Links and Partnerships

	Green America is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982. Their mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. We have been proud members of Green America since first planning to launch Global Fayre. They have been an invaluable source of help and advise, mostly through the discussion boards, as we have searched for green, Fair Trade companies to partner with.
	TransFairUSA is the only independent, non-profit certification agency for Fair Trade products in the United States. Look for the Fair Trade Certified label when purchasing coffee, cocoa, vanilla, fruit, tea, sugar, rice and herbs. TransFairUSA has a great directory of where you can obtain Fair Trade products throughout the USA, whether from retailers, distributors or wholesalers.
	The Fair Trade Federation (FTF) is an association of Canadian and American fair trade wholesalers, importers and retailers. The organization links its members to fair trade producer groups while acting as a clearinghouse for information on fair trade and providing resources and networking opportunities to its members. The FTF has been a great help for us as we have stumbled through the sometimes confusing world of Fair Trade. Global Fayre was accepted as a member of the Fair Trade Federation in early 2009!
	The International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) is a global association created in 1989 of fair trade producer cooperatives and associations, export marketing companies, importers, retailers, national and regional fair trade networks and fair trade support organizations. In 2004 IFAT launched the FTO Mark which identifies registered Fair Trade Organizations (as opposed to the FLO system, which labels products). IFAT has nearly 300 member organizations in over 60 countries.
	Founded in 1999, the Fair Trade Resource Network (FTRN) seeks to build a more just and sustainable world by gathering, developing, and disseminating educational resources about Fair Trade. FTRN is the only non-profit organization in the world focused exclusively on Fair Trade education, helping people to better understand the impact of their buying decisions.
	SustainLane.com is a people-powered guide to sustainable living. The hub of SustainLane Media's offerings, SustainLane.com is filled with personal accounts of how-tos, news, and local business and product reviews for sustainable living.
	Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. Global Fayre formed it's own Kiva Lending Team in August 2009; you can view our loans or join our team by entering "Global Fayre" in the lending team search box.
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