Pondicherry & Auroville
In November 2015 the Fair Trade Twin Towns movement in Puducherry and Auroville was launched.
Pushpanath Krishnamurthy, global campaigner walked for 450 kms from Pondicherry to Kotagiri. alongside COP21 in Paris. More than 350 people gathered in pouring rain to support him and 70 people including fair trade workers from various organizations walked for 16 kms with Pushpanath from Puducherry to Auroville on the first day of the walk.
The flag-off was attended by Environment Minister T. Thiagarajan, Tourism Minister P. Rajavelu and MLA K. Lakshminarayanan. French Consul General Philippe Janvier-Kamiyama also lent his support.
Pondicherry & Auroville Fair Trade Town Steering Committee
Victor Raj
Director Hope
Banushree
Aryani Farmer
Dinesh Santhanam
Farmer, Owner of Samarpanam Store
Dr. Kavipriya
Dental Surgeon and co convenor of COVID taskforce
Ashok S.Grinde
Owner of Grinde Retails Store
Jugal Kishore
Trust for Youth and Child Leadership & Scribz Sustainable Venture
Gijs Spoor
Founder of Social Entrepreneurship Association Auroville
Uma Prajapati
Founder, Upasana, Auroville
Contact Us
FAIR TRADE TOWNS, INDIA
7, Rangapillai St., JJ apartments,
Puducherry 605001
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- fairtradetownsindia@gmail.com
- +91 9894042756
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