Prayer calendar

Please pray for Traidcraft throughout the year. Here are some areas of our work which you might like to cover.

Month	Theme	Please pray for…
January	Management and Strategy	The Foundation The Board The Executive Team Good governance Wisdom and guidance Planning and decisions Our Christian identity Implementation of our five year strategy Growth of both the commercial and charity sides of the organisation.
February	Transforming lives	Our Vision - a world freed from the scandal of poverty, where trade is just and people and communities can flourish. Our Mission - we fight poverty through trade, practising and promoting approaches to trade that help poor people in developing countries transform their lives.
March	Resources	Our staff Our finances Our premises and equipment IT Health and Safety
April	Producers	By region By cooperative or group Environmental issues Political systems More impact
May	Supporters	Our Fair Traders Our donors - the general public and organisations and institutions Our customers Our speakers Our shareholders Our campaigners Our retail outlets Churches and schools Friends in high places
June	Trade	Making markets Our catalogue Our suppliers Our competitors Supermarkets Product selection Volume of sales Innovation
July	Support	Workshops Capacity needs Training needs Business needs Overseas travel Our regional offices in Dhaka and Nairobi Projects
August	Influence	Breaking barriers World trade rules Governments and decision makers Multinationals Campaigns The Policy Unit A groundswell desire for justice Corporate accountability Courage
September	Logistics	Transport choices Timing Availability Stock levels Service levels Managing seasonal surges
October	Profile	Positive media coverage Speaker Network Awareness of Fair Trade issues Awareness of Traidcraft brand Being at the right place at the right time Networks
November	The Movement	IFAT FLO EFTA Other major NGOs and pressure groups
December	Thanksgiving	For growth For impact For customer satisfaction Pray also that all our staff and supporters will have a well deserved break, ready to start again in January.

Thank you.

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