Partnership Agreement: Faitrade Africa and Fair Trade Lebanon

27-08-2017

Fairtrade Africa and Fair Trade Lebanon have recently signed a partnership agreement. The aim of this agreement is for both parties to work together in providing effective and efficient support services to Fairtrade certified small producer organizations (SPOs) and hired Labor set ups (HLs) within Francophone MENA region: Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco.

Through this agreement, both parties will:

• Raise awareness about Fairtrade compliance benefits, opportunities, standards and certification procedures.
• Support the producer organizations in their journey towards Fairtrade compliance.
• Promote producer organizations Fairtrade certified products both nationally and internationally.
• Identify opportunities for joint resource mobilization to build the supply chain, ensure quality produce and strengthen market access of Fairtrade producer organizations.

Photo: Ms. Nyagoy Nyong’o (Executive Director Fairtrade Africa) and Mr. Benoit Berger (Project Director Fair Trade Lebanon).