Fairgift
Fairgift offers beautiful, original & fair trade items for the home. We are a family-run social enterprise that works with fair trade producers in Africa, Asia & Latin America - both directly and indirectly via our partners such as Traidcraft. The products are predominantly handmade using recycled or organic materials, such as the Bolivian wine glasses made from recyled coca-cola bottles. Every item bought helps provide a future for the producers and their families, such as the Cotton Co-operatives in Batimakan in Mali where the Fairtrade premium has helped to build a school & health centre.
We have a showroom near Henley on Thames, we offer free delivery on all orders over £30 and we also offer an excellent & highly original wedding list service.
Ethical Policy
Our goals are to:
Provide producers in the developing world with fair market access
AND
- Transform the gift & wedding list market in the UK, so that every item is ethically sourced.
This is achieved in 7 ways:
- BUILD CONNECTIONS between consumers in the UK and fair trade producer groups in Africa, Asia & Latin America, in order to provide outstanding products for the home, achieve greater understanding & help overcome poverty. Fairgift products are accompanied by the story of the producer and the producers are provided with information about the customers, such as input on design trends, production methods and quality standards.
- FAIR & SUSTAINABLE PRICES to the producers that cover costs of production including product development, transport and environmental protection.
- FAIR WAGES & WORKING CONDITIONS that are safe & healthy for individual workers including no discrimination. The participation of children (if any) does not adversely affect their well-being, security, educational requirements and need for play and conforms to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as well as the law & norms in the local context.
- POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT ensuring the trading relationship benefits the wider community of the producer, including enabling marginalised members of the community to have access to world markets.
- SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES that encourage handmade & rural traditions; using recycled or sustainable materials in products & packaging and responsible methods of production.
- LONG-TERM & ACTIVE RELATIONSHIPS with producers, whereby the producer is given guidance and advice on product quality & development, sales & marketing, skills & organisational development to build their capacity for long-term growth & independence.
- CAMPAIGN towards greater justice & equity in global trading relationships.
This is a social movement, where people come before profits. As such, all profits are reinvested back into growing sales for the producers and any remainder donated to our partner Traicraft Exchange.
Fairgift is listed in the following categories
House & Home / ProductsHouse & Home / Furniture, Textiles and Upholstery
Family Services / Family Products
Events / Weddings
