Truck of Fairtrade Bananas © Fairtrade Foundation

Fair Trade Fortnight
Find out about the events this year

Just a Taster Event 2009
Taste fairtrade goodies - tea, coffee, beer, wine, sweets,chutneys, music and chat...

New Card Range!
We now have a new and extensive range of different cards. Hand made, embroidered, recycled, humorous, special occasion (don’t forget Mothers’ Day isn’t so far away) we even have cards for men!

Guilt-free chocolate cake By Annie Bell

LaFT; Leicester Advocating Fair Trade in collaboration with Divine Chocolate, is delighted to announce a special programme of events on 24th, 25th and 27th February to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight.

Two cocoa farmers are travelling over from Ghana and visiting the people of Leicester in honour of the occasion. The farmers belong to a co-operative called Kuapa Kokoo in Ghana which consists of 45,000 cocoa farmers and which supplies cocoa to the leading Fairtrade chocolate company, Divine Chocolate. The two farmers are visiting Leicester to talk to a range of audiences about how fairer trading is helping to change lives in Ghana. They will also be explaining how the farmers’ co-operative actually owns 45% of Divine itself – and how this pioneering business model means an even better deal for farmers.

Secretary Of State opens the new Just Shop October 2009
	Douglas Alexander, the Secretary of State for International Development came to Leicester on 29th October. He opened the new Just Shop and presented the 2009 Just Fair Trade Prize for the best essay in the Health and Development Module at Leicester University Medical School to Andy King. DFID recently announced a £12m investment in Fair Trade over the next 4 years.

Here is the DFID press release with our very own Kerry chatting to the Minister and here is how it was reported on thisisleicestershire.co.uk . Below is how our friends at Citizenseye reported the event.

Just is moving in the run up to Christmas! We'll be in St Martin's Square on the corner with Silver Street. See you there! Sarah explains why ...

...make your just move - have a fairtrade Christmas.

In Malawi only 1 in 3 children attend High School and yet education is one of the most effective ways to escape poverty. If a farmer in Malawi can sell 90kg of rice he can afford to send one of his children to High School for a year. At Just since the Spring our customers have bought over 90kg - thank you! You can help by buying more in the shop or through Just Near You.