The rationale behind the existence of Fair Trade rests in marginalized producers' problems in accessing markets because of capital, capabilities & capacity failures and in their difficulty in getting their rights respected while engaging in trading activities, and while existing as marginalized individuals and/or groups in developing and/or emerging economies. Thus, it is in the core mission of Fair Trade to work as much on the business side of the coin, as it is to tackle the socio-economic condition of marginalized producers, as addressing both contributes to lessening the latter's propensity to be further marginalized.

Fair Trade Egypt Foundation was set-up with the aim to serve as the umbrella organization for Egyptian Fair Trade initiatives. Its mission is "to work towards Fair Trade with a social responsibility" by providing agro and handicraft producers with Fair Trade capacity-building support services, by organizing awareness-building & advocacy activities on Fair Trade, and via the creation of a platform meant for marginalized producers to articulate their concerns, and therefore participate to the process.

Intro to FT...

Basic Foundation info...