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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 03:34 |
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Join us in our 8th Annual Fair Trade Partners Conference on March 3-6 at Golden Prince Hotel in Cebu City. This year's theme is "Fair Trade: One Vision, One Solution!" aiming to address issues such as: - Government Interventions in SME Development by USec Merly Cruz of the DTI
- Presentation of The Fair Trade Shop Philippines
- Opportunities and Challenges for Fair Trade Products in supermarkets
- Developments of a National Fair Trade Distribution Channel
- Fair Trade Labelling and Certification System
- Overview of On-the-Ground Fair Trade Advocacy
- Practical guides for Fair Trade Promotions and Advocacy
- Media Training for Small Entrepreneurs
- Local Study Tour to the production facility of Southern Partners for Fair Trade Corporation and CEBUNEXT 2010 Furniture Expo
To register, download the Registration Form and return to APFTI no later than March 1, 2010. You can download the program of activities here. For more information, contact Ester Gamboa on egamboa(a)apfti.org.ph or (02) 454 4744 or 0917-505-9464. |
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Monday, 15 February 2010 03:27 |
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Now on it's fourth stop around the Philippines, the Fair Trade Caravan is in Cagayan de Oro at Limketkai Mall. Essentially a mini-version of The Fair Trade Shop Philippines, the caravan made it's stop to coincide with Valentine's Day - allowing consumers to purchase gifts that care. |
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 08:07 |
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Congratulations to The Fair Trade Shop Cebu for winning 2nd place in Sinulog Festival's "On Site Decor" Competition last weekend.  The decorations were made out of recycled materials, produced by the Wo-men's of Quijano - a foundation providing scholarships to deserving students and provide livelihood work for the parents. Other elements to the decorations were crazy-weave made by fair trade group Gabay sa Bagong Pag-asa ng Napo.
It was the first time The Fair Trade Shop, Cebu joined the competition. Ronald Lagazo, APFTI's area coordinator says: "This prize is heartwarming, as it shows that Cebuanos appreciate and value the skill and resourcefulness that goes into these environmentally-friendly and fair trade decorations." |
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Friday, 08 January 2010 02:36 |
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This week, APFTI, Filipinas Fair Trade Ventures (FFTV) and the Rizal Exporters Manufacturers Association Inc (REMAI) celebrated a triumphant moment in REMAI's post-Ondoy rehabilitiation - the repayment of a working capital loan. Coming from devastation to well on the road to rehabilitation, REMAI continue to inspire with their tenacity to move forward in the face of adversity. READ THE FULL STORY HERE... |
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“Fair Trade is the best thing that happened to us. We started out as a hodgepodge group of housewives, out-of-school youths and elderly rural folk turning cogon grass into paper with our hands. Today we have 150 regular workers and about 200 more working in their homes."
Loreta Rafisura, President, Salay Handmade Paper Industries, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
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