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What’s a Fair Trade Delegation? It’s a visit to a producing country to understand more about the people that make Fair Trade goods – coffee, tea, wine, and handicrafts. Trips range from a few days to a few weeks and from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand, and are aimed at all ages and experience levels. To find out more about a particular delegation, click on the organization name.

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Organization	Places Visited	Program Focus	Intended Audience	Cost Range	Duration Range
APPBG	Ecuador	Fair Trade banana tour, Social projects, Port facility, Extended tours	Any	Varies	Varies
Austin tan Cerca de la Frontera	Mexico, Texas border	Foreign-owned factory (maquiladoras), Fair Trade clothing coop, Labor Rights organizations	Any	$225	October 7-9, 2011
Canaan Fair Trade	Palestinian Territories, Israel	Olive harvest w/ Fair Trade producers; areas of conflict; rural communities; sustainability	Any	Varies	Varies
Cooperative Coffees	Various	Fair Trade coffee producer visits	Any	Varies	Varies
Engage	Various	Grassroots education, engagement upon return to U.S.	Students, through affiliate programs	Varies	Varies
Fair World Project	Nicaragua	Clothes, crafts, culture, human rights, certification	Any	$1200	9 days
Global Exchange	40 countries Custom	Among others: Women’s issues; social & economic justice; privatization; Fair Trade vs. Free Trade; NAFTA	Diverse, physically fit	$750 – $4000	4 days – 2 weeks
Higher Grounds	Ethiopia Kenya Mexico Custom	Fair Trade coffee, tea, crafts, visit with producers/artisans	Any	Varies	Varies
Just Coffee	Nicaragua Mexico Guatemala East Timor	Visiting coffee producers; coffee production; globabization; cultural diversity; indigenous rights; women’s issues; and more.	Any	Varies	Usually 1 week
MayaWorks	Guatemala	Fair trade producers, women’s issues, social and economic justice, cultural.	Adults and mature teens	$1450	10 days
Mayan Hands	Guatemala	Fair trade producers, women’s issues, social and economic justice, handcrafts.	Any	$1895	March 14-24, 2012
Mexico Solidarity Network	Mexico	Fair Trade, solidarity, grassroots movements; semester abroad	Adults College Students	Varies; 1 semester abroad program	Varies
Minka Fair Trade	Peru	Visits to three fair trade producer communities – alpaca textile, ceramics art, and aromatic essence	Visitors interested in the Andean cultures	Varies	11 days
Project Hope and Fairness	Ghana Ivory Coast	Poverty; exploitation of cocoa farmers	Previous 3^rd World travelers preferred	$4700 – (w airfare; $2500 tax deductible)	7 -8 days
Puchka Peru	Peru	Cultural, textile, art, small cooperative, and market tours	Mature, respectful individuals	Varies	22 days
SalvAide	El Salvador	Fair Trade, grassroots organizing; year-round follow up program	Canadians aged 16-30, and teachers	CA$1800, includes return airfare to Ottawa	1 – 3 weeks
Traidcraft	Bangladesh Chile Costa Rica Cuba India Kenya Nicaragua Peru Philippines South Africa Sri Lanka Thailand Vietnam	Fair Trade coffee, wine, tea, and crafts producer visits and tours; includes visits to local landmarks and home visits	Any	£2000 – 3000	12 – 15 days
Tribes	Varies	Vacations that benefit local people; needs of people, wildlife, and environment kept at forefront	Any	Varies	Varies
University of Vermont	Mexico Other	Veracruz coffee tour; visits to producers	Coffee enthusiasts, professionals, students, social justice advocates	$1230	8 days
Witness for Peace	Bolivia Cuba Nicaragua Venezuela	Fair Trade coffee; custom tours	Research delegations Any	Varies	10 days