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Volunteering at the Bread of Life Fair Trade Centre


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Volunteering at the Bread of Life Fair Trade Centre, 263 Barry Road, East Dulwich, SE22 0JT.

What does volunteering mean to you? Helping others?, Meeting new people?, Making friends? Learning new skills? Making me more employable? These are some reasons given by volunteers but voluntary work can raise self-esteem and boost confidence, especially if you have been out of the job market for some time. Our volunteers are a mixed bunch - retired, unemployed, recovering from ill health (including mental health), former carers who wish to return to the world of work, students.


Why not come along and find out more about volunteering with us, the Fair Trade centre is open Monday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm and on Saturdays from 10 am - 1 pm


The Fair Trade Centre helps people in developing countries by selling their products. The producers get a fair wage for their product, so they get enough money to provide food for their family, send their children to school and they get an extra premium for example to build a school, well or a health centre for their village.

Producer Story from Traidcraft.

Smrity Swajay is one of 850 Bangladeshi women who rely on sales of embroidered purses and cards for Traidcraft to help their families including being able to give their children an education. She can also save 1,000 taka a month from her earnings to save for her family?s future. These women do not work in sweat shop factories.

I do the odd saturday mornings there from 10 - 1pm, a great change from my usual job. I have met some interesting people there - customers and volunteers alike. Every so often the centre adopts a charity and raises a set sum of money for that charity. We raised ?1000 for Help for Heros a couple of years back.

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