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Rainbow Turtle is a group of committed individuals helping to promote Fair Trade in Paisley and Renfrewshire. We believe that by selling fair trade products and teaching about fair trade in schools we create a virtuous circle between ourselves and farmers and producers in the global south.
What is fair trade?
Fair Trade is a partnership between producers and consumers which ensures producers in the developing world have good working conditions and fair prices.
Want to know more about Fair Trade? You’ll find our handy introduction here.
You can also read about Rainbow Turtle’s history, and how Rainbow Turtle the Charity and Rainbow Turtle the Trading Company work together.
Want help promoting Fair Trade in your business, faith group or school? Check out the relevant sections of the site – they’re here just for you. As well as providing advice and educational materials, Rainbow Turtle offers stalls for Schools and Faith Groups, making accessing Fair Trade simpler.
Want to buy Fair Trade products? Visit our Paisley shop. Looking for that special gift for someone? Contact us about our fair trade hampers.
Interested in learning more about Rainbow Turtle? You can keep up to date by subscribing to our monthly newsletter. Clicking on the link will take you to an online form. Please note that when you complete it you will be sent a confirmation email. If you haven’t received the email within 5 minutes check your spam or junk mail folder.
Latest news
- Juliet Robb InterviewIn this episode we meet Juliet Robb of Olive Tree, a charity that buys products from crafts people in Palestine and then sells them in Scotland. The money provides the artisans with a living and any profits made from the sales goes to support charities in Palestine. Juliet first thought about working with people from… Continue reading Juliet Robb Interview
- Interviews with our volunteersIn this mini podcast episode, we meet long standing Rainbow Turtle volunteers: Gillian Henry, Roisin Mulholland and Maureen Brough. In it they share why fair trade is important to them and what are their favourite products that they can buy in the shop. Unsurprisingly, chocolate and coffee feature high on their lists!
- Michael Gidney InterviewMichael Gidney, currently the chief executive of the Fairtrade Foundation, has worked for at least 30 years in international development (which corresponds nicely with the 30th anniversary of FT movement in UK). He started out as a teacher in Kenya and then for their children’s services in an orphanage, has worked with Voluntary Services Overseas… Continue reading Michael Gidney Interview
Rainbow Turtle is a member of Scottish Fair Trade and the British Association of Fair Trade Shops:
