Calendar DECEMBER
6th, 10am-5pm
Christmas Fair, St David's Hall, Cardiff
On sale - a taste of the huge choice of Fair Trade certified goods as well as wonderful fairly traded crafts, homeware, jewellery, ceramics and wrapping paper!
Come to the Viscount Tonypandy Room and enjoy some Fair Trade tastings too.
Download poster 10th, 7.30pm for 8pm start
Sussed Christmas Fairtrade and Ethical Meal
2-4 Dock street, Porthcawl. Tickets : £27.50 for a three course meal cooked by Coast. More details and booking
JANUARY
31st 2009
Fair Trade Wales AGM, Cardiff, venue TBC FEBRUARY - MARCH
23 February - 9 March 2009
Fairtrade Fortnight - www.fairtrade.org.uk MARCH
6th-7th, 12pm Friday until 12pm Saturday
Fairtrade banana eating world record attempt
www.fairtrade.org.uk/gobananas
MAY
9th
World Fair Trade Day 2009
Fair Trade Wales Conference, Carmarthen |
| Editorial Comment You may be counting down until Christmas, but at Fair Trade Wales, we are counting down to Fairtrade Fortnight R11; just 12 weeks to go! This year we want it to be the biggest and best Fairtrade Fortnight ever, as itR17;s the first year that we will celebrate as the worldR17;s first ever Fair Trade nation. So far Wales has shown the rest of the world the way in Fair Trade and we would like this yearR17;s Fairtrade Fortnight to carry on with this theme. Whether you join in the World Record attempt at Fairtrade Banana eating, organise a talk by the Fairtrade producer or come up with a totally new headline grabbing idea itR17;s up to you. Please click here to jump to our Fairtrade Fortnight special section for information, ideas and inspiration. But before all that happens from everyone at Fair Trade Wales we wish you a happy Fair Trade Christmas and thank you for your support during 2008. Merry Christmas! For lots of ideas about Christmas gifts and activities click here... 
Fair Trade Wales releases join statement with the Farmer’s Union Wales
On 1st December Fair Trade Wales and the FUW held a press conference at the Winter Fair in Builth Wells. We both outlined our commitments to fair prices for producers in the developing world and Wales, and formally gave our support for the other organisation’s work. To read the full press release click here... |
Fair Trade News There is a new name for The International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) they will now be known as the World Fair Trade Organisation. The World Fair Trade Organisation is the global membership organisation for 100% Fair Trade organisations- from farmers and artisans in developing countries, to the pioneers of Fair Trade in this country (Traidcraft and People Tree!) They want the new name to illustrate their membersR17; commitment to being 100% Fair Trade organisations. The World Fair Trade Organisation is also developing a product label that can be used by their members. The label will be used on products that currently are not eligible for the Fairtrade mark like handicrafts and jewellery. More information on the World Fair Trade Organisation |
 New Fairtrade Mark
You will start to see a very slight difference with the Fairtrade mark, the text part of the mark has now been removed to just leave the symbol. This means that same mark will be used internationally. From now on you should try and use the new mark on campaigning materials. | New Bilingual Resources Available Our friends at the Fairtrade Foundation have worked with us to produce bilingual or Welsh language versions of their new posters, window stickers, leaflets and bilingual 'Go Bananas' flyers for Fairtrade Fortnight. Tell me more.... |
Fairtrade Fortnight Special LetR17;s make it the biggest and best Fairtrade Fortnight yet! This year is the first Fairtrade Fortnight that we have been a Fair Trade Nation, we want to celebrate, but we also raise a challenge to you... We think that a town in Wales deserves the Fairtrade Fortnight Award awarded by the Fairtrade Foundation! HereR17;s who won it last year... We're sure Wales can do better than that!!!! So if you feel up to the challenge, we're here to support you. If you have a great idea then let us know and letR17;s win that prize, so that we can shout about Fair Trade in Wales.
Click here to download the Fair Trade Wales Fairtrade Fortnight information pack... Producer tour timetable Every year Fair Trade Wales brings a Fairtrade producer over to talk to us about the impact Fairtrade has had on their community. This year we are lucky enough to host two producers. The producer will stay for a day in each county and can do two events per day. If you would like to host the producer please contact your County Coordinator (check out our website or email info@fairtradewales.com to find out the contact details of your County Coordinator). Click here to view the timetables... |
 Fairtrade Groups News
Well done to Monmouthshire and Ceredigion county for achieving Fairtrade status. And more good news for towns in Wales as Neath, Cardigan and Caerphilly have all achieved Fairtrade status! Thank you to everyone involved for all your hard work and for helping to keep Wales a Fair Trade Country. |
Take Action Join in the campaign by the
Environmental Justice Foundation Write to your favourite retailer to demand that they give 100% commitment that no child labour is used in the production of their cotton. As we know, the best way to do this is to use Fairtrade certified cotton, so make sure you ask them to use the Fairtrade label!
To join in the campaign click here...
Helpful Info for Fair Trade Groups Fairtrade Fortnight Competition To celebrate the first year of Wales as a Fair Trade nation we have £1,000 of prize money up for grabs, open to all for Fairtrade groups in Wales, for the best and most original ideas for this yearR17;s Fairtrade Fortnight. Read more... Grants The new Fair Trade group grants are now available! There is £500 available per county to help with your awareness raising work across Wales. More information and application form... | Fairtrade Schools Since our last newsletter, the following schools now have Fairtrade Status: Cwmlai Primary School - Rhondda Cynon Taff, Heol-y-Cyw Primary School - Bridgend and Llanigon Primary School - Powys! Congratulations to those schools for all their Fair Trade work! Fantastic! For any other schools wishing to gain Fairtrade Status, donR17;t forget to have your Fairtrade meeting this term. Three sets of minutes are required from your Steering Group - one set per term - so if the School Council/Eco/Healthy Committee is meeting before Christmas, don't forget that the Committee needs to discuss Fairtrade matters. More information on how to become a Fairtrade School... There are many ways you can add a touch of Fair Trade to your school this Christmas:
· Why not offer Fairtrade Tea and Coffee to parents at the Christmas concert this year!
· Children could make Fair Trade Christmas goodies
· If Santa is visiting your school, he could give out Fairtrade chocolate coins:
· If youR17;d like a stall to display various different Fair Trade Christmas products (from Fair Trade Christmas Cakes, to Fair Trade Stockings) you can contact Traidcraft, they can send you products directly or may have a rep in your area who can run a stall and brings products with them.
· And finally, you could try and incorporate Fair Trade into your Christmas concert! Plus many more ideasR30; let us know your own ideas and how you get on! For more information on Fair Trade Schools contact schools@fairtradewales.com or
visit the website. |
Fair Trade Wales -
meet us! Have you ever wondered who sends this newsletter or all the emails you get? Click here to meet the staff... | New Fair Trade Wales leaflets A thousand leaflets have been sent out to the county coordinator for each county. If you would like to pick up some of the new Fair Trade Wales leaflets then email info@fairtradewales.com to find out where you can get them in your area. |
 Fairtrade Products of the Month
Fairtrade mulled wine Available from the Coop: www.co-operative.coop Go to Co-op and stock up on some lovely Fairtrade red wine plus a packet of Fairtrade mulled wine spices.
The perfect warming Christmas drink!  Fairtrade Christmas pudding Available from Traidcraft for £6.50: www.traidcraftshop.co.uk Juicy South African Fair Trade raisins combine with oranges, almonds, currants and apples to create an exceptional traditional Fair Trade Christmas Pudding.
Spread the Christmas cheer! |
Calendr RHAGFYR
6ed, 10am-5pm
Ffair Nadolig Masnach Deg, Neuadd Dewi Sant, Caerdydd
Ar werth – blas o’r dewis eang o nwyddau ardystiedig Masnach Deg yn ogystal â chrefftau gwych masnach deg, nwyddau i’r cartref, tlysau, cerameg a phapur lapio! Dewch i Ystafell Is-iarll Tonypandy i gael mwynhau profi nwyddau Masnach Deg hefyd.
Poster 10fed, 7.30pm ar gyfer 8pm
Pryd o fwyd Masnach Deg Nadolig a moesegol
2-4 Stryd y Doc, Porthcawl (7.30pm ar gyfer 8pm). Tocynnau: £27.50 am bryd o fwyd tri chwrs wedi ei goginio gan Coast. I archebu tocynnau neu am fwy o fanylion cliciwch...
JANUARY
31st 2009
Fair Trade Wales AGM, Cardiff, venue TBC CHWEFROR - MAWRTH
23 Chwefror - 9 Mawrth 2009
Pythefnos Masnach deg - www.fairtrade.org.uk MAWRTH
12pm Dydd Gwener 6ed Mawrth hyd 12pm Dydd Sadwrn 7fed Mawrth
Ymgais i dorri record byd am fwyta bananas Masnach deg: www.fairtrade.org.uk/gobananas
MAY
9fed
Diwrnod Masnach Deg y Byd
Cynhadledd Cymru Masnach Deg, Caerfyrddin |
| Neges Olygyddol Efallai’ch bod chi’n cyfri’r dyddiau tan y Nadolig ond yn Gymruch Deg Cymru rydyn ni’n cyfri’r dyddiau tan y Pythefnos Masnach Deg - dim ond 12 wythnos i fynd! Eleni rydyn ni eisiau i Bythefnos Masnach Deg fod y mwyaf a’r gorau erioed. Dyma’r flwyddyn gyntaf y byddwn yn dathlu’r genedl Masnach Deg gyntaf erioed. Hyd yn hyn mae Cymru wedi dangos y ffordd mewn Masnach Deg i weddill y byd ac fe hoffen ni i Bythefnos Masnach Deg eleni barhau â’r thema yma. Os ydych am ymuno yn yr ymgais i dorri’r Record Byd am fwyta Bananas Masnach Deg, trefnu sgwrs gan y cynhyrchydd Masnach Deg neu feddwl am syniad hollol newydd fyddai’n siwr o ddal sylw, yna chi biau’r dewis. Cliciwch yma i weld ein hadran arbennig ar y Pythefnos Marchnad Deg am wybodaeth, syniadau ac ysbrydoliaeth. Ond cyn i hyn i gyd ddigwydd hoffai pawb ym Masnach Deg Cymru ddymuno Nadolig Masnach Deg hapus i chi a diolch am eich cefnogaeth yn ystod 2008. Nadolig Llawen! Am nifer o syniadau ynglyn ag anrhegion a gweithgareddau Nadolig cliciwch yma...
Cymru Masnach Deg yn rhyddhau datganiad ar y cyd gydag Undeb Amaethwyr Cymru
Ar 1af Rhagfyr cynhaliodd Cymru Masnach Deg ac Undeb Amaethwyr Cymru gynhadledd i’r wasg yn y Ffair Aeaf yn Llanelwedd. Fe amlinellodd y ddwy ochr ein hymrwymiad i brisiau teg i gynhyrchwyr yn y byd datblygol ac yng Nghymru, ac fe roddon ni’n cefnogaeth ffurfiol i waith arall y sefydliad. I ddarllen y datganiad llawn i’r wasg cliciwch yma... |
Newyddion Masnach Deg Mae yna enw newydd i’r Sefydliad Masnach Deg Rhyngwladol, fe fyddan nhw nawr yn cael eu hadnabod fel Sefydliad Masnach Deg y Byd. Sefydliad Masnach Deg y Byd yw’r sefydliad aelodaeth fyd-eang ar gyfer sefydliadau Masnach Deg 100% - o ffermwyr a chrefftwyr mewn gwledydd sy’n datblygu, i arloeswyr Masnach Deg yn y wlad yma (Traidcraft a People Tree!) Maen nhw eisiau i’r un newydd ddangos ymrwymiad eu haelodau i fod yn sefydliadau Masnach Deg 100%. Mae Sefydliad Masnach Deg y Byd hefyd yn datblygu label nwyddau i’w haelodau ei ddefnyddio. Bydd y label yn cael eu defnyddio ar nwyddau sydd ddim yn gymwys ar gyfer y nod Masnach deg ar hyn o bryd, megis crefftau llaw a thlysau. Am fwy o wybodaeth am Sefydliad Masnach Deg y Byd cliciwch yma... |
Nod Newydd Masnach deg Fe fyddwch yn dechrau gweld newid bychan gyda marc Masnach deg, mae’r geiriau wedi eu tynnu oddi ar y marc i adael dim ond y symbol. Mae hyn yn golygu mai’r un marc fydd yn cael ei ddefnyddio’n rhyngwladol. O hyn ymlaen dylech geisio defnyddio’r nod newydd ar ddefnyddiau ymgyrchoedd. | Adnoddau Dwyieithog Newydd ar gael Mae'n cyfeillion yn y Sefydliad Marchnad Deg wedi gweithio gyda ni i gynhyrchu fersiynau Cymraeg neu ddwyieithog o'u posteri, sticeri ffenestri, taflenni a phapurau hysbysebu 'Ewch yn Bananas' ar gyfer Pythefnos Marchnad Deg. Eglurwch fwy... |
Pythefnos Arbennig Masnach deg Gadewch i ni gynnal y Pythefnos Masnach deg fwyaf a'r gorau erioed! Eleni yw'r Pythefnos Masnach deg gyntaf i ni fod yn Genedl Masnach Deg, rydyn ni eisiau dathlu, ond rydyn ni hefyd am estyn sialens i chi...rydyn ni'n meddwl bod yna dref yng Nghymru sy'n haeddu Gwobr y Pythefnos Masnach Deg a roddir gan y Sefydliad Masnach deg! Dyma pwy enillodd y llynedd... Rydyn ni'n siŵr y gall Cymru wneud yn well na hyn!!! Felly os ydych chi'n ein cefnogi ac os oes gennych chi syniad da rhowch wybod i ni a gadewch i ni ennill y wobr yna fel gallwn ni ganu clodydd Masnach Deg yng Nghymru.
Cliciwch yma i lwytho i lawr becyn gwybodaeth Pythefnos Masnach deg Cymru Masnach Deg... Amserlen taith y cynhyrchydd Bob blwyddyn mae Cymru Masnach Deg yn dod â chynhyrchydd Masnach deg drosodd i siarad â ni am effaith Masnach deg ar eu cymuned. Eleni rydyn ni'n ddigon lwcus i groesawu dau gynhyrchydd. Bydd y cynhyrchydd yn aros am ddiwrnod ym mhob sir a gall fynychu dau ddigwyddiad y dydd. Os hoffech chi groesawu'r cynhyrchydd cysylltwch â Chydlynydd eich Sir (gallwch ddod o hyd i fanylion cyswllt eich Cydlynydd Sirol ar ein gwefan neu e-bostiwch info@fairtradewales.com) Cliciwch yma i weld yr amserlenni... |
Newyddion Grwpiau Masnach deg Llongyfarchiadau i Sir Fynwy a Cheredigion ar ennill statws Masnach deg. A mwy o newyddion da i drefi yng Nghymru wrth i Gastell Nedd, Aberteifi a Chaerffili i gyd ennill statws Masnach deg! Diolch i bawb gymrodd ran am eich gwaith caled ac am helpu i gadw Cymru’n Wlad Masnach Deg. |
Gweithredwch Ymunwch â’r ymgyrch gan y Sefydliad Cyfiawnder Amgylcheddol ac ysgrifennwch at eich hoff fân-werthwr gan fynnu eu bod yn rhoi ymrwymiad 100% nad oes unrhyw lafur plant yn cael ei ddefnyddio wrth gynhyrchu eu cotwm. Fel y gwyddon ni y ffordd orau i wneud hyn yw defnyddio cotwm wedi ei ardystio gan Fasnach deg, felly gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn gofyn iddyn nhw ddefnyddio label Masnach deg! I ymuno â’r ymgyrch cliciwch yma...
Gwybodaeth ddefnyddiol ar gyfer grwpiau Masnach deg Cystadleuaeth Pythefnos Masnach deg I ddathlu blwyddyn gyntaf Cymru fel cenedl Masnach Deg mae gennym ni £1,000 mewn gwobrau i’w hennill, yn agored i bawb mewn grŵp Masnach deg yng Nghymru, am y syniadau gorau a mwyaf gwreiddiol yn ystod Pythefnos Masnach deg eleni. Darllenwch fwy... Grantiau Mae grantiau grwp newydd Masnach Deg nawr ar gael! Mae yna £500 ar gyfer pob sir ar gael i'ch helpu gyda'ch gwaith codi ymwybyddiaeth ar draws Cymru. Am fwy o wybodaeth neu er mwyn llwytho ffurflen i lawr cliciwch yma... | Newyddion ysgolion a phrifysgolion Ers ein taflen newyddion diwethaf, mae’r ysgolion canlynol wedi ennill Statws Masnach Deg: Ysgol Gynradd Cwmlai - Rhondda Cynon Taf, Ysgol Gynradd Heol-y-Cyw – Ysgol Gynradd Pen-y-bont a Llanigon - Powys! Llongyfarchiadau i’r ysgolion hynny am eu holl waith Masnach Deg! Ffantastig! Unrhyw ysgol arall sy’n dymuno ennill Statws Masnach Deg - peidiwch ag anghofio cynnal eich cyfarfod Masnach Deg y tymor hwn. Mae gofyn cael tair set o gofnodion eich Grŵp Llywio – un set bob tymor – felly os yw Pwyllgor Cyngor Ysgol / Eco / Iachus yn cyfarfod cyn y Nadolig, peidiwch ag anghofio y dylai’r Pwyllgor drafod materion Masnach Deg. Am ragor o wybodaeth ynghylch sut i ddod yn Ysgol Masnach Deg ymwelwch â... Gwnewch eich Nadolig yn Nadolig Masnach Deg... mae nifer o ffyrdd y gallwch ychwanegu cyffyrddiad o Fasnach Deg yn eich ysgol y Nadolig hwn:
· Pam na chynigiwch chi De a Choffi Masnach Deg i rieni yn eich cyngerdd Nadolig eleni!! Gallwch hefyd cael sbeisys gwin poeth Masnach Deg (gan y Coop)!
· Gallai’r plant wneud nwyddau Nadolig Masnach Deg. Ewch i www.fairtradewales.com/ysgolion/adnoddau/614 i weld sut i wneud cacennau, bisgedi a siocledi a’u cyflwyno mewn Blychau Masnach Deg wedi’u gwneud eich hunan.
· Os ydw Santa’n ymweld â’ch ysgol, gallai rhoi arian siocled Masnach Deg:
· Pe hoffech stondin i arddangos gwahanol gynnyrch Nadolig Masnach Deg (o Gacennau Nadolig Masnach Deg i Hosanau Masnach Deg) gallwch gysylltu â Traidcraft. Maen nhw’n anfon cynnyrch atoch yn uniongyrchol neu efallai fod cynrychiolydd yn eich ardal ac y gallai ddod â chynnyrch a rhedeg stondin yno: 0191 491 0591 www.traidcraft.co.uk
·Ac yn olaf, gallwch geisio cynnwys Masnach Deg yn eich cyngerdd Nadolig! A llawer mwy … rhowch wybod i ni am eich syniadau a sut hwyl rydych yn ei gael!
Am ragor o wybodaeth ynghylch Ysgolion Masnach Deg cysylltwch â schools@fairtradewales.com
neu ymwelwch â. |
Cymru Masnach Deg –
dewch i gwrdd â ni! Ydych chi wedi meddwl erioed pwy sy’n anfon y cylchlythyr yma atoch neu’r holl e-byst rydych yn eu derbyn? Cliciwch yma i gwrdd â’r staff... Dewch i gwrdd â staff Cymru Masnach Deg! | Taflenni Cymru Masnach Deg newydd Mae mil o daflenni wedi eu hanfon allan i gydlynydd sirol pob sir. Os hoffech chi gael rhai o'r taflenni Cymru Masnach Deg anfonwch e-bost at info@fairtradewales.comi gael gwybod ble y gallwch gael gafael arnyn nhw yn eich ardal chi. |
Cynnyrch Masnach Deg y mis Gwin cynnes Masnach deg Ar gael o'r Coop: www.co-operative.coop Ewch i'r Co-op i nôl gwin coch blasus Masnach deg a phaced o berlysiau gwin cynnes.
Diod perffaith i'ch cynhesu dros y Nadolig! Pwdin Nadolig Masnach deg Ar gael o Traidcraft £6.50: www.traidcraftshop.co.uk Rhesins Masnach Deg llawn sudd o Dde Affrica'n cael eu cyfuno ag orennau, almonau, cyrens ac afalau i greu Pwdin Nadolig Masnach Deg traddodiadol arbennig. Codi Calon Nadoligaidd! |
