Pictures from the Fair Trade Fortnight 2011!

For the third consecutive year, Fair Trade Lebanon celebrates the Fair Trade Fortnight

From May 14th until the 29th, Fair Trade Lebanon (FTL) is celebrating the Fair Trade Fortnight in Lebanon. This event of international scope, aims to inform, educate and mobilize the public around Fair Trade as an alternative consumption model that respects people and the environment.

The Fortnight celebration revolves around the World Fair Trade Day, designated on May 14th, 2011. This important date is organized in partnership of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), which gathers over 400 fair trade actors from 73 countries and of which FTL is a member since September 2010. The theme for the 2011 edition is "Trade for people: Fair Trade your world.”

Fair Trade Lebanon joins the event: During these fifteen days of campaign, FTL has mobilized more than ten renowned restaurants that have committed to serving fair trade products in their menus as well as communicating about this theme.

This effort to raise awareness for Fair Trade is supported by the French Embassy in Lebanon.

Restaurants celebrating the Fair Trade Fortnight in Lebanon

Fair Trade Lebanon is celebrating the Fair Trade Fortnight in Lebanon from the 14th until the 29th of May 2011...this big event is in partnership with local restaurants:

• Chez Paul 3 branches: Ghazir highway, Gouraud Street Gemmayzeh, ABC Ashrafieh
• La Mie Dorée CCF, Damascus Road, Mathaf, Tel: 01 42 02 17
• Lina’s Le Mall (Sin el Fil and Saida), ABC (Ashrafieh and Dbayeh), Jal el Dib, Kaslik
www.linalb.com
• Downtown Zeidan building, Kaslik, Tel: 09 222 211
• DT An Nahar building, Central Beirut District, Tel: 01 999 932
• Sô Quantum Tower, Ashrafieh, Tel : 01 336 644
• Soho Karagulla building, Central Beirut District, Tel : 01 999 938

This event supported by the French Embassy in Lebanon

May 14th: World Fair Trade Day 2011!

From May 14th until the 28th, Fair Trade Lebanon is celebrating the Fair Trade Fortnight in Lebanon. This event, of international dimension, revolves around the World Fair Trade Day on the 12th of May and aims to raise awareness for Fair Trade as an alternative trading system that respects people and the environment.

During our fifteen days of campaign, table mats about fair trade will be placed in 12 different restaurants which also agreed to include some of Fair Trade Lebanon’s products into their menus!

In addition to that, and to gather more people into this global celebration, FTL will hold a stand at the Garden Show Spring Festival taking place at the Hippodrome of Beirut from May 24th to 28th, from 4 to 10 PM.

Our aim is to let the voice of fair trade be heard and encourage people to support and join this dynamic by choosing to put the interest of our small producers above all.

This event is supported by the French Embassy in Lebanon.