We hope you did some exciting things over the summer, but of course that you didn’t forget about Fair Trade while you were away! We’re from Fair Trade Wales. We work with the Fairtrade Foundation in London to offer Fair Trade support to schools in Wales.

We’re offering the first 100 schools who reply to this email a free Fair Trade Goody Bag! Hot off the press they’ll contain samples of Fairtrade tea and coffee, as well as stickers, balloons and resource CD’s. All you have to do is send us an email letting us know one Fair Trade thing you have planned for this year! We’ll then upload a list of school pledges online for everyone to see. To receive the free goody bag, email your Fair Trade pledge to schools@fairtradewales.com with the subject ‘Pledge’.

Don’t forget you can nominate your schools for ‘Fair Trade School of the Month’ in Wales simply by telling us something outstanding you’ve been doing click here for a list of previous ‘schools of the month’ You can also see a list of schools who have received Fair Trade status here.

There are many Fair Trade resources available to schools, including lesson plans, activities etc. We suggest visiting www.globaldimension.org.uk and search under the topic Fair Trade. We also translate many resources. Have a look at these on our website. We’ve also highlighted some of our favourite resources here.

We are launching the new ‘Fair Trade Friday’ hotline, available to schools. If your school needs some support we have a dedicated Fair Trade Schools expert to help you with any problems, or perhaps to give you tips, point you in the right direction, whatever the query. Fair Trade Friday Schools Hotline: 0800 0699 409 (every Friday 8am-6pm). We look forward to hearing from you!

There are now three options for school visits. We’re lucky enough to have a Fair Trade Producer living here in Wales. Martha Musonza Holman offers talks and workshops to schools across Wales. She talks about Fair Trade from direct experience. She often also wears traditional dress, and will inspire and motivate both pupils and staff to care about Fair Trade issues. Prices start from £75, contact: Martha@lovezimbabwe.co.uk or 07879 400 897.

We also have Fair Trade School Consultants (previously regional workers). We don’t have the funding to offer regional workers for free this year, they are however still available to visit schools at a standard day rate. They can offer:
a) Start up support, including a school visit/assembly to motivate your school with Fair Trade. A meeting with the lead teacher to produce an action plan and scheme of work.
b) Application support – a follow up meeting, where they can help you become a Fair Trade School, collate all the information you need and offer you further support.
c) Half day or whole day workshops/demonstration lessons
Visits start at £75, Click here for more details.

School volunteer speakers (free). These are usually local people from your area, who are interested in Fair Trade and can come and talk to your school about Fair Trade. Contact us if you’d like to see if there is a volunteer school speaker in your area.

You can also sometimes receive Fair Trade Support from Eco Schools and Healthy Schools Officers, as we have joint policies with both. The Fair Trade work you do can contribute to both Eco Schools and Healthy Schools.

Gobeithio i chi gael llawer iawn o hwyl, ond heb, wrth gwrs, anghofio am Fasnach Deg tra roeddech i ffwrdd! Ni yw Masnach Deg Cymru. Rydym yn gweithio gyda Sefydliad Masnach Deg yn Llundain ac yn cynnig cefnogaeth Masnach Deg i ysgolion yng Nghymru.

Rydym yn cynnig Bag Nwyddau Masnach Deg am ddim i’r 100 ysgol cyntaf  i ymateb i’r e-bost hwn! Yn newydd sbon bydd samplau ynddyn nhw o de a choffi Masnach Deg, yn ogystal â sticeri, balŵns a CDdau adnoddau. Y cyfan sydd yn rhaid i chi ei wneud yw anfon e-bost atom yn ein hysbysu o un peth Masnach Deg sydd gennych ar y gweill ar gyfer eleni! Yna, byddwn yn llwytho rhestr o addewidion ysgolion ar lein i bawb ei gweld. I dderbyn y bag nwyddau am ddim, e-bostiwch eich addewid Masnach Deg at schools@fairtradewales.com gyda’r testun ‘Addewid’.

Peidiwch ag anghofio pa mor hawdd yw enwebu’ch ysgol ar gyfer ‘Ysgol Masnach Deg y Mis’ yng Nghymru dim ond drwy sôn wrthym am rywbeth syfrdanol rydych wedi bod yn ei wneud, cliciwch yma am restr o ‘ysgolion y mis’ blaenorol.  Gallwch weld rhestr o ysgolion sydd wedi derbyn statws Masnach Deg yma.

Mae llawer o adnoddau Masnach Deg ar gael i ysgolion gan gynnwys cynlluniau gwersi, gweithgareddau ayb.  Awgrymwn eich bod yn ymweld â www.globaldimension.org.uk ac yn chwilio o dan y pwnc Masnach Deg. Rydym hefyd yn cyfieithu llawer o adnoddau - i edrych ar y rhain ymwelwch â www.fairtradewales.com/schools/resources/493. Rydym hefyd wedi llacharliwio rhai o’n hoff adnoddau yma.

Rydym yn lansio’r llinell boeth ‘Dydd Gwener Masnach Deg’ newydd sydd ar gael i ysgolion. Pe byddai eich ysgol angen cefnogaeth dros y ffôn, mae gennym arbenigwr Masnach Deg dynodedig i’ch helpu gydag unrhyw broblem, neu efallai i roi cyngor i chi, eich rhoi ar y trywydd cywir, beth bynnag fyddwch yn holi yn ei gylch.  Llinell Boeth Ysgolion Dydd Gwener Masnach Deg 0800 0699 409 (pob dydd Gwener 8am-6pm). Edrychwn ymlaen at glywed oddi wrthych.

erbyn hyn mae tri dewis o ymweliadau ysgol. Rydym yn ddigon lwcus o fod â Chynhyrchydd Masnach Deg yn byw yma yng Nghymru. Mae Martha Musonza Holman yn cynnig sgyrsiau a gweithdai i ysgolion ledled Cymru. Mae’n siarad am Fasnach Deg o’i phrofiad uniongyrchol hi ei hunan. Yn aml mae’n gwisgo gwisg draddodiadol a fydd yn ysbrydoli ac yn ysgogi’r disgyblion a’r staff i ystyried materion Masnach Deg. Mae’r prisiau’n cychwyn o £75, cysylltwch â: Martha@lovezimbabwe.co.uk neu 07879 400 897

Hefyd mae gennym Ymgynghorwyr Ysgolion Masnach Deg (gweithwyr rhanbarthol gynt). Does gennym mo’r modd i gynnig gweithwyr rhanbarthol yn rhad ac am ddim eleni.  Fodd bynnag maen nhw’n dal ar gael i ymweld ag ysgolion ar brisiau dyddiol safonol. Maen nhw’n gallu cynnig:
a) Dechrau, gan gynnwys ymweliad / gwasanaeth i ysgogi eich ysgol dros Fasnach Deg.  Cyfarfod gyda’r athro arweiniol i baratoi cynllun gweithredu a phatrwm gwaith.  
b) Cefnogi Cais – cyfarfod dilynol i’ch helpu i ddod yn Ysgol Masnach Deg, casglu’r holl wybodaeth y byddwch ei angen a chynnig rhagor o gefnogaeth i chi.  
c) Hanner diwrnod neu ddiwrnod cyfan o wersi gweithdai / arddangos.  
Mae ymweliadau’n dechrau am £75.  Cliciwch yma am ragor o fanylion. 

Siaradwyr gwirfoddol ysgolion (am ddim). Fel rheol, pobl leol o’ch ardal chi yw’r rhain sydd â diddordeb mewn Masnach Deg ac sy’n gallu dod i’ch ysgol i sôn am Fasnach Deg. Cysylltwch â ni os hoffech weld os oes siaradwr gwirfoddol ysgol yn eich ardal.

Gallwch hefyd weithiau, dderbyn Cefnogaeth Masnach Deg oddi wrth Swyddogion Eco Ysgolion ac Ysgolion Iach, gan fod gennym bolisïau cyffredin gyda'r ddau ohonynt. Gallai’r gwaith Masnach Deg rydych yn ei wneud gyfrannu at Eco Ysgolion ac Ysgolion Iach.