Product Update from Kirsty & Helen Exciting New Launches
This Season
As you’ll have already seen on page 6, we are launching a new range of products from Mama Mzungu, including purses, bags and lip balms. Along with this new supplier, we are excited to let you know about the launch of two new ranges (landing very soon!).
TRAIDCRAFT EXCLUSIVE!
MADE51 Oh So Fair Drinks Perfect for spring/summer, these delightfully refreshing, Fairtrade drinks are just what you need in your drinks cabinet this season. Made using a blend of carefully selected, Organic ingredients, these will be a hit when accompanying your lunch, out on a picnic, or relaxing in the garden on a sunny day. Plus, you won’t get these anywhere but Traidcraft! Please note, all flavours will be with us in time for the Spring Catalogue drop, apart from Cola which is arriving a little later. Watch this space.
When refugees flee, they carry with them traditions, skills, and craftsmanship. MADE51 offers refugee artisans a way to use these assets to earn an income, rebuild their livelihoods and establish independence. The artisans’ intricate work is cited as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, and the ability to continue practicing these traditions while living as a refugee offers not just an income, but a way to build resilience, social cohesion and a sense of belonging. When you invest in a MADE51 product, you take a piece of their story with you, wherever you go.
Price Increases
As mentioned in last month’s Bulletin, you will very shortly see price increases across our range. Brexit impact, COVID pressures, increased raw materials prices and supply issues, as well as recent natural disasters, droughts and severe frosts due to climate change, mean that unfortunately these price increases are unavoidable. Divine chocolate, Cafédirect, Fou Furnishings and many Traidcraft branded products, including coffee, cookies and cereal, will be affected. We imagine that you will be seeing these price increases across all ethical brands you shop with, and can only apologise for the inconvenience and hope that you understand. 14 traidcraftshop.co.uk
