What is the difference between 'Fair Trade' and 'financial aid'?

What is the difference between 'Fair Trade' and 'financial aid'?

Sam Bills (Manager) gives expert video advice on: How did the Fair Trade movement get started?; How is the Fair Trade movement different now from its inception? and more...

This was the cry of some of these alternative trade organizations in the 80s who realized that the answer was in trade, not aid. It makes for a great, easy-to-remember distinction, because aid gets us to a certain point, but the hope for developing countries is not just to receive more of our charity, more money in aid, but the work that we can do is to help provide pathways for sustainable development and for fair trade; that means direct access to developed markets.