Join Us
Join a dynamic and growing community of fair trade enterprises in Africa, the Middle East, and Türkiye. Strive among like-minded enterprises dedicated to a wide range of social and environmental missions.
Profit from our community’s experience, business opportunities, and best practices.
WFTO Fair Trade Memberships
Benefits
I Finding your Tribe
WFTO is a democratically-run global community of mission-led enterprises. Everything about WFTO and its regional networks including WFTO AME is created by the members, decided by the members.
II Credible and Affordable Fair Trade System
The WFTO guaranty and verification system has been built by the Fair Trade movement to be credible, and adopts a common-sense approach. It carefully minimizes costs and uses a combination of self-assessment reports, office reviews and independent audits
The system provides enterprises with a globally recognized mark/label, demonstrating their commitment to fair, ethical and sustainable practices, transparency and accountability.
III Visibility As A Fair Trade
Buyers and consumers are increasingly seeking fair, ethical, and sustainable products and brands. They can explore our platforms, including our websites and social media channels, to discover these options.
IV Access To The Use of The Label
Buyers and consumers are increasingly seeking fair, ethical, and sustainable products and brands. They can explore our platforms, including our websites and social media channels, to discover these options.
V Grass Root Community
Members within the fair trade movement support and trade with each other, speak up collectively on trade justice and fair trade, deepen ties at local, regional and global levels and collaborate around trade related activities.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BECOME A MEMBER
Consider membership application for
the entire organization
Must have been trading for more than 1 year
Prioritize people and planet
Must be able to provide at least 1 set of financial statements
HOW TO SUPPORT FAIR TRADE
The best ways to support fair, ethical and sustainable enterprises is for consumers, as well as the wider private and
public sector use their spending power to buy from these businesses.
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• Partner with us
At WFTO AME we welcome people who are eager to make a positive impact and to be a catalyst for social and economic change. Whether you consider yourself a passionate advocate for social justice, a skilled professional seeking purposeful work, or a visionary seeking to make a difference, we want to hear from you! Please check the open vacancies available below.
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• Career
At WFTO AME, we are building a strong team of empowered and passionate individuals dedicated to bringing about positive change. We invite you to join us, as opportunities become available, in growing a movement of fair trade enterprises in Africa, the Middle East, and Türkiye that cares for the planet and guarantees decent livelihoods for small-scale producers and workers.
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• Volunteers
WFTO AME values the collective action and positive impact that volunteers can make in empowering communities and promoting fair, ethical, and sustainable practices. We invite you to be an agent of change by joining our mission to support fair trade enterprises, including smallholder producers across various sectors, and campaigns targeted at consumers as well as public and private sector institutions.
As a volunteer, you will join a growing community of like-minded individuals passionate about making positive changes in different fields. You will have the opportunity to explore flexible options adapted to your availability and schedule.
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• Internship
At WFTO AME, we are building a strong team of empowered and passionate individuals dedicated to bringing about positive change. We invite you to join us, as opportunities become available, in growing a movement of fair trade enterprises in Africa, the Middle East, and Türkiye that cares for the planet and guarantees decent livelihoods for small-scale producers and workers.
