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Youth for Fair Trade

Youth for Fair Trade is a Coventry based project that aims to train 60 young people per year as ambassadors of Fair Trade.

Participants come from varied backgrounds and upon completion of the training will be supported in undertaking their own groundbreaking projects to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of Fair Trade.

Please browse our website to find out more about the project and contact us if you would like to be involved.

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If you’re aged 18 to 25 and feel strongly about trade injustice then you simply must attend the International Youth of Fair Trade Conference in Coventry on the 30th October to 1st November 09.

Throughout the conference weekend, you’ll have the chance to learn more about Fair Trade and the benefits it can provide to communities in developing countries, with first-hand experiences shared from leading experts and campaigners including Barbara Crowther of the Fair Trade Foundation and Paulette Stenzel of Michigan State University.

Fair Trade Fashion

Take Real Action

As well as educating and inspiring, the conference will take a unique, practical approach to help you turn your knowledge into action. You’ll have the opportunity to develop practical campaigning skills and learn from the experiences of professional campaigners.

Don’t miss out on the chance to:

Learn about Fair Trade from leading international experts
Attend a campaigning skills workshop with Action Aid
Learn how to set up your own Fair Trade enterprise

During the event you will learn how real action is possible, and have the chance to see how previous Youth for Fair Trade delegates successfully designed and implemented their own campaigns, including a Fair Trade Fashion Show and Urban Treasure Hunt.

Find out about the real progress that can be achieved through taking action and gain the skills, knowledge and motivation to play your part in tackling trade injustice.

Book your place now

These are just a few of the many exciting benefits of attending the International Youth of Fair Trade Conference at the end of this month. We are now only three weeks away from the conference and places are strictly limited so be sure to reserve your place.

Book online at www.tr.im/y4ft2009

More information about the conference can be found on the event website or by contacting David Williams by email or phone on +44 (0)24 7652 1265.

We’ll also be giving you more sneak previews of the event over the coming days on the conference blog at:

http://youthforfairtrade.com/category/conference/

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