Fair-traded invite you in Coesfeld: Future secured and new opportunities!

Fair-traded invite you in Coesfeld: Future secured and new opportunities!

The fairly traded shop in the Natz-Thier-Haus in Coesfeld remains at the location and is continued beyond the originally planned test phase. This decision was made by the city's main committee after the test phase, which was to run until mid -August 2025, was known. Under the new decision, the store may continue to use the area available to it, but is not permitted to enlarge the sales area. This reports Radio Kiepenkerl .

The area that was previously used by the art and cultural workshop is also re-awarded. The city plans to talk to potential interested parties. What is new is that the new users will receive operating and energy costs for a test phase of one year. In order to optimize the limits of future use, a sliding door should be installed that enables flexible use of the gallery for both parties. Whether the cost of this sliding door will be covered by the city is treated in the council meeting on Thursday, April 10th.

The range of the fair trade shop

The fair-traded shop offers a wide range of products that mainly come from bio cultivation. These include teas, coffees, chocolate products, dried fruits, toys from the karthaus as well as stationery from recycled paper. There are currently 21 volunteers in the shop, many of them are active in the Working Group on Mission, Development and Peace in St. Lamberti.

A goal of the store is to promote fair trade relationships and to protect human rights. In addition, the shop participates in educational and environmental projects in the producer countries. The revenue of the shop flowed into projects of the partner community in Tamale, Nordghana. Supported projects include a widow project, the expansion of schools as well as the support of a lepradorf and help in special emergencies by the parish caritas.

opening times and commitment

The opening times of the fair-trade shop are from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The shop is open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The initiative emphasizes its commitment to fair trade and the support of projects that benefit people in the cultivation countries.