Fairtrade Llanelli has been awarded over £2000 by the Welsh Government. The organisation that promotes Llanelli Fairtrade Zone was successful in applying to the Welsh Government’s Wales Africa Grant Scheme and have been awarded £2,577.
The funds will go towards the organisation’s aims of promoting Fairtrade in the Llanelli electoral ward, and treasurer Tara Fisher said:
“I’d like to the thank the Welsh Government and WCVA for awarding Fairtrade Llanelli these valuable funds and CETMA for the support they gave us when applying.”
“We are using the money to help us promote Fairtrade to the people, businesses, organisations and schools of Llanelli.”
“We’ll be organising events, visiting schools, and you can find out more about Fairtrade on Saturday (18th January 2020) at our Fairtrade Party.”
The Welsh Government Wales for Africa Grant Scheme will enable community groups and organisations throughout Wales to access funding for small-scale Wales-Africa projects. Promoting Fairtrade in Wales is also one of the Grant Scheme’s aims.
To find out more about Fairtrade Llanelli, or to volunteer, please visit the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/fairtradellanelli
Email info@fairtradellanelli.org.uk or ring 01554 772056 and ask for Fairtrade Llanelli.
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