Conference for Fair Trade Volunteers

April 15, 2008 by Roger Schmidt, Switzerland

Yesterday, I received a nice invitation letter from Finland. Very soon, an international network of volunteers who are promoting Fair Trade is meeting. I think it is very interesting. Lutheran churches and youth organizations are highly involved in advocating to have make trade fair for everybody and not just for the riches. Therefore, I think it is really a good thing to join this conference. Here is the invitation text:

“INVITATION

Pro Fair Trade Finland initiates the development of an international network of Fairtrade volunteers, the Fairtrade Action Network (www.fairtradeaction.net).
We invite you to:

Fairtrade and the environment – seminar by International Fairtrade Action Network in Tallinn, Estonia, 6.-8.6.2008

Fairtrade Action Network is a network for Fairtrade enthusiasts around Europe and worldwide. The network jump-started on a kick-off seminar in October 2007 in Helsinki. Fairtrade Action Network now invites you to a follow-up seminar, that is open to both old and new activists! The venue
will be the beautiful old town of Tallinn.

***The seminar will address the following issues:***

-What are the current developments of the Fairtrade system?
-Impacts of Fairtrade for the producer. Examples from cotton and fruit production
-Global environmental impacts of agriculture
-How and why join forces internationally to campaign for Fairtrade?

***Travel grants and fee:****
We are able to accept all together 45 participants from different countries to the event. Fairtrade Action Network is able to cover the accommodation costs of the event, and for the accepted participants the participation is free of charge.

The participants or their organizations are expected to cover each participant’s travel cost. However, to ensure a diverse and balanced group of participants with people of different countries, ages, NGOs,
backgrounds and education levels Fairtrade Action Network is able to give a limited amount of travel grants to participants. To apply for a grant attach details of your travel budget, method of transport and the amount of support you are applying for.

***How to apply:***

*Fill out the information sheet you can find in the attachment to this letter and return it to Pro Fair Trade Finland by 25th of April 2008 by e-mail. We will provide further information to the applicants during May. For questions, please contact international@repu.fi.

Download the application documents:

Application form
Programme draft
Invitation letter

Best regards, Minna Mannert and the international team of Pro Fair Trade Finland”

Posted in Justice, Poverty/Affluence, Youth participation | 19 Comments

19 Responses

on May 3, 2008 at 11:27 am | Reply akinsanya adeshina

good day sir, i hereby apply to participate in coming seminar sir, i will be so grateful if my request respond to. thanks
on May 4, 2008 at 4:41 pm | Reply Amos Ufre

Good Day sir,

I wish to apply to participate in the coming seminar.

I will be grateful if my request is favorably considered.

Thanks
on July 4, 2008 at 4:22 pm | Reply RAM CHANDRA LUITAL

should you send me the invitation, it would be wonderful events for me and for my nation.
on August 19, 2008 at 10:12 am | Reply olawale thomas afelumo

hi sir …

i wish to appy to participate in coming seminar.

i will be very grateful if my request is favorably considered.

thanks.
on August 19, 2008 at 10:21 am | Reply afelumo olawale thomas

hi sir

should you send me the invitation ,it wonderful events for me and for my natoin

thanks.
on August 29, 2008 at 5:52 am | Reply Osner

the pleasure is mine juste to let you before going father.should you send me the invitation ,it wonderful events for me and for my nation.But i wish to appy to participate in coming seminar.

i will be very grateful if my request is favorably considered.

thanks.
on September 10, 2008 at 12:30 pm | Reply sakiru saibu

hello organizer
please are we like to attend the fair in your country , please put me through how are we make it to present at the fun fare please get back to me soon
on October 29, 2008 at 10:04 am | Reply uwizeye willy

Morning, organizer

I would like to ask the invitation for the coming seminar

as a young leader it will be grateful for me to participate in your seminar

best regards

U.Willy
on November 20, 2008 at 6:10 pm | Reply jonathan hanson yao-orlando

I would like to attend this conference to meet business people and also to broaden my knowledge in trading.

Thank you.
on December 27, 2008 at 10:19 am | Reply ASANTE J K

I NEED TO COME YOUR PROGREM NEXT . SEND ME INVITATION LETTER PLS
on December 27, 2008 at 10:20 am | Reply ASANTE J K

I NEED TO COME YOUR PROGREM NEXT YEAR . SEND ME INVITATION LETTER PLS
on December 28, 2008 at 7:43 pm | Reply AJIBADE OLAMILEKAN OWOLEWA

i will like to attend the meeting if only i can have the invitation letter send to me.
on December 28, 2008 at 7:47 pm | Reply AYODELE-OREBOWALE

I WILL LIKE TO ASK FOR AN INVITATION LETTER TO ATTEND THE NEXT COMING SEMINAR,IF I FOUND FAVOUR IN SIGHT KINDLY SEND THE INVITATION LETTER INTO MY EMAIL BOX DUEL SIGN BY THE ORGANIZERS
on January 29, 2009 at 12:06 pm | Reply herbert

olwale is afraudster
on March 19, 2009 at 1:56 pm | Reply folowosele

I WILL LIKE TO ASK FOR AN INVITATION LETTER TO ATTEND THE NEXT COMING SEMINAR,IF I FOUND FAVOUR IN SIGHT KINDLY SEND THE INVITATION LETTER INTO MY EMAIL BOX DUEL SIGN BY THE ORGANIZERS
on March 19, 2009 at 2:23 pm | Reply folowosele

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on March 26, 2009 at 6:41 am | Reply Punya Prasad Kandel

I WILL LIKE TO ASK FOR AN INVITATION LETTER TO ATTEND THE NEXT COMING SEMINAR,IF I FOUND FAVOUR IN SIGHT KINDLY SEND THE INVITATION LETTER INTO MY EMAIL BOX DUEL SIGN BY THE ORGANIZERS
on June 1, 2009 at 4:27 am | Reply Saif Rasul

i want to attend the next seminar so please send me invitation letter and details about the conference throgh e-mail thanks & regards
saif rasul
president

community devel;opment association
dunyapur lodhran punjab pakistan
on July 8, 2009 at 2:01 pm | Reply Igbasan Peter

We are aware of your forth coming event seminar/ Conference of Lutheran World Federation (LWF) soon.

We like to send some of our personnel to be part of the programm as an overseas visitors.

You get get intorch with the correspondent email address for further information.

Thank you.