Exploring Chitwan National Park in Nepal
Some of our elective students recently had an unforgettable experience visiting Chitwan National Park during their medical elective with Fair Trade Electives at Pokhara Hospital, Nepal. After busy days in the wards, they took the opportunity to explore one of Nepal’s most remarkable natural treasures – spotting wildlife, learning about local conservation efforts, and enjoying […]
FTE Reaches the Final of the Create Change Challenge!
Pioneering projects tipped to be the businesses of tomorrow have been unveiled in the first wave of finalists to be announced by Converge in its 2025 competition. This year’s Converge competition has been described as the most competitive to date, with more than 300 applicants across 19 universities narrowed down to a first wave of […]
Nkhoma – Fair Trade Electives are Underway!
This week three students have arrived to start their FTE electives at Nkhoma Hospital in Malawi. During their electives they will be gaining clinical insight, developing global health awareness, and building relationships with the Nkhoma team. Through Fair Trade Electives, every placement is co-designed with local partners which means that students are not just visitors, […]
Our Gahini FTE Students have Started their Electives this Week!
This week, students have started their elective placements at Gahini Hospital in Rwanda.Gahini Hospital plays a vital role in delivering healthcare to rural communities. Our students will be learning directly from local healthcare teams, while also seeing first-hand the challenges and strengths of community-led healthcare in Rwanda.Every elective we run is based on our fair […]
Good Luck to our August Pokhara Electives Students!
FTE Electives students have now arrived in Pokhara for their electives at Western Regional Hospital.Over the coming weeks, they will be working alongside local doctors and healthcare teams gaining invaluable clinical experience while learning about healthcare delivery in Nepal.At Fair Trade Electives, we ensure every placement is designed in partnership with the partner hospital, so […]
Celebrating Student Fundraising Success: Award Winners Announced!
Fair Trade Electives is delighted to announce that Grace and Emma from Dundee University are the winners of the 2025 FTE Fundraising Award. This award recognises students whose fundraising efforts are inspiring, innovative, and exemplary and which showcaseapproaches that others may wish to follow. T Their quiz night raised an impressive £750 for Gahini District […]
The Road to Fair Trade Electives
Potted history Fair Trade Electives evolved from an initiative by the Electives Lead and colleagues at Dundee Medical School in 2006. Initially known as Medicine in Malawi Programme they developed using a long-term partnership model that sought to link UK medical students with sub-Saharan partner sites, developed relevant pre-departure training and encouraged students to fundraise […]
Gearing up for student arrivals in Malawi
We are excited to share that preparations are well underway for the arrival of our first two Fair Trade Electives students in Malawi, another really big moment as we expand our network of medical electives. Our Malawian partners, Nkomha and Medic to Medic offer elective placements that are educational, respectful, and rooted in local priorities. […]
Our first Fair Trade Electives Students arrive at Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara
We are really happy to announce the arrival of our first students at Western Regional Hospital in Pokhara, Nepal, a major milestone for Fair Trade Electives and the beginning of an exciting new partnership. As one of Nepal’s leading teaching hospitals, Western Regional is at the forefront of clinical care and medical education in the […]
Santander & GCU support FTE to build a digital infrastructure
We are delighted to announce that Fair Trade Electives has been awarded funding from Santander Universities in partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University’s Entrepreneurial Hub. This grant is a key step forward in our development, supporting us to build the digital infrastructure required to manage ethical placements at scale. “Digital systems might not be the most […]