Tiger Lily was established with a quest to source innovative fair trade products for our fair trade

shop in Ludlow.

 

Throughout all its working practices  Tiger Lily  strives to adhere to the following criteria:

  • Creating oportunites for economically disadvantaged producers who have been marginalised by conventional trading systems
  • Offers transparent management and commercial relations and deals fairly and respectfully with all its trading partners
  • Capacity building through helping to develop producers independance.
  • Promoting Fair Trade
  • Payment of a Fair Price. A fair price in the regional or local context is one which has been achieved through dialogue and participation. It covers not only the cost of production but enables production which is socially just and environmentally sound. 
  • Gender equity-ensuring that womens work is properly valued and rewarded and that women are empowered within their organizations
  • Working Conditions-mean a safe and healthy environment for all workers
  • Child labour- Tiger Lily respect the UN convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as local laws and social norms in order to ensure that the particiaption of children in production processes (if any) does not affect their well-being, security, educational requirements and need for play
  • Environment- During the development and completion stages of production, we take care to provide eco-friendly products produced by suppliers working with fair trade ethics.
  • We seek to maintain positive and long lasting relationships with all our producers based on solidarity, trust and mutual respect.
  • we encourage producers to maintain traditional skills such as weaving and silversmithing).

 

 

Tiger Lily is recognised by BAFTS as a Fair Trade importer (British Association

for Fair Trade Shops For more details : http://www.bafts.org.uk


We are also members of "Ethical Junction",

a traders co-operative of companies with similar principles to ours.

For more details : www.ethical-junction.org

 


PARTNER PROJECTS

 

Tiger Lily actively supports charitable projects in India and Colombia: Fundacion Viracocha,  SEWA Ashram and Ladli.

 

Fundacion Viracocha

 

Fundacion Viracocha is based in the small town of San Agustin in the coffee growing area of Huila in SW Colombia.

Set up in 2000 by a Colombian/German husband and wife team, they provide meals for over 100 poor children as part of a nutritional and educational programme. Almost all the food provided is grown organically on their own farm.

The foundation currently have plans to develop a school for these same children.

 

SEWA Ashram


Sewa Ashram is a community-based rehabilitation centre and clinic for the destitute. Their goal is to provide the sick, injured and abandoned homeless of Delhi with long-term care and life-saving medical treatment in an environment of brotherhood and learning, whilst contributing to the production of eco-friendly products. Approximately 120 people live at the Ashram at any one time. Separate from the Ashram are the two family groups for children, in which an additional 20 people live.

 

Every member contributes to the work of the community. Recovered patients help care for new patients, assist with housework and participate

in the vocational programs. Cotton wool is being spun into thread, colourful beads are crafted into necklaces, clothes are being sewn for patients, and illiterate people are learning to read and write. These creative endeavours serve as a form of therapy for our patients who never had a chance for education or even a childhood.

 

For more details : http://www.sewa-ashram.org

 


Ladli


Ladli provides homes, street schools, vocational training and a crisis help line to the most needy street children of Jaipur. It was established in 1993, with two centres in Jaipur and helps over 3000 children daily. Both centres are projects of I-India, a local, non-profit, non-government organisation and are currently attended by about 90 children. At Ladli the children learn many craft skills and also study English, drawing and dance. The benefit to the children is not only gaining an education and employability, but also acquiring confidence, social skills and self-esteem. Ladli is a place where emotional damage and the stresses of extreme poverty can in some way be healed.

 

Ladli has great plans for the future. They want to formalise the curriculum and introduce diplomas. They also aim to create a job placement program to assist children when they complete their eduction and further develop the boy's centre. At the same time, they hope to continue helping more and more children. We believe that Ladli has a warm and winning recipe.