Sharing Fair

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from Sharing Fair seeking to achieve its purpose are the relief of poverty and the material support of persons suffering malnutrition, ill-health, unemployment, illiteracy, homelessness and constant anxiety for the future of their children; the relief of unemployment; the advancement of opportunities for deprived

persons in relation to their education, training, and work experience within sustainable craft production trades and the provision of financial assistance, technical assistance and advice to improvised and marginalised persons in order to promote and support their opportunities and prospects for training, instruction, employment and the development of their employment skills within broader areas of employment. Sharing Fair further provides beneficial support for women in micro-enterprises initiated by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd internationally within area of benefit by the assisting in the marketing of their products with emphasis on ensuring fair financial benefits to workers for crafts which they produce. The benefits are evidenced by Sharing Fair’s more recent programme of financial aid and assistance such as the marketing of craft work produced by, and the fair remuneration of, poor persons employed in craft centres; by the successful implementation and funding of a kite marking scheme for goods produced in craft centres thus enhancing product quality. This has secured improved market and viability for the handcrafted goods produced, their increased level of sales and income generation, the training and employment of increased numbers of persons who would otherwise remain unskilled and destitute. The benefits stemming from Sharing Fairs purpose are further reflected its funding support for children’s care centres in Madagascar and Thailand, the financial support by Sharing Fair of a centre for young girls in Bangkok in danger of being sold into prostitution and the partial funding a self-help micro-project employment centre for needy women and their families in Sri Lanka and the donation of funds to a Centre for HIV/Aids patients in Thailand. Applications for aid are carefully scrutinised and grants are made conditional on Sharing Fair being satisfied that craft centres comply with adopted standards of good practice and upon Sharing Fair receiving reports from applicants. Reports, frequently supported by photographs, are regularly received describing the benefits which have resulted by reason of funding provided to the designated projects. Oversight is also provided by members of the Good Shepherd community based throughout area of benefit. The beneficiaries of Sharing Fair are poor women, girls, children and their families. There is no private benefit flowing from Sharing Fair’s purpose to unintended beneficiaries other than in relation to requirement to discharge of incidental external auditing and banking charges. Sharing fair is heavily dependent upon funding secured through donations and events as well as the support of our members and friends which is entirely voluntary. Likewise there is no harm flowing from the purpose of Sharing Fair nor is harm envisaged.

What your organisation does

Sharing Fair contacts churches and community groups sympathetic to the cause of poor women. It promotes their skills and crafts, seeks financial aid for a variety of charitable purposes and encourages support and purchase of crafts.