Despite the past two years causing havoc for global fashion supply chains, the family that owns Primark have seen their wealth increase by £2.5 billion in the past year alone.

We were planning to close our Easter Appeal today, but new information has come to light. We wanted to share it with enough time for everyone to respond.

Munyis Kinyaga wasn’t always a farmer.

Table Banking is an innovative way farmers in East Africa make sure community capital is built and maintained - reducing reliance on predatory loan providers. Read more

Here in the UK, we’re reading headlines about rocketing petrol prices and the biggest cost of living rise in decades. But for the communities Traidcraft Exchange works with around the world, the impact of this ‘perfect storm’ is even more acute – and it’s set to get worse.

A year on from our public campaign calling for the Government to join the ACCTs trade deal, our Head of Policy, Ally Carnwath, talks us through what the campaign resulted in.

The Government started talking about ‘Global Britain’ back in late 2016, just after the Brexit referendum. Theresa May and Boris Johnson argued that we now had the chance to make new trade deals with the rest of the world, and that these trade deals would benefit the UK but also the poorest people in the world.

Fast forward to late 2021, and the Government has faltered in delivering on this promise.

Joshna Begum rose through the ranks of her local community group to become President within a short space of time.

But her community was struggling. To get to the local market meant a five-hour walk around marshland that was flooding more often thanks to climate change.

They had petitioned the local government to get a new road built - to no avail.

When Joshna stepped in, everything changed...

Thanks to our amazing supporters, we have reached a final total of £1,312,585, including £656,292 of match funding from the UK government, to help people on the front line stand strong in the face of climate change.

A few months ago, we reported that the coronavirus delta variant was spreading into rural areas in India and Bangladesh – to communities we have supported for years. This is what happened next.

A letter from Traidcraft Exchange Chief Executive, Charlotte Timson regarding the India and Bangladesh COVID situation.

Let’s take a look at which countries are responsible for climate emissions, not just today and not just domestically, but historically and through trade as well.

Earth Day 2021 represented an opportunity to plant seeds that make a difference to those on the front lines of the climate crisis, whose livelihoods are threatened every day.

So, we decided to fund the planting 300 acres of fruit trees in Tanzania as part of the Regenerators Appeal - and plant one of our own at Heaton Park, Newcastle, with the help of Urban Green and Traidcraft PLC.

Climate change is happening now, and people like Athuman are on the front line. They want to regenerate their land – and protect the earth for generations to come. And they need to be able to feed their families and earn a decent income right now. Meet the Regenerators.