Written Assertion: Fairtrade Fortnight 2025 (26 September 2025)

In 2008, Wales made historical past because the world’s first Fair Trade Nation—a legacy we’re proud to uphold. The Welsh Government stays firmly dedicated to supporting honest commerce and moral consumption. Fairtrade empowers producers throughout the globe, serving to to safeguard the way forward for our favorite meals, important merchandise, and the planet.

This 12 months, Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 22 September to five October below the theme ‘Do it Fair’. Across Wales, native Fair Trade teams might be marking the event with a spread of neighborhood occasions, supported by small grants from Fair Trade Wales. Activities embody:

• Barry (Vale of Glamorgan): Celebrating 10 years as a Fairtrade Town with a Fairtrade Quiz Night.
• Monmouthshire (County Council and teams in Abergavenny, Chepstow, Monmouth and Usk): Hosting the Biggest Ever Fairtrade Coffee Morning in partnership with Size of Wales and the Cookalong Club.
• Pontypridd (RCT): Collaborating with native companies to trial and promote Fairtrade merchandise.
• Ynys Mon: Cytûn church buildings coming collectively for a neighborhood lunch and Fairtrade stalls.
• Bangor (Gwynedd): Organising an area college artwork competitors with a prize ceremony.

On Tuesday, Ministers and Members of the Senedd had the chance to satisfy with Fair Trade Wales on the Senedd to be taught extra concerning the up to date Fair Trade Nation standards and the real-world affect of selecting Fairtrade for producers all over the world.

I’m particularly happy to welcome again to Wales Jenipher Sambazi from Jenipher’s Coffi for Fairtrade Fortnight. A daily customer from Mbale, Uganda, Jenipher grows Fairtrade and natural espresso on her smallholding and leads her espresso co-operative. Her inspiring story brings to life the true worth of Fairtrade.

As a part of her go to, Jenipher will participate in an engagement session at Ferrari’s Roastery in Bridgend, the place her espresso is roasted and packaged for public sale and for contracts with organisations together with the Welsh Government, The Royal Mint, Companies House, and the DVLA.

Jenipher can even meet schoolchildren to share her experiences of life in Uganda and journey to a farm in Eryri to satisfy with members of the Farmers’ Union of Wales.

Fairtrade Fortnight is a second to replicate on the progress we’ve made in tackling international poverty and inequality. Our dedication to honest commerce stays sturdy and collectively, we are able to make sure that equity and justice are on the coronary heart of commerce. Fairtrade is greater than a label – it’s a motion. Whatever you do… Do it Fair.