The project will formally train selected representatives on the important aspects of the Fair Trade world to be effective trainers. Once trained, their job will be to develop understanding of fair trade among Indian micro enterprises and producer groups.

The project will deliver many benefits for its participants including a tool kit to help train the Indian fair trade producers on Fair Trade

Informational and educational materials, written in various languages, for reference and knowledge transfer

Ten trainers from Indian fair trade organisations will be trained on fair trade and will be responsible for increasing the understanding of fair trade towards adhering to its standards groups.
Partners

Traidcraft (www.traidcraft.org), established in 1979, is the UK’s leading organisation dedicated to fighting poverty through trade. Traidcraft has two arms Traidcraft plc and Traidcraft Exchange. Traidcraft Exchange develops projects and offers training and consultancy services to promote pro-poor business development. They also engage in policy work and campaigning to influence UK and EU policy-makers and raise awareness of poverty and trade issues.

Fair Trade Forum - India  (FTF-I), networking fair trade grassroots initiatives, represents its member fair trade organisations & federations from all over India to grow fair trade visibility & standards through advocacy, lobbying, training, monitoring and certification. FTF-I also facilitates producers' capacity building to enable better domestic and exports market access, aimed at their all round sustainable development. FTF-I is a member of IFAT (International Fair Trade Association) & AFTF (Asia Fair Trade Forum)

FAKT Consult for Management, Training and Technologies is a German based not-for-profit firm, which provides consultion services in the fields of agriculture and rural development, business and employment promotion, project management, and development communication. www.fakt-consult.de

The project has been part-funded by the Asia-Invest Programme of the European Commission. Asia-Invest Programme aims at promoting and supporting business co-operation between the EU and Asia for increased trade and investment flows between the two regions.