Other organisations
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We also support the following organisations:
Fairtrade- Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and Christ Church is certified with the Fairtrade Foundation as a "fairtrade" church. As a church, we have committed to using fairly traded products such as tea, coffee and sugar after our services as well as at any meetings and groups that are held in the building. We also use fair trade toilet tissue and kitchen roll! We have a Traidcraft stall which is on permanent display in our welcome area - goods such as tea, juice, biscuits, rice, tissues and pasta are available for purchase, and there is a wide range of chocolate which is always popular! Other items can be ordered from the catalogue. During the year we aim to highlight "fairtrade" and occasionally run events such as cake competitions and fashion shows. Baptist Mission, Didcot - collecting used stamps and postcards to support their work Camrose Resource Centre, Basingstoke - tinned food for people who are homeless and socially vulnerable Mustard Seed Relief Mission, Eastbourne - Shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts for needy children in Eastern Europe Naomi House Children's Hospice, Sutton Scotney - foreign coins to raise funds for the work of the hospice Rose Road Association, Southampton - collecting tops from supermarket milk bottles to raise funds for disabled teenagers Street Children Aid Pro Deo - Clothes, furniture and household goods to people living in poverty in Romania and Moldova Compassion - The children and young people here at Christ Church support two children via the Christian charity Compassion |
workers in the developing world. By requiring companies to pay sustainable prices (which must never fall lower than the market price), Fairtrade addresses the injustices of conventional trade, which traditionally discriminates against the poorest, weakest producers. It enables them to improve their position and have more control over their lives. 