Here are just a few of our valued producers, and a little bit about them and how they have been affected by Fair Trade working. Click on a name to see the full story:
- Brazia - How Fairtrade wages benefit workers
- Khan Family - How Fairtrade premiums pay for workers health care
- Bijad - How Fairtrade Premiums pay for Micro-credit loans
- Kadir Ensure - How Fairtrade funds micro-credit
- Kitman - Sri Lankan Fair Trade rubber project
- Shymala - Fair trade rubber tapping in South India
- Sameena Nyaz - How Fairtrade Premiums help pay for healthcare
- Gollapalli Nampalli - Organic Cotton Growing in India
- Iramma Ramappa Bangari - Organic Cotton Growing in India
- Mr Babu - Fair Trade pension project for rubber tappers
- Mr. Dadmanabhan - Health insurance from the Fair trade Fund »
- Ms. Saradha - An operation paid for by Fair Trade premiums
- Rezwan Waris - How Fair Trade Premiums pay for Micro-credit
- Premavati and other Tsunami Victims - Greentips™ Rubber Band Balls
- Mr Sadasivan - Wedding costs help from Fair Trade premiums in South India
To find out more about the making of Fair Trade Footballs, see our video on YouTube.
» Health insurance from the Fair trade Fund
Mr. Dadmanabhan (58) has been working for 38 years as a rubber tapper in India. He has two sons (25 and 23) and a daughter (28 years).
The younger son Mahesh is a trained driver and had just received his license and was looking for work when he hit a pot hole and crashed. Unfortunately, his bike landed directly on him and the impact broke his hip. He required an operation that cost a total of Rs 200,000 and nine months after the accident he is still limping and still cannot get work.
Fortunately the Fair trade fund established by FDT was able to pay 100 000 RS toward his recuperation costs which was a significant contribution and alleviated some of the financial burden the accident caused him and his family.