Students and visitors on campus this week can purchase goods from around the world that promote fair trade. The Fair Trade Marketplace will be held in the Courtyard Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The marketplace is part of International Education Week.

Nathan Retta, senior in chemical engineering and member of K-State’s Fair Trade Advocates, said this was a good opportunity to bring awareness about people’s consumption, and to promote selling of more fair trade products.

Fair Trade ensures farmers in Third World countries are paid a fair wage to sustain and better themselves and their communities. Some products featured at this year’s marketplace include coffee, tea and chocolate. The products featured come from all over the world from countries like Kenya and Guatemala.

“It’s a market-based movement to help others help themselves,” Retta said.

Some vendors participating in this event include: AWAZ, which helps people in India; 10,000 Villages, which assists artisans in many countries on four continents; and Equal Exchange, which has been helping farmers across the globe since 1986.

Fair Trade Advocates will sponsor several events for Fair Trade Week, including a Fair Trade Fashion Show tonight in the K-State Student Union Courtyard from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

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