wfto annual report 2008

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World Fair Trade Organization Annual Report 2008


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Table of Contents

I. The Mission of World Fair Trade Organization 3

II. President’s Executive Summary: Good Progress, Still Much To Do 4

III. WFTO’s Core Services 5

a. Membership and Monitoring 5

b. Advocacy 5

IV. WFTO’s Projects 5

a. Sustainable Fair Trade Management System (SFTMS) 5

b. Regionalization 6

c. World Fair Trade Day 6

d. Finances and donors 6

V. WFTO Regions 7

a. Asia: WFTO Asia 7

b. Africa: Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa (COFTA) 7

c. Europe: WFTO Europe 8

d. Latin America: WFTO Latinoamericana 9

e. North America and Pacific Rim: WFTO Pacific 10

VI. Financial Report 11

VII. WFTO Financial Statements 2008 12

VIII. Thanks to donors 14

Appendix: Membership 2008 15 Member Fair Trade Organizations 15 Member Fair Trade Support Organizations 20 Member Fair Trade Networks 20 Member Associate Organizations 21 Member Individual Associates 21 The Honorary Members 22


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I - The Mission of World Fair Trade Organization

WFTO aims to improve the livelihoods of marginalized producers and workers, especially in the

South.

WFTO aims to change unfair structures of international trade, mainly by means of Fair Trade, to

improve and co-ordinate the co-operation of its member organizations and to promote the interests

of and provide services to its member organizations and individuals.


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II - President’s Executive Summary: Good Progress, Still Much To Do

WFTO put its Agenda for Change into action in 2008. Conceived in 2007, and approved

wholeheartedly by membership, the Agenda for Change is WFTO’s response to the challenges of

our times and the corresponding opportunities it presents for Fair Trade. Its main elements include:

• developing a credible certification system

• strengthening of membership and monitoring

• increasing visibility and a stronger voice in the Fair Trade community.

Two significant conclusions were agreed by WFTO membership at its AGM held in October in Sri

Lanka.

The first was to change our name from the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) to the World

Fair Trade Organization (WFTO). The new name and its corresponding branding accurately reflect

the breadth and impact of our global network. A strong brand will not only give us a stronger voice,

the recognition it brings will tangibly benefit members.

The second was the adoption of a common Charter of Fair Trade Principles. The Charter was

developed together with the Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO). As part of a

quality management project, WFTO and FLO had agreed to develop a common set of Fair Trade

principles. The Charter is the result of the careful and deliberate work of Ian Bretman for FLO and

Carola Reintjes for WFTO. Several face-to-face conversations between FLO and WFTO at the

board level were also part of the process. Thanks to this kind of close cooperation, trust continues

to grow between our organizations.

In addition to these two key outcomes, WFTO’s 2008 initiatives focused on delivering the Agenda

for Change through our activities and programs. A brief summary of each is provided below.

Paul Myers

WFTO President


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III – WFTO’s Core Services

Membership and Monitoring

A start was made in 2008 with the development of an internal quality management system for

membership and monitoring. In order to do so, a freeze was placed on Self Assessment Reports

(SARs) and on External Verification.

The first step was to streamline the acceptance of new members, and the handling of SARs.

Backlogs were eliminated in both membership and monitoring. Tools, documentation and

procedures improved. Processing in both membership and monitoring has been shortened

considerably. However, attempts to build a monitoring scoring system failed and will be revisited in

2009. Overall, WFTO has made substantial improvements in the quality of its membership and

monitoring system, but this must continue as part of the overall process to integrate these in the

Sustainable Fair Trade Management System (SFTMS).

In 2008, we had 415 members. The number is the sum total of the following: 302 Fair Trade

Organizations, 5 Associate Organizations, 21 Fair Trade Networks, 28 Fair Trade Support

Organizations, 54 Individual Associates and 5 Honorary members.

Advocacy

The Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) in Brussels conducted research funded by CORDAID on:

• what the members of the WFTO regions of mean by advocacy

• the themes around which advocacy activities could be based

• what skills are needed to implement these activities.

Their conclusion was that a pre-condition for policy change is raising awareness of Fair Trade and

its principles. FTAO also participated in discussions to set up an “Ethical Trade Fact Finding

Process” to study the possible added value of ISO work in this area. In Europe, the office

advocated for a higher level of EU support for Fair Trade, especially for disadvantaged producers.

IV – WFTO’s Projects

Sustainable Fair Trade Management System (SFTMS)

Significant progress has been made in the SFTMS and the development of a label. The SFTMS

framework was discussed in a first Technical Meeting of experts in Germany in February 2008.

Soon after, the SFTMS Pre-draft Standard was circulated to members, and discussed in Cairo

where the African and North American & Pacific Rim regions held their regional conferences. The

significant feedback was integrated in the first Draft Standard published in August. The first round

of Internal Stakeholders Consultations included regional meetings in Europe, Latin America and

Asia.

In July 2008, 12 pilots participated in a workshop in Thailand to analyze the requirements of

implementing the SFTMS in their organizations. These pilots are being coached and guided by our

SFTMS consultants.


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Regionalization

Regionalization continued to be a significant item on the Board’s agenda. Testing membership

administration in Africa continues. Regional offices and boards are all active and stronger today

than a year ago, although the North America & Pacific rim does not have a formal office or board at

this point. I encourage you to read the separate regional reports, as there is a lot of good creative

work being done.

World Fair Trade Day

Climate change was the theme of World Fair Trade Day 2008. From producers to Fair Trade

shops, from Gothenburg to Cape Town, from Santiago to Tokyo, thousands of people asked the

world to buy fair and respect the environment. Many local, regional and national newspapers have

published articles on the event. Consumers bought the campaign products and learned more about

Fair Trade. The World Fair Trade Day website, Youtube, Facebook, MySpace and other web

communities were used to inform the public about this important event.

Looking ahead, it was agreed that WFTO would take over global coordination for World Fair Trade

Day (WFTD). WFTO thanks NEWS! and People Tree for their coordination of the 2008, as well as

previous WFTDs.

Finances and donors

Financially, 2008 was a challenging year. Taking over global responsibility for World Fair Trade

Day, while trying to raise funds for this has been hard work. Collecting outstanding membership

fees continues. Resources for the pilots of the SFTMS are also required, despite a number of

groups carrying this responsibility from their own funds.

At the same time, we are grateful to HIVOS for their support for quality management improvement,

to CORDAID for their support of the SFTMS as well as regional activities, to the Levi Strauss

Foundation for their support of three initial SFTMS pilots, to the Dutch Association of World Shops

for their support of development of the Website and to numerous others who supported the work in

funds and time. We are optimistic looking ahead that we will garner the necessary support.

We pay tribute to Stefan Durwael, who as Executive Director left the organization at the end of

2008, after making a significant contribution in this role for three years. His institutional memory as

a result of his involvement from the early days of the Fair Trade movement, both for food and

crafts, plus his 110% passion for Fair Trade and its benefits to the small producer will be missed.

Thank you also to Constance Kandie for her contribution on the Board the first half of the year, for

her optimistic “can do” spirit and continued support.

Finally, all of us owe a great deal to our strong team in the Secretariat, both to those who have

moved on, but especially to those who continue. With the absence of an Executive Director the

last months of the year, you have carried an unusual load, meeting deadlines, putting in extra

hours, while continuing to be passionate about the mission. Thank you.


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V - WFTO Regions

Asia: WFTO-Asia

Members: 111 Regional HQ: Manila, Philippines

2008 was a defining year in the institutional development of the Asia Fair Trade Forum, as it

becomes the World Fair Trade Organization-Asia following the name change of the global

organisation.

In October, the WFTO-Asia Annual General Assembly approved the Strategic Plan: Agenda for

Sustainable Growth. This is a five-year blueprint that will help them shift from a networking model

to a market facilitation model, to address the obstacles of scaling up the fair trade craft sector.

Further organizational changes have taken place in the last quarter of the year with the election of

the five member Board of Directors, appointment of new Executive Director and structural

integration of Country Networks into WFTO-Asia’s governance system.

Amendments to the Bylaws and 14 resolutions known as the “Marawila Declaration” were also

passed at the conference, which will shape the future of the organisation.

In 2008, many activities took place as part of the second year of the major project Asia Center for

Learning for Fair Trade: Strengthening Capacity of Small Enterprises to Access Markets, covering

a wide range of members in each country:

eCommerce

An eCommerce Workshop was held in the Philippines; and three eCommerce Mentoring in India,

Philippines, and Sri Lanka.

Marketing & Design

Two Marketing Planning Workshops were held in Indonesia (with Timor Leste) and Bangladesh;

two Integrated Marketing and Design Consulting in Nepal and Indonesia (with Timor Leste); and

two Marketing Planning Mentoring in Nepal.

Management

Three Fair Trade organization scans conducted in Indonesia; three Export Management System

(EMS) Workshops conducted in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Africa: Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa (COFTA)

Members: 75 Regional HQ: Nairobi, Kenya

2008 was a year of growth for COFTA and Fair Trade in Africa. COFTA continued to embrace its

role as a strong regional network, with a large part to play in the WFTO agenda for change, and

the vision for a strong global network.


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In 2008 COFTA took part in several key activities:

• Fair Trade sensitization drives in Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia and Nigeria (close to 100

producers participated) to strengthen COFTA’s profile and establish country networks in

Africa.

• Rwanda Producer Support project implemented jointly with Shared Interest Foundation – a

three-year project to support 50 handicraft producers in vital business and financial skills.

• Internal Control Systems Missions in Kenya and Tanzania to help members comply and

report on Fair Trade Standards.

• “Our Safety, Our Responsibility” campaign in the Soap Stone Industry in Kenya. COFTA

also jointly conducted research and held two workshops to help establish and maintain

health and safety standards in the soapstone industry.

• Joint contribution with the International Trade Centre (ITC) to a dialogue session at the

UNCTAD XII held in Accra, Ghana.

• Supported 5 producers from Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania to participate in the International

Art and Craft Fair Ouagadougou – the largest Arts and Crafts Fair in Africa.

• Building COFTA’s advocacy and lobbying agenda and developing a clear strategy aimed

at long-term programs.

• Promotion of African Fair Trade in Slovakia, as part of a larger project to build markets in

Eastern Europe.

• Participation in the ECA-CSO Conference “Free Trade or Fair Trade” organized by the

ACTADE project.

COFTA also held their Regional Conference, “Africa Shines through Fair Trade”, in May. The event

brought together 162 participants from Africa, as well as representatives from all WFTO regions.

Europe: WFTO Europe

Members: 138 Regional HQ: Cordoba, Spain

WFTO’s European region was established in 2007. The organisation’s 2008 focus was on internal

coordination and networking activities to strengthen their structure and cohesion between

members.

Retail Standards

WFTO Europe was mandated to facilitate a global discussion and working group to develop a Fair

Trade standard for retailers. The group developed an discussion paper which initiated the

international debate on this relevant issue. A European Seminar was held in Paris in April.

Representatives from ten national Fair Trade networks and several Fair Trade organizations

participated. A global meeting was held in May, with representatives from Africa, Asia, Latin

America, North America/Pacific and Europe. The resulting paper was circulated to all WFTO

members in 2009.

Events and publicity

During 2008 several relevant events helped to strengthen European coordination and to promote

Fair Trade and WFTO Europe, outreaching to a wide public:

• Malmo, Sweden: European Social Forum, a round table participation


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• Sweden: European worldshop seminar

• Madrid, Spain: Sustainability and Fair Trade seminar, keynote speaker; sustainable

consumption seminar, speaker.

• Hungary: six music festivals, Fair Trade festival, TV exposure.

The European regional conference and AGM was held in Rome in September, with the aim of

preparing the foundation for a strong Fair Trade network. The main outcomes of the meeting were:

• A higher awareness of the function, structure, services and programme of WFTO Europe,

and willingness to participate in its activities.

• Approval of the international discussion paper of a Fair Trade retailer standard and a

European position decided.

• Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between WFTO Europe and NEWS

(Network of European World Shops), including the integration of NEWS into WFTO

Europe. This is a significant and strategic step towards further cohesion of the European

movement.

• European position taken on the Sustainable Fair Trade Management System.

Latin America: WFTO Latinoamericana

Members: 51 Regional HQ: Areguá, Paraguay The Latin America region focused its 2008 activities on Advocacy, Cultural Identity and Market Access. Advocacy

Their objective is to promote and position WFTO-LA among other Latin American initiatives and

networks linked to the social economy and Fair Trade. This is done in alliance with Espacio de

Economía Solidaria y Comercio Justo Paraguay, and in with the organization Espacio Mercosur

Solidario. WFTO-LA also participated actively in:

• The Fair Trade and Social Economy Forum, and in regional events in Paraguay and

Argentina.

• Regional and national fairs such as the Solidarity Regional Fair, with expositions from

Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay.

• Two workshops in Spain as well as participation in two presentations of Fair Trade, in the

framework of Bioexpo Colombia.

The organisation also invested in communications to educate and help develop markets. Their

newsletter reached more than 5,000 people in Spanish, English and Portuguese in print and

online. The regional secretariat also produced a monthly bulletin Latidos del Comercio Justo with

valuable information on training, information exchange, and a database of business and financial

resources.

Market Access

Members participated in several fairs carried out in the framework of the first Shop Meeting. Fairs

were also conducted in the VIII Meeting of Mercosur Solidario and at the workshop of Solidarity

Economy and Fair Trade in Paraguay and Brazil.


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Cultural Identity The issue of cultural identity is strong in the Latin American region, and there were several activities in 2008 on this topic. WFTO-LA developed a proposal for a Cultural Identity Standard, which was presented all WFTO regional Boards and the global organization for review. In August, they carried out an international photography contest on Cultural Identity, with 930 photos from 14 countries in Latin America and Europe.

Finally, 28 representatives attended the Regional WFTO-LA conference held in Rio de Janeiro.

The main objectives were to revise our strategic planning, and to discuss the global activities of

WFTO.

North American and Pacific Rim

Members: 40 Regional HQ: virtual

The North America & Pacific Rim is the WFTO’s youngest region, and comprises a network of

members from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. Given the huge

geographical spread of the region a virtual secretariat format is used to meet the needs and

responsibilities of members.

The region held its 2008 conference alongside their African friends in Cairo in May. The main items

on the agenda were the proposed new name and branding for WFTO, the SFTMS, and the

development of a regional structure to meet the needs of the region and our responsibilities to the

global body. Members gave frank and in-depth input for the global board to consider on the first

two issues. On the third, it was decided to begin work on a “virtual” web-based office for the region.

The impact of the global economic crisis put the web-based office on hold, as members refocused

their efforts on their own marketing and survival. In addition, a potential new global website might

incorporate many needs of the regional bodies. To avoid duplication of effort, time and money, it

was decided to wait until scoping work on the global site is completed in 2009.

In North America, the Fair Trade Federation developed a new strategic plan designed to recruit

more Fair Trade members and to grow the movement and sales in the USA and Canada, the

region’s biggest market. Their emphasis is on ensuring that FTF members are 100% fair traders,

and they are currently working on fair trade standards for retailers, wholesalers, commodities (food,

etc) and cafes. The Fair Trade Resource Network organized the world's largest fair trade coffee

break on World Fair Trade in May, with most FTF and WFTO members in the USA and Canada

participating. All 80 Ten Thousand Villages retail stores in the USA organized their own fair trade

day coffee break.

For most members in the region Fair Trade sales continued to grow in 2008 but slowed by year's

end due to the global economic crisis.


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VI - Financial Report

WFTO’s Strategic Plan for 2007 – 2011 includes a number of objectives during this period:

• Growth in membership to 400 members

• Decentralization of part of the membership

• Capacity-building within the regions

• Inclusion of budgets for fundraising and labelling

• A single annual membership fee

• Extensive external funding from 2009 onwards

• Gradual build up of reserves/own capital.

While striving towards these strategic goals, budgets and finances continued to pose a challenge in

2008.

The expenditures on Branding and Communication, following and in accordance with the change of

name to WFTO, were high. However, very limited funding was realised. The Board is fully aware of

the consequences for the General Reserve, and the jeopardy it puts to our organisation.

The need for close follow-up on membership fees, external funding, a larger donor base, and specific

projects underwritten by targeted donors, were all identified as important to the future financial

planning and budgeting exercises within WFTO. In addition, close monitoring of spending against

budgets would be needed, looking at the present Revenue & Expenditure account and Balance

Sheet.


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VII - WFTO Financial Statements 2008

BALA�CE SHEET

31st December 2008 31st December 2007

€ €

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible fixed assets

Other fixed assets 9.314 8.744

Total tangible assets 9.314 8.744

CURRE�T ASSETS

Debtors and other receivables

Trade debtors 74.463 33.028

Other receivables 126.140 83.830

200.603 116.858

Liquid assets 378.200 291.686

Total current assets 578.803 408.544

CURRE�T LIABILITIES,

ACCRUALS A�D DEFERRED I�COME

Taxation and social security 29.813 5.934

Accruals and deferred income 474.697 75.665

504.510 81.599

Current assets minus current liabilities 74.293 326.945

Assets minus current liabilities 83.607 335.689

RESERVES

Appropriated fund (Hivos) - 151.457

Fund for Advocacy Office Brussels 51.445 38.979

Other reserves 32.162 145.252

83.607 335.689


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STATEME�T OF REVE�UES A�D EXPE�DITURES 2008

Actual Budget Actual

2008 2008 2007

€ € €

I�COME 917.868 780.000 924.038

EXPE�SES

Employee expenses 239.950 178.000 133.980

Depreciation fixed assets 2.373 4.000 2.823

2.373 4.000 2.823

Other operating expenses

General expenses 43.869 59.500 55.907

Housing expenses 10.958 13.200 10.951

Activity expenses 726.621 520.300 440.728

781.448 593.000 507.586

Total expenses 1.023.771 775.000 644.389

105.903- 5.000 279.649

Interest income and expenses

Interest and similar income 9.216 - 3.693

Interest and similar expenses 3.937- 5.000- 17.554-

5.279 5.000- 13.861-

NET (DEFICIT)/SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 100.624- 0 265.788

APPROPRIATIO� OF RESULTS

Appropriated fund (Hivos) - 151.457

Appropriated fund (Cordaid) - -

Fund for Advocay Office Brussels 12.466 36.408

Reserve for associated director - 13.624-

Other reserves 113.090- 91.546

100.624- 265.788


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VII - Thanks to donors

WFTO would like to thank the following organizations/persons for their financial support during 2008:

Hivos, The Netherlands (QMS)

Cordaid, The Netherlands (SFTMS)

Levi’s Strauss, USA (SFTMS)

Landelijke Vereniging van Wereldwinkels (DAWS), The Netherlands (Communication & Branding)

Ten Thousand Villages USA (Communication & Branding)

Trade Aid Importers, New Zealand (Communication & Branding).


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Appendix: Membership 2008

Member Fair Trade Organizations (FTOs)

1. Accion Creadora Acre (Coop. de Prod. Agropec. y Serv. MultI. de Trab. Bananeros del Sur- COOPETRABASUR) (Bolivia)

2. Africa House (Northern Ireland) 3. African Home Creative Home Ware cc (South Africa) 4. Aid to Artisans – ATA (United States) 5. Allpa S.A.C. (Peru) 6. ALTER ECO (France) 7. Alternativa 3 S. Coop. (Spain) 8. Alternative Trade Network of Nigeria (ATNN) (Nigeria) 9. ALTRAQUALITA - Piccola Soc. Coop. a Resons. Ltd. (Italy) 10. Amandla (The Netherlands) 11. Ambala hammocks (India) 12. AMWA (south Africa) 13. Ankur Kala (India) 14. APIKRI Inc. (Indonesia) 15. Aranya Crafts Ltd. (Bangladesh) 16. Art 'n' Nature (Philippines) 17. Artcamp Artesanas Campesinas S.C. de R.L. (Mexico) 18. Artesanias Loreto (Bolivia) 19. Artesanato Solidário (Brazil) 20. Artisanat Sel (France) 21. Arum Dalu Mekar (P.T.) (Indonesia) 22. Asha Handicrafts Association (India) 23. Asia Song Productions Ltd. (Vietnam) 24. Asociación Artesanal Señor de Mayo (ASARBOLSEM) (Bolivia) 25. Asociación Civil Promoción Indígena - Arte y Esperanza (Argentina) 26. Asociación de Artesanos Q'Antati (Bolivia) 27. Asociación Mujeres Microempresarias (Argentina) 28. Asociacion solidaria de artesanias pachamama (Bolivia) 29. Assisi Garments (India) 30. Associacao Mundareu (Brazil) 31. Association for Craft Producers (ACP) (Nepal) 32. Au-delá des Frontiéres (France) 33. Bamenda Handicraft Cooperative Society (Cameroon) 34. Bangladesh Hosto Shilpo Ekota Sheba Songshta (BaSE) (Bangladesh) 35. Barbosa do Brasil (The Netherlands) 36. Barcelona Multi-Purpose Co-op. Inc. (BMPCI) (Philippines) 37. Batsiranai Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe) 38. Belgharia Human Handicraft Development Society (BHHDS) (India) 39. Bhaktapur Craft Paper Ltd. (BCP) (Nepal) 40. Bhopal Rehabilitation (India) 41. Bishopston Trading Company (United Kingdom) 42. Blue Hand LLC (United States) 43. Bodhi (India) 44. Bombolulu Workshops (Kenya) 45. Bonda Art Crafts (Zimbabwe) 46. Bookchair Company Ltd (United Kingdom) 47. Bosinange Juakali Soapstone (Kenya) 48. Bostex Plc (Ethiopia) 49. Boutic Ethic (France) 50. Brac-Aarong (Bangladesh) 51. C C Shroff Self Help Centre (India) 52. Cafédirect Ltd (United Kingdom)


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53. Camari (Ecuador) 54. Candela Peru (Peru) 55. Cards from Africa (Rwanda) 56. Caritas-Fairtrade (Switzerland) 57. Casa Romero (Mexico) 58. Cataratas do Iguacu Produtos Organicos - Gebana Brasil (Brazil) 59. CD CRAFT – Bethesda (Indonesia) 60. Central Council of Disabled Persons (CCODP) (Sri Lanka) 61. Centro de Exportaciones Grupo Salinas (Ecuador) 62. Cercle des Sécheurs (CDS) (Burkina Faso) 63. Ceylon Organic Spice Exports (Sri Lanka) 64. CHILDREN-Nepal (Nepal) 65. CIAP-Intercrafts Peru SAC (Peru) 66. claro fair trade plc (Switzerland) 67. Commercio Alternativo Soc. Coop. ARL (Italy) 68. Commerce Equitable Oxfam-Quebec (Canada) 69. Community Crafts Assoc of the Philippines (CCAP) (Philippines) 70. Community Friendly Movement (CFM) (India) 71. Compagnie 2 Ameriks (Canada) 72. Comparte (Chile) 73. Confection sur mesure (Senegal) 74. Coop. de Prod. Agropec. y Serv. MultI. de Trab. Bananeros del Sur- COOPETRABASUR

(Costa Rica) 75. Coop. Regional de Producción Agropecuaria La Sureñita (COREPROSUL) (Honduras) 76. Cooperativa Campesina Apícola Valdivia (APICOOP) (Chile) 77. Co-operativa Chico Mendes (Italy) 78. Cooperative Artisanale de Couture Femmes de Marrakech (Morocco) 79. Cooperative Coffees (United States) 80. Cooperative des Producteurs Artisanaux de Butare (COPABU) (Rwanda) 81. Coronilla S.A. (Bolivia) 82. Corporacion Grupo Salinas (Ecuador) 83. CORR-The Jute Works (Bangladesh) 84. Cottage Industries (India) 85. Craft Aid Mauritius (Mauritius) 86. Craft Link (Vietnam) 87. Creative Handicrafts (India) 88. CRC Exports Private Limited (India) 89. CTM Agrofair Italy (Italy) 90. CTM Altromercato (Italy) 91. Dancing Pots (Rwanda) 92. De Evenaar BV (The Netherlands) 93. Development Wheel (DEW) (Bangladesh) 94. Dezign Incorporated (Zimbabwe) 95. DIAOGO (taf taf) (Senegal) 96. Divine Chocolate Limited (United Kingdom) 97. dwp eG (Germany) 98. Earth Hero DBA Just Cashews (United States) 99. Ecoffins (United Kingdom) 100. Eine Welt Handel AG Austria (Austria) 101. EL PUENTE GmbH (Germany) 102. El Tucan GMBH (Switzerland) 103. En Gry og Sif (Denmark) 104. Equal Exchange Trading Ltd (United Kingdom) 105. Equal Exchange USA (United States) 106. Equitable Marketing Association (EMA) (India) 107. Equo Mercato Società Cooperativa (Italy) 108. EQUOLAND Soc. Coop. a.r.l. (Italy) 109. Estacion A - Nucleo Cultural (Paraguay) 110. EZA Fairer Handel GmbH (Austria)


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111. Fadeco Trading Company Ltd (Tanzania) 112. Fair Deal Trading Partnership (United Kingdom) 113. Fair Planet (France) 114. Fair Trade Original (The Netherlands) 115. Fair Trade Norge (Norway) 116. Fairtraide Village (Switzerland) 117. Farmers Own Trading Ltd. (Kenya) 118. Federation of South India Producer Associations (SIPA) (India) 119. Fruits of the Nile Ltd. (Uganda) 120. Frutos de los Andes Fruandes Ltda (Colombia) 121. Fundacion Adsis - Equi Mercado (Spain) 122. Fundacion Chol-Chol (Chile) 123. Fundacion Pro Pueblo (Ecuador) 124. Fundación Silataj (Argentina) 125. Fundación SINCHI SACHA (Ecuador) 126. Fundación Solidaridad (Chile) 127. Fundaglobal Fundación (Colombia) 128. Gebana Ag (Switzerland) 129. GEPA The Fair Trade Company (Germany) 130. Gemkit Enterprises Ltd (Kenya) 131. Get Paper Industry (Nepal) 132. Getrade (GH) Ltd – FPS (Ghana) 133. Getting Old Is To Grow Society (GOIG) (Tanzania) 134. Global Crafts Europe Limited (United Kingdom) 135. Global Fair Trade Crafts Inc. (United States) 136. Global Mamas (Ghana) 137. Godavari Delta Women Lace Artisans (India) 138. Golden Palm Crafts (Sri Lanka) 139. Gone Rural Pty Ltd (Swaziland) 140. Gospel House Handicrafts Ltd (Sri Lanka) 141. Grameen Crafts & Grameen Network Society (India) 142. Green Net Cooperative (Thailand) 143. Hagar On Time (HOT!) (Cambodia) 144. Handicraft Marketing Company Tanzania Ltd (MIKONO) (Tanzania) 145. Holyland Handicrafts Cooperative Society (Palestinian Authority) 146. Honey Care Africa Limited (Kenya) 147. IDEAS, Iniciativas de Economia Alternativa y Solidaria (Spain) 148. Imagination (India) 149. Importadora Exportador DELTA s.a.c. Peru (Peru) 150. Individuell Manniskohjalp (SOIR Swedish Organisation for Individual Relief) (Sweden) 151. Indus Tree Crafts Ltd (India) 152. Instituto de Desarrollo Urbano – CENCA (Peru) 153. Interface Trading (Senegal) 154. Intermón Oxfam (Spain) 155. International Foundation for Fairtrade And Development (IFFAD) (India) 156. International Kontakt / Fil Bleu (Denmark) 157. Jahanara Cottage Industries (Bangladesh) 158. JamboHut.com Ltd. (United Kingdom) 159. Jirmit Papyrus Group (Egypt) 160. Kagera Cooperative Union Ltd (Tanzania) 161. KATAKUS Inc. (Philippines) 162. Kazuri 2000 Limited (Kenya) 163. Khoisan Trading (South Africa) 164. Koperattiva Kummerc Gust (KKG) (Malta) 165. Kumbeshwar Technical School (Nepal) 166. Kwanza Collection Company Ltd (Tanzania) 167. La Compagnie du Commerce Equitable (France) 168. La Maison Afrique FAIR TRADE AB (Sweden) 169. La Siembra Co-operative Inc. (Canada)


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170. Lanka Jatika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Sri Lanka) 171. Lanka Lamai (The Netherlands) 172. Lao Sericulture Co. Ltd. (Laos) 173. Level Ground Trading Ltd (Canada) 174. Libero Mondo Scs. Arl. (Italy) 175. Lombok Putri Cenderamata - Lombok Pottery Centre (Indonesia) 176. Mabale Growers Tea Factory (Uganda) 177. Machakos District Co-operative Union Ltd (MDCU) (Kenya) 178. Madhya Kalikata Shilpangan (MKS) (India) 179. Mahaguthi Craft with a Conscience (Nepal) 180. Mai Savanh Lao (Laos) 181. Mango True Mirage Ltd. (Kenya) 182. Manos Amigas S.A. (Peru) 183. Manushi (Nepal) 184. Maquita Cushunchic (MCCH) (Ecuador) 185. Market Place: Handwork of India (United States) 186. Marvelous Flotea Co Ltd (Tanzania) 187. Mereville Trust (India) 188. MESH ( Maximizing Employment to Serve the Handicapped) (India) 189. MINKA (Peru) 190. Mitra Bali Foundation (Indonesia) 191. Molo Africa Natural Products (Pty) Ltd (South Africa) 192. Mpanga Growers Tea Factory (Uganda) 193. Mysha Crafts (Ghana) 194. National Assoc. of Women's Organisations (NAWOU) (Uganda) 195. Naturveda Biotech Pvt Ltd (India) 196. Nepali Bazaro (Japan) 197. Nepal Leprosy Trust (Nepal) 198. Noah's Ark International Exports (India) 199. Noakhali Rural Development Society (NRDS) (Bangladesh) 200. North & South Fair Trade AB (Sweden) 201. Nyabigena Soapstone Carvers Organization (Kenya) 202. Omba Arts Trust t/a Mud Hut Trading (Namibia) 203. One World Shop (United Kingdom) 204. Onda Solidaria (Brazil) 205. Orissa Rural and Urban Producers' Association (ORUPA) (India) 206. Oxfam Australia Trading Pty Ltd (Australia) 207. Oxfam Ireland (Ireland) 208. OXFAM Magasins du Monde (Belgium) 209. Oxfam Wereldwinkels Vzw (Belgium) 210. Pachacuti (United Kingdom) 211. Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC) Fair Trade Department (Palestinian

Authority) 212. Panay Fair Trade Center (Philippines) 213. Peacecraft (United States) 214. Pekerti Nusantara PT (Indonesia) 215. People for Fair Trade Association Incorporated (Australia) 216. People Tree Japan (Japan) 217. People Tree Ltd (United Kingdom) 218. People's Org. For Dev. Import and Export (PODIE) (Sri Lanka) 219. Phontong/Camacrafts Handicrafts Cooperative (Laos) 220. Polle Unnoyn Prokolpo (PUP) (Bangladesh) 221. Preda Fair Trade Organisation (Philippines) 222. Presbyterian Handicraft Centre (PRESCRAFT) (Cameroon) 223. Pushpanjali (India) 224. Rehab Craft Cambodia (Cambodia) 225. Roba Dell'Altro Mondo Cooperative (Italy) 226. Rosecraft Ltd (Swaziland) 227. Sackeus AB (Sweden)


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228. SAFRUDI- Social Action Foundation for Rural and urban development Inc./ Saffy Handicrafts (Philippines)

229. SAHAJ - An Organization for Women's Development (India) 230. Salay Handmade Paper Industries Inc (SHAPII) (Philippines) 231. Salma Farmers Association (Cameroon) 232. San Arts and Crafts (Botswana) 233. Sana Hastakala (Nepal) 234. Sankofa African Art (Ghana) 235. Sasha Exports Unit of Sasha Association for Craft Producers (India) 236. Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA Lucknow) (India) 237. Selyn Exporters (Sri Lanka) 238. Sense Organics (Germany) 239. SERRV International (United States) 240. SES Export S.R.L. (Uruguay) 241. SHARE (India) 242. Shared Earth (United Kingdom) 243. Shilpa (India) 244. SILENCE (India) 245. Sindyanna of Galilee (Israel) 246. Siyath Foundation (Sri Lanka) 247. Sjamma vzw – WereldModeWinkel (Belgium) 248. Smolart Self-Help Group (Kenya) 249. Solidaridad Internacional (Spain) 250. Solidar'Monde (France) 251. Southern Partners and Fair Trade Corporation (SPFTC/Trufood) (Philippines) 252. Speciality Foods of Africa Pvt Ltd (Tulimara) (Zimbabwe) 253. Stichting Sawa Hasa (Sawa Hasa Foundation) (The Netherlands) 254. Streetwires Artist Collective (South Africa) 255. Sunbula (Israel) 256. Sundarban Khadi and Village Ind Society (SKVIS) (India) 257. Swazi Candles (Pty) Ltd (Swaziland) 258. Swazi Indigenous Products (Swaziland) 259. Tabaka Riotoyo Youth Group (Kenya) 260. Tahoua Import (The Netherlands) 261. Tampereen Kehitysmaakauppa (Finland) 262. Tara Projects (India) 263. Tearcraft (United Kingdom) 264. Teddy Exports (India) 265. Teenage Mothers and Girls Association of Kenya (TEMAK) (Kenya) 266. Ten Thousand Villages Canada (Canada) 267. Ten Thousand Villages USA (United States) 268. Textielwerkplaats Sari V.O.F. (The Netherlands) 269. Thai Tribal Crafts Fair Trade Co. Ltd. (Thailand) 270. ThaiCraft Fair Trade Company Limited (Thailand) 271. Thanapara Swallows Development Society (Bangladesh) 272. The House of Fair Trade (former Rattvis Handel) (Sweden) 273. The Integra Foundation (Now Ten Senses) (Slovakia) 274. Threads of Life (Indonesia) 275. Threads of Yunnan/ Danyun Business Affairs Consulting Co. (China) 276. Tintsaba Crafts (Pty) Ltd (Swaziland) 277. Top QualiTea -Tea Import and Consultancy (Germany) 278. Township Patterns (South Africa) 279. Trade Aid Importers Ltd (New Zealand / Aotearoa) 280. Trade Aid Integrated (Ghana) 281. Traidcraft Plc (United Kingdom) 282. Trinity Jewellery Crafts (Kenya) 283. Tropical Forest Products Ltd (United Kingdom) 284. Tropical Wholefoods/Fullwell Mill (United Kingdom) 285. Twin Trading (United Kingdom)


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286. Uganda Crafts 2000 Ltd (Uganda) 287. Undugu Society of Kenya (Kenya) 288. Unión de Comunidades Indígenas de la Región del Istmo RI (UCIRI) (Mexico) 289. Unión Progresista Artesanal (UPA) (Mexico) 290. Usha Handicrafts (Bangladesh) 291. Van Verre (Netherlands) 292. Vegetaux d'Ailleurs International (Senegal) 293. Velas La Luciernaga/Asoc. Acciones p el Des. Poblacional (A.D.P.) (Honduras) 294. Vhufuli Art Foundation (The Netherlands) 295. Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) (India) 296. Wanasanaa Self Help Group (Kenya) 297. Waxit (South Africa) 298. Wean Multipurpose Co-operative (Nepal) 299. Women's Skill Development Project Pokhara (Nepal) 300. World of Good Inc. (United States) 301. Xochiquetzal SA de CV (Spain) 302. Zaytoun Ltd. (United Kingdom)

Member Fair Trade Support Organizations

303. Advocate of Philippine Fair Trade, Inc. (APFTI) (Philippines) 304. Artesanos productores Tawantinsuyo tecnologia y Ecologia (APTEC) (Peru) 305. Artisans Association of Cambodia (Cambodia) 306. Associazione Fair Watch - Cooperazione e Mondialitá (Italy) 307. Consorzio Giusto Etico e Solidale (CONGES) (Italy) 308. CreSud spa (Italy) 309. Fair Trade Hellas (Greece) 310. Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand (FTAANZ) (Australia) 311. Forest Management and Product Certification Service (FORCERT) (Papua New Guinea) 312. Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya A.C. (Mexico) 313. Institute for Community Partnership (ICP) (Palestinian Authority) 314. International Resources for Fairer Trade (IRFT) (India) 315. Kenya Gatsby Charitable Trust (Kenya) 316. Kisumu Innovation Centre Kenya KICK (Kenya) 317. Maya Organic (India) 318. Merkur Cooperative Bank (Denmark) 319. Muya Ethiopia PLC (Ethiopia) 320. Network of Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (NEED) (India) 321. New Internationalist Publications Pty Ltd (Australia) 322. OIKOCREDIT, Ecumenical Development Co-op. Society UA. (Netherlands) 323. Oxfam GB (United Kingdom) 324. Oxfam Hong Kong (China) 325. PhytoTrade Africa (United Kingdom) 326. Shared Interest Society Ltd (United Kingdom) 327. Sungi Development Foundation (Pakistan) 328. Traidcraft Exchange (United Kingdom) 329. Visao Mundial Brazil (Brazil) 330. World of Good Development Organization (United States)

Member Fair Trade Networks

331. Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur Foerderung der Weltlaeden ARGE (Austria) 332. Associazione Generale Italia Commercio Equo e Solidale (AGICES) (Italy) 333. British Association for Fair Trade Shops, The (BAFTS) (United Kingdom) 334. Centrum Mondiaal (Netherlands) 335. Coord. Latinoam. y del Caribe de Pequeños Productores del Com. Justo (CLAC) (Mexico) 336. Coordinadora Estatal de Comercio Justo (Spain) 337. Corporación RELACC (Ecuador) 338. ECOTA Fair Trade Forum (Bangladesh) 339. European Fair Trade Association (EFTA) (Netherlands)


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340. Fair Trade Denmark (Denmark) 341. Fair Trade Federation (United States) 342. Fair Trade Forum India (FTF) (India) 343. Fair Trade Group Nepal (FTG Nepal) (Nepal) 344. Fair Trade Resource Network (United States) 345. Fédération Artisans du Monde (France) 346. Finnish Association of World Shops (Finland) 347. Landelijke Vereniging van Wereldwinkels (DAWS) (Netherlands) 348. Network of European World Shops (NEWS!) (Germany) 349. Plate-forme pour le Commerce Equitable (France) 350. Swedish World Shops Association (Sweden) 351. The Worldshop Klotet in Lund (Sweden)

Member Associate Organisations

352. Agrofair Benelux B.V. (Netherlands) 353. CONTIGO Fair Trade Group (Germany) 354. IFOAM: Int. Fed. of Organic Agriculture Movements (Germany) 355. The Body Shop Foundation (United Kingdom) 356. The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) (China) Individual Associates 357. Allison Barrett 358. Barbara Wilson 359. Eileen Davenport 360. Carol Bergin 361. Colin Hastings 362. Elaine Jones 363. Frank de Caires 364. Beat Grueninger 365. Raul Hopkins 366. Judith Condor- Vidal 367. Jean-Marie Krier 368. Ron Layton 369. Jacqueline MacDonald 370. Michael Freudenberg 371. Carol Morton 372. Mo Tomaney 373. Eric Rozario 374. Simona Stoppa 375. Tajender Sagoo 376. Lawrence Watson 377. Tony Hall 378. Mariem Yassin 379. Ana Larronda Asti 380. Pierre Johnson 381. Lukardis von Studnitz 382. Olaf Paulsen 383. Annette Bernd 384. Irene Christiansen 385. Bernard de Boischevalier 386. Jessica Eitelberg 387. Mitch Teberg 388. Hugh Ross 389. Bishnu Dass Dangol 390. Michael W Slater 391. Ton Haas 392. Anna Hutchens 393. Alex Nicholls 394. Andreas Lombardozzi 395. Per Persson


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396. Dan Sallcedo 397. Michael D. Wray 398. Vip Kumar Patel 399. Madlene Hochleitner 400. Eileen Kardos 401. Surendra Shahi 402. Tito Arunga 403. Myong Y Juch 404. Joao Fontes 405. Fred Koorn 406. Edson Marinho 407. Clay Cooper 408. Dale Lee Nafzinger 409. Beatrice Mochere Wasi 410. Mark G Hayes

Honorary Members

411. Carol Wills 412. Paul Myers 413. Shyam Sharma 414. Frans Van Der Hoff 415. Gerard Nickoleit

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