Upcoming Event: IRFT is the CSR partner with Aahan 2012! IRFT joining hands with Aahan an initiative by the students of Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management to promote Fairness in Trade. The festival is to be held on 11th, 12th, 13th January 2012 at the SVKM Complex, Vile Parle, Maharashtra, India.

IRFT conducts a workshop on “Fair Trade” at HIM Academy, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh! IRFT’s zeal to promote Fair Trade, made it expand its reach miles away up to the North of India. The audiences were the young enthusiasts of the HIM Academy Public School in Hamirpur. On October 13, 2011 the workshop was organized to introduce the students and the teachers alike on the concept of ‘Fairness in Trade’. The workshop was attended by more than 80 students and teaching staff from the 10th Grade. Students were enthusiastic to know the concept and the ways by which they can contribute in promoting Fair Trade. The trainers from IRFT adopted a fun filled way of putting across the message using games and involved students through role plays. By the end of the workshop students were able to understand the difference between a conventional supply chain and a Fair Trade supply chain. It was illustrated when the kids started relating this to their family business and volunteered to give examples. The workshop ended with a pledge to spread the message of Fair Trade amongst friends, family and society.

IRFT takes Fair Trade to the Colleges! • MET college of Management , Bandra • SIES college of Management, Nerul Navi Mumbai • SNDT , Churchgate • IES college of Management, Bandra • Mithibhai college of Arts, Vileparle • Usha Pravin Gandhi college of management studies, Vileparle • NMIMS, Vileparle • Bhavan's Megji Mathradas College of Arts, • Narrondass Manordass Institute of Science, • Haji Rashid Jaffer College of Commerce, • Bhavan's Sardar Patel College of Engineering • Bhavan's Shriyans Prasad Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJain)

Participation in Bhavan’s college Nature festival (Prakruti)

Fair Trade actively encourages the better environmental practices and the application of responsible methods of production. Considering this we envisaged the relevance of participation in Bhavan’s college Nature festival – Prakruti, from January 21st to 23rd, 2011. It was a golden opportunity to capture the nature lover audience visiting the fest and educate them on Fairness in Trade. Around 4000 to 5000 nature adoring college students from the well known colleges like Bhavan’s college, S.P. Jain Management institute got exposed to the fair trade and they expressed full support to the Fair trade products. A Mumbai based fair trade organization Women’s India Trust was invited to exhibit and sell their products.

Celebrating Fairness in Trade in the International college Fest, ‘Aahan’ from January 11th to 13th ,2011.

Over 8,000 to 10,000 students from all over Mumbai and overseas participating in this festival will get the knowledge of Fair Trade. And opportunity to interact with the Artisans group who is practicing and benefitting from Fair Trade. Students will get chance to feel the Fair trade products and shop for change. The theme of participating was Fly a Kite to celebrate 'Fairness in Trade'.

"What is Fair” - Movie screening in Premium theatres.

On the occasion of the World Fair Trade Day on the 8th of May 2010 PVR and IRFT (International Resources for Fairer Trade) in a Humanity Partnership are celebrating Fair Trade Week from the 1st of May to the 8th of May 2010. Please watch our film "What is fair" at below selected theatres before your favourite feature film: EROS, CHITRA, FAME NAKSHTRA, FAME NEELYOG, MALHAAR, FAME METRO JUNCTION MALL, FUN REPUBLIC , FAME RAGULEELA, FAME ADLABS, JAYA, FAME THAKUR , MOVIEGEM, MOVIE TIME, THE HUB MALL, FAME RAGHULEELA , FAME THAKUR, MAHIM E SQUARE PARADISE, MALAD FAME MINDSPACE, K T VISION MULTIPLEX and PVR CINEAMS. Don't forget to drop in at our Fair Trade Exhibition only at PVR Juhu from 11.30 am to 10.00 pm through out the week. Interact with fair trade producers, Buy fair trade products, Shop For Change ! Make your rupee count for both the Farmer and the Artisan