Kinsale Wins Best Fairtrade Town in Ireland Award!
Posted by Kinsale Fair-trade Committee on October 9th, 2007.The Kinsale Fair-trade Committee are delighted to announce that KINSALE HAS WON BEST FAIR-TRADE TOWN AWARD in Ireland at a special ceremony in Dublin castle over the weekend!
Over 23 fair-trade town and cities were for the award. The award was presented on the day by minister Mr. Michael Kitt, Minister for Overseas Aid and Development, to Kinsale Fairtrade Committee members, Padraig Fitzgerald and Alan Clayton.
As a result of our committee work over 25 outlets now sell a fair-trade product in kinsale! Thus ensuring that the people of the developing world receive a fair price for what they produce, much of the money they receive is used to provide clean water, building of schools, community projects, etc.
The Kinsale Fairtrade Committee would like to thank the people, businesses, schools, restaurants, hotels, churches, shops of Kinsale for supporting fair-trade in Kinsale!