Fairtrade Gold
Here, in a video we produced from our footage in Africa, Tina Mwasha, Tanzania's first woman mining engineer, answers
the question, "Why should Americans care about buying jewelry made with fairtrade gold?"
Fairtrade offers the millions of people working in artisan mining in developing countries the best chance to work their way out of poverty and exploitation.
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Why Fairtrade Gold And How It Works
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Fairtrade Gold: Small scale miners in east Africa are beginning to produce fairtrade gold though the capacity building support from fairtrade International.
By having your beautifully crafted piece of jewelry created with Fairtrade Gold you're making a real difference to the community that sourced it.
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Why Fairtrade Costs More
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Fairtrade Gold offers the best chance for small scale miners to work their way out of exploitation and poverty. As a customer, Fairtrade Gold gives you the opportunity to purchase a wedding or engagement ring that creates a more beautiful world we all know is possible.
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Fairtrade Gold in Africa
- With fair trade that supports empowered producers and ethical international business people, small-scale gold mining can become an economic driver that alleviates poverty and preserves the environment.
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Face of Fairtrade Gold in Peru
- Marc Choyt was sponsored by Fairtrade to attend a round table conference in London, representing North American jewelers. Eugenio Huayhua Vera, who had been flown in from Sotrami, Peru, tells how he started.
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Fairtrade Gold vs Recycled Gold
- The purchase of jewelry made with recycled precious metals does not diminish the atrocities and tragedies associated with large or small-scale metal mining. Fairtrade certified gold makes a real difference.
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