Market Trends Workshop, Kenya

The Fair Trader Receive News and Information about our Fair Trade Program.

Development Grants
- Guatemala
- India
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Nicaragua
Market-Building Grants
- East Africa Delegation
- Fair Trade Futures Conference Student Scholarships

When you sign up, you will receive periodic updates about the CRS Fair Trade Program and opportunities to participate in other CRS programs that serve our brothers and sisters in need overseas.

Support Fair Trade

Now you can contribute directly to the CRS Fair Trade Fund through our secure on-line donation platform. One hundred percent of your tax-deductible contributions are used to benefit Fair Trade farmers and artisans.

Development Grants

CRS Fair Trade Fund Development Grants help talented artisans and farmers overseas get the technical assistance they need to enter and succeed in the U.S. Fair Trade market. These grants may be used for a wide range of purposes, including:

Capacity building;
New product development;
Quality control and inventory management systems; or
Market linkages to Fair Trade importers in the United States.

Click on the menu at left to read profiles of some of the CRS Fair Trade Fund Development Grants made to date.