Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation.
Shared Interest provides finance for fair trade. It has about 8500 members who lend money to the Society at very modest rates of interest (currently nil). The Society uses that capital to provide fair trade producers and buyers with much needed credit and loans on fair terms. It is the world’s leading fair trade finance organisation, providing finance for over 10% of fair trade sales around the world.
If you would like to find out more about the organisation visit the Shared Interest website (link above) or send us your contact details and will pass them on to the local representative for Shared Interest (see Contact us).
Suffolk has nine Fairtrade towns which have joined together to form the Suffolk Association of Fairtrade Towns (SAFT). Its Patron is Patrick Kaberia, a Fairtrade tea farmer from Michimikuru in Kenya (pictured) who visited Suffolk in 2016 as part of a tour organised by the Fairtrade Foundation. The visit was the inspiration for the setting up of SAFT. The aims of SAFT are to promote Fairtrade in Suffolk and to share information and good practice.