For
the second time, the
World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) observed the Global Anti-Poverty Week from 16th to 22nd of
October 2016 and highlighted the tangible contribution of its members to the
eradication of poverty.
Promoting
the 10 Principles of Fair Trade is a means to eradicate poverty as desired
by the first goal of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals – NO POVERTY.
WFTO believes
that the principles of Fair Trade are effective overarching tools to
fight poverty.
Hence, WFTO’s formula to eradicate poverty: Fair Trade + Economic Opportunities = No Poverty
For the campaign, all members used
the icons of Fair Trade
Principle 1 (Creating Opportunities
for Disadvantaged Producers) and Sustainable
Development Goals 1 (No Poverty) to represent visually our formula of
change. See Fair Trade Lebanon’s visual below.
By creating
economic opportunities for producers, especially the small and marginalized
farmers and artisans, the
WFTO and its members believe that poverty could be
eradicated.
