch, Chris!

Mae Hannah Davies, a ymunodd â ni dros wyliau’r haf, wedi cytuno i ddal i wirfoddoli gyda ni – diolch, Hannah, dal ati gyda’r gwaith da.

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