FTL : Le Liban en France

Le Liban en France? Here we come!

Ahla w sahla fikon bi Baris!

"La France au Liban" in 2010 in Beirut and "Le Liban en France” in Paris in 2011, two events, one goal: To boost business relationships between the French and Lebanese.

In order to promote Lebanese products in France, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris, the Franco-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce and the Embassy of France, are organizing from october 28th until the 30th, an event of great dimension held at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, and entitled “Le Liban en France” (Lebanon in France)!

The objective of this event is to allow Lebanese companies to meet with new professional contacts and investors and to promote their products and services to the grand public.

Le Liban en France is an opportunity to discover a new culture, a new story, that of Lebanon. Fair Trade Lebanon will be there to exhibit its range Terroirs du Liban. We invite you all to come and visit our stand; you will definitly not regret it and will go back home with an amazing gourmet selection:

Baba ghannouj, Hummus ready to eat, Pomegranate molasses, Traditionnal Lebanese soaps from Tripoli, Sirops, Virgin olive oil, Spices and the list goes on! of course, all natural with 0 additives nor colorants!!

We are waiting for you! Pictures will be uploaded starting this Friday!

Practical Information:
Location: Palais des Congres (2, Place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris)
Halls: PASSY A, B, and C
Dates: From Friday 28th until Sunday 30th of October, 2011
Time: From 10:00 AM until 8:00PM

Entrance: Free

October 15th: Happy Rural Woman's Day!

For the third consecutive year, the NGO Fair Trade Lebanon (FTL) commemorates the World Rural Women’s Day. This day is celebrated worldwide on October 15th to recognize the great effort and dedication of rural women in our societies, while stressing on the importance of their activities within the agricultural sector, vital to our economy.

On this occasion, and under the theme “Women at the heart of Fair Trade: Exchanges and Cooperation”, FTL invited all its partners, more than 15 food processing cooperatives on Saturday October 15th 2011 at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Zahle and the Bekaa, in order to meet, exchange experiences and build a cooperation model based on the principles of fair trade.

In fact, since its creation in 2006, Fair Trade Lebanon works to promote Fair Trade, an alternative trading model that aims to help small producers by providing them with sales opportunities and offering them a fair price for their products. Moreover, in 2010, FTL has become member of the world fair trade organization (WFTO), and has hence given a global dimension to the cause of Lebanese producers.

The program of the day began at 9:30 AM by a word of welcome. It was be followed by a presentation on Fair Trade and its fundamental principles, as well as testimonies from women producers. Fair Trade Lebanon has also announced the project of establishing a platform for agricultural cooperatives as members of the international fair trade network represented in Lebanon by FTL.