Development work press releases

A North East couple have found an unusual way of celebrating their 10th anniversary together – by taking part in this year’s Bupa Great North Run. Jo Dale and her husband Peter, who live in Bensham, will be taking part in the race together, which takes place on 5th October.

Two North East organisations have joined forces to change the lives of small-scale beekeepers in Tanzania. Benfield Motors Charitable Trust has donated £40,000 to Traidcraft Exchange to expand its successful development project.

Thanks to the recycling efforts of North East residents, Durham-based Premier Waste Management has made a donation of £1,000 to local charity Traidcraft Exchange. The money was raised through the Kerb-it recycling scheme, which donates £1 to charity for every tonne of waste recycled.

A threat to Kenya’s heritage that could have destroyed the livelihood of many thousands of Kenyans has been averted by Traidcraft Exchange, the UK development charity, and law firm Watson Burton.

Five top supermarkets are among the key players in the fresh produce industry who will meet this month to turn the spotlight away from their developing world producers towards the action of their buyers here in the UK and explore how to improve their ethical purchasing practices.

Thousands of East Africans could lose their livelihoods - and the freedom to use a word from their language - if a trademark application by a UK company succeeds.

Traidcraft, the UK's leading fair trade organisation, has been awarded £476,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to help rebuild livelihoods of thousands of people devastated by the 2004 tsunami. The project will improve the skills, employment prospects and business opportunities of more than 4,000 women and young people in the Tamil Nadu region of India.