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A Fashion Blogger, A Graphic artist & illustrator and A Model-Host & Preschool teacher are all united for FAIR TRADE. They are 100% Guilt Free Shoppers, how about you? Make the SWITCH! 5.14.11 Shangri La Plaza Mall Facebook.com/wftoasia

A French and A Japanese student volunteers, A Singer and A Model-VJ are all united for FAIR TRADE. They are 100% Guilt Free Shoppers, how about you? Make the SWITCH! 5.14.11 Shangri La Plaza Mall Facebook.com/wftoasia

A Radio DJ, A Fashion Stylist, A Film Director and A Climate Change Commissioner are all united for FAIR TRADE. They are 100% Guilt Free Shoppers, how about you? Make the SWITCH! 5.14.11 Shangri La Plaza Mall Facebook.com/wftoasia

A Beauty Queen with a cause, A Blogger, A Climate Change Warrior and An Icon are all united for FAIR TRADE. They are 100% Guilt Free Shoppers, how about you? Make the SWITCH! 5.14.11 Shangri La Plaza Mall Facebook.com/wftoasia

World Fair Trade Day is a worldwide celebration of Fair Trade which has been supported for the past few years by thousands of citizens, Fair Trade Organizations, social and environmental movements, local authorities, national governments, multilateral institutions, producers and consumers all around the planet. Last year, more than 52 countries took part in this global call for change. This year, more than 73 countries in 5 regions are expected to participate. In the Philippines, WFTO Asia will be celebrating the World Fair Trade Day in Shangri La Plaza Mall Grand Atrium from May 13 to 15. There will be a photo exhibit, a mini expo of certified Fair Trade products from all over Asia, and booths where people can sign up to become a volunteer and/or a sponsor. In line with the organization’s regional consumer brand & logo with the tagline, “Shopping with a Conscience,” WFTO Asia will launch its consumer campaign ‘100% Guilt Free Shopper’ on May 14. The campaign aims to inform everyon...

March 8 is International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is, “Equal Access to education, training and science & technology: Pathway to decent work for women”; over 100 countries all over the world celebrated on this day the various contributions and achievements of women. The mission and vision of World Fair Trade Organization Asia (WFTO Asia) is to uplift the conditions of thousands of grassroots producers and workers in the poorest of Asian countries in which majority are composed of women. The WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN IN FAIR TRADE event is a celebration of the achievements and contributions of women in Fair Trade and in their respective communities. It showcased women in Fair Trade as leaders and change makers, highlighting the experiences of these women in helping other women that created a cycle of empowerment. Ramona Ramos, Executive Director of WFTO Asia says, “At present, we have more than 90 member organizations and communities in 14 Asian countries, majority are women and w...

Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach to empowering producers and promoting sustainability. It's an alternative trade and business model, fair trade encourages enterprises, particularly the small community-based ventures, to observe socially and environmentally just practices and to act as an active agent in improving the quality of life of their community. Fair Trade Shop Cebu and Global Xchange Team 107 are unified in choosing to be FAIR. This August, our unified statement is "I want to be FAIR, do you?" In an era of mass consumption, Fair Trade puts forward a big challenge for producers and consumers to seriously think about. The underpaid workers at the far end of the line, the rapidly degrading environment, the fading cultural identity and traditions, the discriminated women, the exploited and overworked children, and the families and communities searching for means to survive. Fair Trade organisations challenge everyone with a very ba...