People Tree celebrated in Japan with a huge event, thanks to extensive media coverage that brought over 850 people to seminars and workshops on Fair Trade. Presentations were made by two of People Trees key partners Joshi Kailash from Tara Projects and Mr Gomarthi from Reaching the Unreached. Both have had long careers in Fair Trade and are key activists in protecting children from exploitation.

Highlights included a Fair Trade fashion show featuring pieces from our regular collection, the Vogue designer collaboration and the People Tree for Topshop range. Take a look at some of the photos from my scrap book. There’s more information on www.wftday.org

Braiding hair back stage
Aveda collaborated by volunteering their talented team to do hair for the fashion show.

Opening the show with the Vogue designer collaboration pieces from left to right: Foundation Addict, Thakoon, Richard Nicholl and Bora Aksu’s designs

Hikaru wears Foundation Addict made in organic cotton by hand weavers in Bangladesh

Kio wears Thakoon dress in hand woven cotton

A piece from the People Tree for Topshop range

‘Cause there’s only one’

Organic cotton tees – beautiful canopy print – People Tree’s best seller in both the UK and Japan

Fair Trade family

End of the show!

‘The future of Fair Trade in Japan’, Altertrade Japan, Mr Kondo and Safia of People Tree discuss a recent report on how the Fair Trade market and awareness levels are growing

Joshi Kailash of Tara Project talks about the difference that buying Fair Trade accessories makes in Northern India.