World Women Trade Fair
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1-2 December 2007
http://www.fairtradefair.org
London's Christmas Fair Trade Fair founded by Benny Dembitzer and Bob Geldolf
On the weekend of the 1-2 December, for the 21st year consecutively, the Fair Trade Fair has taken place in London . The Westminster Hall was overwhelmed with artisan items from all over the world, from South America to Africa to Asia , all produced under non-exploitative conditions. Yes, because Fair Trade means exactly this, fair work
conditions and fair wage payments from the production to the market phase in order to help reduce the world’s poverty.
It all started in remote 1987 with Bob Geldof, Glenys Kinnock, Moira Stuart and major British charities in the fields of global economic and social development and the environment. They all gathered for an annual event first called the GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WORLD FAIR. An event which has seen an increasing success such as in 1999 when it experienced in Olympia the participation of 12,000 people.
This year Benny Dembitzer, the original director of Global Partnership, has returned the event to its original aims by reminding people that as consumers they have the ultimate power: that of saying no to products that might have been made under unacceptable working conditions. But more about him and the vendors can be watched on Responsibility TV in a videos made by Elisa Peduto, Rosa Russo and Valentina Biagini.
Elisa Peduto
Volunteer, Environment
and Sustainable Development Correspondent
RESPONSIBILITY.TV
Interview with Benny Dembitzer founder of the Fair Trade Fair
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Filmed by Elisa Peduto, RESPONSIBILITY.TV London. Interview by Valentina Biagini, RESPONSIBILITY.TV.
Interview with Monica Ali, Author of Brick Lane novel who visited the fair and gave her opinion on Fair Trade
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Interview by: Elisa Peduto, RESPONSIBILITY.TV London. Filmed by Elisa Peduto, RESPONSIBILITY.TV London.
Interview with Margaret Galabe, Executive Director World Women Trade Fair
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Interview by Valentina Biagini, filmed by Elisa Peduto, RESPONSIBILITY.TV
Additional videos from the fair include, from CSR.TV®: www.csrtv.co.uk
Interviews to:
Interview by Valentina Biagini, filmed by Rosa Russo, Responsibility.TV
Louise Whitaker, Ubuntu Ltd, ( fair trade cola)
World Women Trade Fairs Hosts Trade Mission that Advances Women Economic Independence
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August 20, 2009
World Women Trade Fair Hosts Trade Mission that Advances Women Economic independence
The World Women Trade Fair hosts Women Artisan Entrepreneurs from around the globe who will showcase their wares and increase business opportunities and boost their export sales at the 73rd Fiera Del Levante International Consumer Trade Fair to be held on September 12th through September 20th 2009 at the Bari Exhibition Center Bari Italy
“This is the fourth year that we have sponsored the Trade Mission,” Margaret Galabe, Executive Director, World Women Trade Fair, said. “These events have been very successful in the past and this is the first year that we are hosting it in Bari-Italy centered around the 2009 73rd Fiera Del Levante. In the past, we have hosted it in various cities in the U.S.Italy,Germany and the U.K. and we expect at least 2,000,000-3,000,000 visitors to attend this fair.”
The mission of the World Women Trade Fair (www.worldwomentradefair.com) is to provide economic opportunities to women living in third-world countries and to assist them to gradually build a broad-based market. In addition, the World Women Trade Fair offers market-orientation training which is a component of their Global Market Access Initiative offering skills training and information to access global markets.
“Learning how to be successful in global markets is key,” Galabe explained, “but, it is also important to the artisans to produce unique, quality, handcrafted products that reflect and retain their heritage. The Trade Mission Agenda foresees a Women’s Forum, the purpose is to exchange experiences and explore possibilities for collaboration in promoting women entrepreneurship development, mentoring, product development, skills training and strengthening women access to global markets
At the World Women Pavilion, World Women Trade Fair will have 50 vendors from over 20 countries represented. This year, Pakistan , will be the theme country , the Ministry Of Commerce, Government of Pakistan Women Empowerment Program is sponsoring the participation of 20 women artisan entrepreneurs. The government of Pakistan envisions Fiera Del Levante as the perfect venue for women artisan producers to increase their income, learn new skills and ideas and make new contacts. Fiera Del Levante is visited by over two (2) million visitors over a 9 day period, over 4000 exhibitors representing over 160 countries and the Prime Minister of Italy usually opens this Fair.
Other countries include, but are not limited to:
India Pakistan ,Grenada, Nigeria Kenya Mongolia ,Ghana ,Mauritania ,Albania ,Zambia Bangladesh, Burkina Faso , Ethiopia , SriLanka and Rwanda .Products for sale range from intricately-beaded jewelry and dolls, fashion accessories, textile , home décor to handcrafted wood models and elaborately-woven baskets.
For more information, visit: www.worldwomentradefair.com or call: 661-492-8116.
Media Contact:
Linda Johnson Of World Women Trade Fair
August 20th. 2009
Quality,handcrafted products that reflect and retain their heritage.
"The World Women Trade Fair assists Women artisans to produce Unique
For example, a small country, Uzbekistan, a land-locked country in Central Asia that was formerly part of the Soviet Union, sits on the ancient Silk Road between China and the West. Uzbekistan suzane silk decorative embroidery dates back to the Temurid Empire period of the 14th and 15th centuries. After the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the women of Uzbekistan revived their lost traditional weaving and embroidery skills to create jobs jobs
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US Retailers Provide Extraordinary Support to African Women Exporters
WorldWomenTradeFair.com - May 13, 2008
(PRNewsChannel) / Los Angeles, Calif. – African women handicrafts exporters say they lack the export working capital and the information they need to develop product lines that appeal to US buyers and consumers.
“Making quality products is not enough," says Yemis Ajayi, owner of Arisimi Designs Nigeria. “It is the suppliers-buyers relationship that is the key to helping African women entrepreneurs to succeed in the US market. Export working capital is a major barrier to us and it is understandable if buyers are reluctant to pre-pay for products because they're not certain if they will receive their products.”
US retailers like Eleanor Path, owner of Santa Monica Gallery Acapillow is among a select group of US retailers providing extraordinary support to African Women Exporters from arranging favorable payment terms, product development and placing consistent orders.
“I am very excited to see our handcrafted ethnic beaded necklaces on display in the beautiful antique mahogany glass case in Acapillow gallery," says Dorothy Taro, owner of Dorostel Kenya. "I am very thankful to Eleanor and Margaret Galabe for the training I received at the gallery on new designs, trends, and developing a product line. I am extremely happy with the exposure."
Because of the arrangement, Dorothy Taro sold nine boxes of handicrafts to another retailer. The business linkage occured at the International Handcrafted Gifts and Home Textile Expo in Santa Monica, hosted by the World Women Trade Fair.
The mission of the World Women Trade Fair (www.worldwomentradefair.com) is to provide economic opportunities to women living in third-world countries and to assist them to gradually build a broad-based market.
At the Expo, were other African women exporters who are now looking forward to increasing their exports.
For example, Jane Kiunsi from the Federation of Women Entrepreneur Tanzania has been busy sourcing pre-export financing to fill the large order request from US retailers for her beautiful intricate woven baskets.
Estelle Ratanga, owner of Facette Creations from Gabon is happy with the support that she is receiving from Patricia Jackson “distributor of African dolls.” Patricia Jackson is working with Ratanga to distribute her African dolls-starting by developing a brand, producing a new line of dolls in various sizes and groupings, a story line, and hand-sewn doll clothes which can be sold separately.
“I am amazed, says Ratanga. "It is important to have a buyer who is able to educate you and work with you to reach your goals.”
“Our biggest challenge is financing," says Dorothy Tarro, who is setting up a project in Kenya to produce eco-green table wares using sisal grass. "Our products are attractive to US buyers because of the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade agreement which allows for duty-free and tariff –free for over 6000 products from African into the USA.”
Media Contact: Margaret Galabe, World Women Trade Fair
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email: Margaret@worldwomentradefair.com
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