To qualify for Fairtrade Borough status five goals had to be met. These goals were;1. Local Council passes a Fairtrade Resolution2. A range of (at least two) Fairtrade products are readily available in the area's shops. Fairtrade products are served in local cafes/catering establishments.3. Fairtrade products are used by a number of local work places (estate agents, hairdressers etc) and community organisations (churches, schools etc) 4. Attract media coverage and popular support for the campaign 5. A local Fairtrade steering group is convened to ensure continued commitment to its Fairtrade Borough status.The work to gain Fairtrade Borough status was led by Charnwood Action For Fairtrade (CAFF). CAFF is a local community group set up by interested individuals and groups in Charnwood including Oxfam, faith groups, local businesses, Churches Together, Loughborough Students Union and Charnwood Borough Council. The status was awarded to the people of Charnwood by Silver Atwoki-Kasoro, an Ugandan Fairtrade Tea Producer. The award was given at a special presentation event where Silver talked about the benefits to his community as a result of people buying Fairtrade products.Fairtrade products guarantee a better deal to producers in the Third World. These products can only be called Fairtrade and bear the FAIRTRADE Mark (shown below) when internationally agreed standards of trade have been met. These standards ensure that producers in the third world get a better deal for the products they grow and produce. These standards include;? Paying a price which covers the cost of production? Paying a ‘social premium’ that producers can invest in health and education schemes? Making partial advance payments when requested by producers ? Signing long term contracts that allow for long term planning and sustainable production practicesFairtrade products are now widely available and there are now over 1000 different Fairtrade products including tea, coffee, bananas, mangoes, grapes, fruit juices, flowers, rice and chocolate to name but a few.More details can be found at CAFFs website at www.caff.btik.com