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Fairtrade Quiz!

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:10:00 -0400

Fairtrade Quiz

- PLAY THE FAIRTRADE QUIZ!

Fairtrade Cricket Clinics

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0400

Fairtrade Cricket Clinics initiative Launched in London

The first of a series of Fairtrade Cricket clinics was launched last week (June 30th) at the Southgate-Adelaide Cricket Club, Enfield, London , where 25 children were present plus coaches and parents.

A private Fairtrade Company, AFRICA REACT UK, based in Enfield, London, has gone ahead with a unique initiative to provide children with an innovative combination of Fairtrade education and sport clinics. Teaming up with the Enfield Fairtrade Campaign and Southgate-Adelaide Cricket Club, three separate clinics, culminating in a day of Festival games are being offered to different age groups which promises to be an exciting experience.

Fairtrade Footballs FAQs

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:30:00 -0400

Fairtrade Sports Balls Q & A

The Fairtrade Organisation has provided us with their own documented Q&A's for their work in certifying the Fairtrade status of all the Fairtrade sports balls.

Although the Fairtrade Organisation certifies the Fairtrade balls it does not currently actively promote Fairtrade within sport or offer Fairtrade status to sports clubs. Hopefully the success of this project and Blogsplot can convince them to include sport in their long term strategy for the future.

Read the FAQ's .............

Funrunopoly - The Results!

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:50:00 -0400

Funrunopoly - The Results

The game of Funrunopoly was held in central London on Saturday 28th June, blessed by beautiful sunshine.

7 Teams of smiling energetic participants gained public participation to roll giant dice (kindly donated by www.bakerross.co.uk) to determine their route around the monopoly board locations of London.
At each location the teams completed tasks, riddles and questions relating to the street, its history and business inhabitants.
A previously obtained street collection license also allowed us to collect donations throughout the day and raise awareness about VSO and their work within international development. Although the streets were thriving with people this proved to be one of the most challenging aspects to the day, with typically a small percentage giving us the time of day. However those people that were happy to speak and occasionally donate took great interest in VSO and my project overseas and that made it all worth while.......

Grassroots, Football Legends!

Sat, 31 May 2008 17:30:00 -0400

Grassroots, Football Legends!

My friend Terry and I attended the Football Grassroots Live 08 exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham on Saturday, and took along some Fairtrade balls. It was a great opportunity to talk to industry professionals, coaches, premier league club representatives, players, salesmen and community projects.

The day was a huge success. Foremost it provided the chance to promote Fairtrade in the sport of football, educate and inform a wide variety of people in the industry about Fairtrade and that it is an important issue within Football.........

LTFSG - Luton Carnival washout

Tue, 27 May 2008 18:30:00 -0400

LTFSG - Luton Carnival washout

Preperations had been made to attend the Luton Carnical on Bank Holiday Monday (May 26th) with the Luton Fairtrade Steering Group. Resouce packs had been created, an interactive quiz was designed, Fairtrade Foundation laflets and infaltable Fairtrade Bananas had been sourced. Unfortunatly the weather was not kind and heavy rain put end to the plans. This event would have been a perfect opportunity to promote the steering groups work and netowrk with the local community to start taking serious steps towards making Luton a Fairtrade town. The group will now re-gather and plan for future events.

Dunstable Friends Group Fair Play Football

Fri, 23 May 2008 06:20:00 -0400

Dunstable Friends Group Fair Play

The Dunstable friends group previous announcement to purchase Fairtrade balls through Blogsplot was greatly appreciated to help kick off the Fairtrade sports balls campaign.
The group seen here, meet and play every Monday night and celebrated their purchase with a match on Monday 19th May. As Paul Blackler handed over the sports balls there was great appreciation for the quality of the balls which meet International Matchball Standard (IMS) and exceeded expectations

Fair Trade is now on Google Earth!

Fri, 23 May 2008 06:10:00 -0400

Fair Trade is now on Google Earth!

Have you ever asked, 'where on Earth does my Fair Trade Certified coffee come from'? Now you can find out on Google Earth! TransFair USA have collaborated with Google to bring you this exciting new way to learn about Fair Trade. Navigate the globe using the new Fair Trade layer to discover Fair Trade Certified farms in Latin America, Africa, and Asia

Viewing Fair Trade farm profiles is easy, follow these simple steps....

New Zealand - Fairtrade Football!

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:00:00 -0400

Fairtrade Football - New Zealand

Blogsplot has been in contact with a variety of international organisations and community groups in various countries across the world. One country with particular success with Fairtrade footballs is New Zealand.

Dave Butler-Peck's work with Trade Aid in Dunedin has begun importing Fair Trade Sports Ball into New Zealand within the past year. Dave is now well known in the NZ Fairtrade community for he has been distributing Fair Trade footballs and has been involved in a variety of Fairtrade community events. His local club in Dunedin has made a commitment and has started using the Footballs during matches as he looks to get a wider commitment from other clubs too......

Genesis Football Club - Fairtrade commited

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:30:00 -0400

Gensis Football Club - Fairtrade commited

Genesis FC is one of the first teams in the country to make full commitments towards Fairtrade. With a little support from their local council they were able to purchase and play with fairtrade footballs and play in a fairtrade kit.

The manager of Genesis F.C. was challenged when hearing about some of the working conditions of football stitchers. "I have been stitching footballs for as long as I remember," confided a young girl from Jalandhar, aged between 10-12 years. "My hands are constantly in pain. It feels like they are burning. There is nothing I can do I have to help my older sister complete the order."