Fair Trade Lebanon au Marché Solidaire De Printemps

Fair Trade Lebanon sera présent à la 4ème édition du Marché Solidaire De Printemps organisé par l’Institut Français du Liban du 18 au 21 mai 2016.

Du 18 au 20 mai: 10h à 20h.
Samedi 21 mai: 10h à 16h.

On vous y attend nombreux!

FTL's Certification

FTL received, on Saturday, a certification that testifies its participation to the Beirut Cooking Festival. It was one of the best experience FTL has ever had! Thank you all for your support and your help! See you on the next event.

The Garden Show Spring Festival 2011!

From May 24th until 28th, Fair Trade Lebanon was present at the yearly Garden Show Spring Festival taking place at the Beirut Hippodrome. We were very pleased by the outcome of this event. In the aim of raising awareness for Fair Trade, we are most importantly promoting a range of natural and top-quality products, sourced from some of the smallest food-processing cooperatives established in rural regions.

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.

FTL is catering the screening of a great movie, join us!

Join Fair Trade Lebanon on March 31st at indyact for a joint event with TimeOut Beirut and Save Beirut Heritage; we will watch the extraordinary piece of witnessing that is: 'Beyrouth: Dialogue des Ruines' Dir. Bahij Hojeij. 1994. 50mins. French (no subtitles). Followed by a very special Q&A with the Director, soon after the release of his superb feature film, Chatti ya Dini.

Even if you don't speak French, it's completely worth it for the footage of the dynamiting of buildings in Downtown prior to their re-vamping by Solidere. It's also a moving meditation on the history of the city, its people and its future.

Refreshments will be provided by Fair Trade Lebanon. You can join the event here on Facebook.

Join us from Dec 14th until 20th at BIEL !

Oh we know you miss us...!!

Come and share the fun at the AFKART Christmas Exhibition held at BIEL (Hall 3) from Dec 14th until the 20th

- Everyday from 4:00 till 10:00 PM -

Fair Trade Lebanon will be selling Christmas and Wine Packages !

Make sure you are there for our wine tasting

Merry Christmas Everyone...See you there :) we'll be at the Food Court

Fair Trade Lebanon at Balamand University

Dear Students and Advocates,

Today FTL was be present at the University of Balamand to give a conference about the concept of Fair Trade, its opportunities and challenges. The event was organized by the university's Interactive student Club, which we deeply thank for their interest, motivation, and communication work.

If you are a student reading this blog and wish to launch the same event at your own university, then Fair Trade Lebanon would be more than glad to hear from you!

Visit of the French Ambassador to Ain Ebel

Today, we were honored by the visit of His Excellency the Ambassador of France in Lebanon Mr Denis Pietton, to our partner Food-Processing Cooperative of Ain Ebel. The program involved the presentation of the cooperative whose rehabilitation has been supported by the Social Fund for Development of the French Embassy in partnership with Fair Trade Lebanon.

Marathon 2010: We did it!

Go Fair Trade!

Good Job, 10 km in about 1h20!

Fair Trade Lebanon will run the 2010 Marathon

On Sunday the 7th of November, Fair Trade Lebanon will run the 10 Km Marathon race organized by the Beirut Marathon Association.

Here's our story in six words...

"WE RUN, TO STAY…IN LEBANON".

People run for many reasons, for life, for adrenaline, for peace, for competition, for health or simply for fun….Fair Trade Lebanon wants to RUN for the PRESENT, for LEBANON. We will run because we are choosing to stay…to make a point that our future is this land, and we will keeping on running to protect it, to build it and to promote it and promote FAIR TRADE for all. Our motivation is like this race, long and stubborn, and we will keep on going. Fair Trade Lebanon is here to stay!

Pictures of FTL's catering!

Catering by Fair Trade Lebanon

Time Out Beirut and Save Beirut Heritage are organizing a screening of Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige's 1999 feature film "Autour de la Maison Rose" (92mins, Arabic with English subtitles), on Tuesday 26 October, 8pm at the Association de Développement de Gemmayzé.

Fair Trade Lebanon will provide snacks and drinks for all cineclub-goers. A selection of delicious grilled wheat for nibbling, molasses biscuits, refreshing mulberry, rose and bitter orange syrups and jams will be offered on the menu!

Yum Oh! All made by our partner cooperatives...

To attend, visit the Facebook page event or the TimeOutBeirut website.

For more information call 71 535 137

Remember, October 26th, See you there! :)

Article published in L'Orient-Le Jour by the journalist Rana Andraos

Article is available here.

Fair Trade Lebanon featured in - Top stories - iloubnan.info

Pictures and report by Anne llcinkas.

The Success Platter or what happened on October 15th....

To make a Success Platter, you need:

-2 cups of Believers and Visionaries
-250g of Long-term Focus and Commitment

-250g of the rich mixture: Motivation, Solidarity, Ethics

-A handful of Laughter

-1 teaspoon of a few falls

-1 tablespoon of Lessons learnt

For topping:We suggest some white cream made of Ambitions and Projects

Combine all ingredients. Spread in pan and bake until golden brown!
This recipe serves a lot of people, as many as you want, perhaps even a whole nation...

On October 15th, we spent a day with nothing on our mind but the future of our dear Lebanon. Journalists have shown us recognition for the hard work of rural women in their cooperatives and for the cause of Fair Trade...it was a rewarding day...

To all of you with us on that day, Thank You...

Celebrating World Rural Woman's Day on October 15th

On October 15th 2010, Fair Trade Lebanon will invite local journalists to a field trip day to celebrate the World Rural Woman's Day and raise awareness for the Fair Trade cause and its impact on local disadvantaged communities.

Our organization has programmed visits to two women's cooperatives and partners located in the Bekaa. This field trip will give the journalists the chance to dialogue with those active women, learn about their stories and watch them while they work in their cooperatives.

We will first visit women from the cooperative of Fourzol, in the caza of Zahle to witness the preparation of grape molasses. Then we will head to Rachaya in West Bekaa, where the cooperative will be preparing jams and grilled wheat. Members will openly speak about their daily challenges, their progress and their ambitions.

Pictures and press releases will be available after the 15th, stay posted!

More pictures at the Mzaar Summer Festival 2010

Thank you for passing by, for tasting our products and sharing your opinion, for showing a lot of interest and much support !

We will still be at the Festival until tonight 10:00 PM !