Fair Trade is an economic system which helps people escape cycles of poverty, debt and enslavement. This trading system is based on an equitable partnership between producers and consumers. Items labelled “Fair Trade” meet certain standards, ensuring that both the producers and the environment are treated fairly.
Here is a list of resources that will help you, your family and your corps or church to become more aware of Fair Trade:
- Fair Trade: Prayer Guide
- Fair Trade: Worship Aids
- Fair Trade: Bulletin Insert
- Why Should Christians Care About Fair Trade? A Group Study
- Fair Trade: FAQs
- Fair Trade: Additional Resources
- “Sally Ann — from Aid to Trade” (an article about the Sally Ann Fair Trade enterprise from All the World magazine)
- SA Kids: Fair Trade (a Salvation Army UK website that teaches kids about fair trade)
- position statement: Poverty and Economic Justice


