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Bangladesh Meet the People Tour

Bangladesh was the first country Traidcraft sourced products from and this tour takes us to visit producer groups who featured in the first ever catalogue.

Date:08/03/2009
Until:20/03/2009
Type of Event:Traidcraft Meet the People Tour
Location:Bangladesh

Bangladeshi ladies embroidering

Bangladesh is a beautiful country of fertile farmland, winding waterways and a fascinating architectural heritage.

On this tour you will have an opportunity to meet the producers behind fair trade in Bangladesh and visit development projects, as well as sampling the tastes, sights and sounds of Bangladeshi culture.

Tour highlights

Highlights of the tour include:

  • time with Traidcraft producers and other projects of broad development interest
  • tours to sites of historic and cultural interest
  • the chance to visit people in their homes
  • opportunities to discuss and learn about a wide variety of issues
  • the chance to be part of a small group of like-minded individuals

What our previous participants say

"This holiday exceeded our expectations."

Meet the producers

One of the groups you will be visiting is The Jute Works. Established in 1973, it supports war-widowed and war-affected poor rural women by providing them with work at home.

To find out more, watch our video about Traidcraft Fair Trader Elaine Willmore meeting the women from The Jute Works.

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