The Belgian Development Cooperation (BTC) on the occasion of the 10th Fair Trade Week , through its Trade for Development Centre, is organising the 6th edition of the “Be Fair” contest and has issued a call for proposals for the same.
Organisations established in developing countries that are engaged in Fair Trade are invited to participate in the contest for one of the following two categories:
1. BE FAIR Award South-South: Best initiative for the promotion and sales of fair trade products/services within the domestic market and/or in markets of other developing countries
2. BE FAIR Award for Her: Organisation that best encompasses women’s participation and development.
You can apply to participate in this program if:
- You have developed a project for the establishment of a company, association or cooperative that aims at promoting and selling fair trade products or fair trade services in the domestic market and/or to markets in other developing countries?
- You are a company, association or cooperative and you want to expand your activities with the aim of promoting and selling fair trade products or fair trade services in the domestic market and/or to markets in other developing countries?
Prizes awarded:
- A professional jury will choose one laureate from the files submitted.
- Each laureate will receive a EUR 5,000 prize and can mention that it has won a “BE FAIR” Award in its publications and communication.
- The Trade for development Centre pays for the travel expenses (flight, accommodation, local transport and per diem) of 1 person representing the award-winning organisation to attend the BE FAIR award ceremony, taking place in Brussels, Belgium.
This contest is open for all legal entities established in countries that are considered to be developing countries by the DAC of the OECD.
Last date for submission of proposals is August 19, 2011
For more information and details, please visit these link.
The Integrated Rural Development Society (IRDS) is an non profit and non governmental organisation working for the welfare of the rural people from grass root level and need parent partnership for take up projects in the rural areas of Manipur State, India.I, on behalf of the IRDS humbly request the BTC Grant for helping financial assistance in the interest of the rural people.
Yours faithfully,
NK Mangcha
Secretary, IRDS
I’m the Executive Director Of Rwanda Agency for Editing, Research,Press and Communication, abbreviated as “ETOILE.COM Agency”. We would like to arise in our programs the media initiatives and activities based on the promotion and sales of fair trade products/services within the domestic market and/or in markets. We want to expand that new media initiative with the aim of promoting and selling of fair trade products/services not only within the local market but also in the all East African Community markets. thin th
I therefore feel and hope to present a good project to be awarded among others if an opportunity is given to us.
Kind regards,
NSENGIYUMVA Patrice
DIrector
ARF is basically a not-for-profit research organization working for the benefit of small farmers in Bangladesh. I wonder if there could be an opportunity of funding research for improving farm income and livelihood of coastal farmers. the area is most vulnerable to climate change, particularly tidal flood and sea level rise.
There present democratic setup in Pakistan provides an excellent opportunity to create political space for women with disability. However, the issues of disabled women, men and children have not yet come on the radar of parliamentarians. These members of assemblies can certainly play positive role for the empowerment of disabled women and engage them in political process. In this regards, the women parliamentarians and the disabled women leaders, in particular, need to be strengthened to take up invisible yet widespread issues of disabled women and children in Pakistan.
I am the Executive director of Buwama coffee Farmers’ Association,in Uganda we are producing coffee,and this is a an Association of 4oo people made up 25 people per group, we are working so hard to make coffee farming a a profitable business and farmers profitably own there coffee by making decisions on there produce instead of middle in Mpigi District in Uganda.
These Associations includes the men women and youth.if you want to help, working with us, knowing our details please your well come. we need your support.
thanx.
Nganda peter
We KAMEX Universal Contractors LTD is a company among others leading in coffee and poultry processing. Am registering to you to contest in ” Be Fair Trade Award. This trade will majorly work hand in hand with women and youth who now show a big impact in business and improved economy compared to men. And here, women are doing well contributing to home economic development.
I therefore feel and hope to present a good project to be awarded among others.
Best regards.
we working with a rural cooperative made up of Eleven rural produce organisations under one organisation known as Myanzi area cooperative.
we would like to access international markets as well improve the status of our rural produce organisation through training, how can we be helped?
NDOPCRAFT IS A FAIR TRADE ORGANISATION BASED IN CAMEROON WHOSE OBJECTIVE IS TO IMPROVE THE WELBEING OF MARGINALIZED PRODUCERS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO HELP SELL THEIR PRODUCTS TO LOCAL AND INTERNATION MARKETS.
I am confident our proposal will be best for the award
Yes, my Company is doing on the second topic ” BE Fair Award for her” due to the need of promoting a passionate woman engaged in helping handicapped Rwandan Girls and Women with Extra Human characteristics as will be developed in my presentation.and hopefully my proposal will be the winner!
thank you very much