EU India Share : A time line of Activities organized
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Activity |
Topic/ Date/ Venue |
Participants/ organisations involved/ discussion points |
Resource persons/ invited difnitories/ organsations invloved |
Outcome |
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1 |
Planning Meeting
The meeting marked the launch of the programme in which the project activities were discussed |
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Dr. Shyam S. Sharma, Prama Nanda/FTF-I
Helam Macree/ Tx
Inge opTen berg/FTA-Netherlands
Siem Haffman iD-L
Emil Henacamp HE, The Netherlands |
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Finalized the contract and the broad time frame of the project |
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2 |
Kick off seminar
All beneficiary organizations were invited the workshop to impart understanding about the project
All the participants were interviewed for assessing areas of their involvement related various project activities being organized. |
“Fair Trade Quality Improvement & sustainable Design Network |
33 participants who are partners of the FTF-India/FTA-The Netherlands/Traidcraft-UK
(19 FTF-I members) |
O. P. Yadav/FTF-I
Helam Macree/ Tx
Inge opTen berg/FTA-Netherlands
Siem Haffman iD-L
Emil Henacamp HE
Caral Peters/ Antonnate/TuYu, The Netherlands |
Plans with beneficiaries have been fine-tuned &
Input taken into account
Tenders have been given to various parties studies
Assessment of the participating organisations
To ascertain the choice for the workshops |
Inauguration of EU-India SHARE kick off seminar
Participants at the kick off seminar |
3 |
Study 1
The market trends, designs/ style preferences were studied towards publishing two reports – one on Fashion Accessories and another on Interior Accessories |
(a) Market study on fashion accessories (b) on interior accessories |
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Caral Peters/ Antonnate Gust/ TuYu
(in consultation with FTA-The Netherlands & TX-UK) |
Detailed reference material for direct and indirect beneficiaries of the project
Gave inputs for the workshop 1 |
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4 |
Study 2
The EU legislations/ requirements relevant to handicrafts were studied |
The most important regulations for exporters of handicrafts to EU countries |
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CREM, Netherlands
Siem Haffman iD-L
Emil Henacamp HE, The Netherlands
(in consultation with FTA-The Netherlands & TX-UK) |
Gave inputs for the workshop 2 |
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5 |
Workshop 1
The workshop was aimed at disseminating info about the study 1
Kerstin Lindberg, Project Manager, Economic Cooperation Section, EU Delegation in India participated in the inauguration of the workshop |
EU Market Trends & Designs |
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Helam Macree/ Tx
Inge opTen berg/FTA-Netherlands
Siem Haffman iD-L
Emil Henacamp HE
Caral Peters/ Antonnate Gust/ TuYu, The Netherlands |
Gave inputs on design & development
Presented the report of study 1 and conducted working sessions with the members to give more understanding about the topics among partner organizations |
 Inaugural session of
workshop 1 & 2 |
6 |
Workshop 2
The workshop was aimed at disseminating info about the study 2 |
EU Legislations, Requirements & CSR |
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Gave basic under standing about the legislations and mandatory as well as other requirements to ensure entry/ sustaining presence in the EU market
Made the participants familiar with the legislations by giving example of hypothetical situations |
 Participants at the workshop |
7 |
Planning Meeting
The meeting analyzed the reports based on the interviews done by the projects core team during her kick off seminar and the consequent process of need assessment done to select potential participants of the pilot projects |
On Pilot Projects |
O. P. Yadav/FTF-I
Helam Macree/ Tx
Inge opTen berg/FTA-Netherlands |
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Assessment/ selection of the draft pilot projects received
Prepared inputs to make the project focused
Prepared the time frame for implementation
Assessed the experts' inputs to be made available for the projects received |
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8 |
Pilot Projects
The pilot projects are aimed at addressing shortcomings of the member organizations |
On 10 different topics
(The topics are related to Mainstream Markets, Market Research, Quality Management, Market Research & Market Planning, Market for silk products, Technical Help Desk, Quality & Packing) |
10 selected organizations |
O. P. Yadav/FTF-I
Helam Macree/ Tx
Inge opTen berg/FTA-Netherlands
Siem Haffman iD-L
Emil Henacamp HE
Caral Peters/ Antonnate Gust/ TuYu, The Netherlands
(The organizations are availing the services various local resource persons for inputs) |
More market
More marketable designs
Improvement in logistics
More CSR compliance
Capacity building
Increase in sales |
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9 |
Monitoring visits
The activities related to pilot project and the benefits from the project was assessed as part reporting procedures of the report |
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O.P.Yadav/ FTF-I
Inge opTen berg/FTA-Netherlands
(To some of the organizations participating in pilot projects) |
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Ascertained the progress of the pilot projects
Analyzed the changes brought in by the through participation in the project |
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10 |
Visit of EU monitor
An independent monitor visited Fair Trade Forum – India and two beneficiary-organizations to assess the project activities organized during the first year of the project |
20 Oct 2005
New Delhi |
FTF-I/
Tara Projects, TRSHH |
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Inputs on maintaining accuracy in project implantation
Better insight into the planning, management aspects of the projects |
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11 |
International workshop for the participant-organizations of ECCP project
The Indian partners in the ECCP project were provided with an opportunity to impart more understanding about the project objectives and they were provided opportunity for learning and sharing as well |
13-14 Dec, New Delhi |
Jon Vassen/ FTA-The Netherlands &O.P.Yadav/ FTF-I |
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Understood the dynamics of organization activities/ Opportunity for learning & sharing/ networking |
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12 |
Marketing & Logistics trip to Fairs, selected markets in EU countries |
24 Aug – 5 Sept 2006 |
Representatives of 15 selected India partner organizations of the project |
O. P. Yadav/FTF-I
Helam Macree/ Tx
Inge opTen berg/FTA-Netherlands
Siem Haffman iD-L
Emil Henacamp HE
Caral Peters/ Antonnate/TuYu, The Netherlands |
Exposure to Major FT & mainstream markets of EU |
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| * Updates up to September 2006 |
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