Current FTTSA Donors

Solidaridad makes a plea for a different type of development co-operation, i.e. Trade not Aid, with more attention to economic development and greater investment in fair trade. Producers in developing countries do not wish to be dependent on aid. They want to earn their own income. Through their income and the profits of their co-operatives or associations, local social services such as education and health care are made possible. That is fair and that is sustainable.

Dreaming and Doing
d.o.b foundation is a private non profit organization for development cooperation.The mission is to connect people, ideas and organizations to work together on a better and more just world. With a Vision that believes in the power and talents of all people all over the world, regardless of their background, political convictions, religion or the colour of their skin. There are too many people that have too few opportunities to develop themselves. We refuse to accept this.

European Union
The European Union (EU), with 25 member countries, covers a large part of the continent of Europe. The European Union aims to be a fair and caring society. All EU countries are committed to peace, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, and they work together to promote these values in the wider world.

ESIPP is an EU (European Union) – SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) partnership programme for the promotion of investment and technology flows to enterprises operating within key growth sectors in the SADC member states.

The Gijima KZN LED Support programme has been specifically designed to support projects that could assist disadvantaged people to improve their lives through economic activity. It provides access to an ambitious European Union fund that has been specifically set up for this purpose.

Hivos (Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries) is a Dutch non-governmental organisation which operates on the basis of humanist values. Hivos aims to contribute towards a free, just and sustainable world. The organisation is committed to the poor and marginalised - and to the organisations which promote their interests - in countries in the South and in South-East Europe.

ICCO's mission is to work towards a world where poverty and injustice are no longer present.The work of ICCO, Interchurch organisation for development co-operation, consists in financing activities which stimulate and enable people, in their own way, to organise dignified housing and living conditions.

National Development Agency (NDA) is a statutory body that contributes towards the eradication of poverty and its causes. The NDA is a public entity listed under schedule 3A of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and reports to the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa through the Minister for Social Development.

Southern Africa Trust (SAT). The Southern Africa Trust supports processes to deepen and widen participation in policy dialogue with a regional impact on poverty

Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The SECO is the Confederation's competence centre for all core issues relating to economic policy.SECO is involved in providing measures to support macroeconomic policy reforms, infrastructure projects and programmes for promoting trade and investment. Important principles for cooperation are good governance and the mobilisation of private resources (capital and know-how).

Thina Sinako Provincial Local Economic Development (LED) Support Programme aims to stimulate innovation in how LED is promoted, facilitated and supported. This it does through competitive grant funding, active learning, and dedicated technical support partnered with counterparts in provincial and local government institutions.

SIPPO helps small and medium-sized enterprises in emerging markets and markets in transition to enter the Swiss and European Union market, and provides Swiss importers with assistance in finding new products, new suppliers and new sourcing markets.

The Tourism Enterprise Programme supports firms in the South African tourism sector to conclude commercially viable transactions that will help create and maintain jobs.

Ashoka is a global organization that aims to accelerate social change by identifying and investing in leading social entrepeneurs.

IUCN (the Word Conservation Union) is an inter-governmental organisation that aims to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.

The New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID) has a central focus - the elimination of poverty in developing countries through working with partners to achieve sustainable development for those most in need.

NZAID seeks to achieve four strategic outcomes through development partnerships:

* fulfilment of basic needs
* sustainable livelihoods
* sustainable and equitable development
* safe, just and inclusive societies.

PSO/ Green Development Foundation (GDF) is a Dutch organization whose mandate is to work towards poverty alleviation and to increase the possibilities and opportunities of development for marginalised social groups. To this end, GDF integrates environmental conservation measure with income generation.

SST SUPPORTS organisations, projects and initiatives that pursue sustainable tourism development. It also helps to promote initiatives and new ideas for a balanced cultural exchange between tourists and locals.

Te Tūao Tāwāhi Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) provides New Zealand volunteers to work with local people in developing countries. They share their skills, and together help to bring about appropriate, sustainable development.

Tourism Cares is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity that benefits society by preserving, conserving and promoting the responsible use of our world's natural, cultural and historic treasures and supporting education and research to help secure the positive future of travel and tourism worldwide.
Tourism Cares was created by the consolidation of the National Tour Association's National Tourism Foundation and the United States Tour Operators Association's Travelers Conservation Foundation.

UK Department for International Development (DFID)

Funding to implement the FTTSA Trademark programme is provided by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) Business Linkages Challenge Fund (BLCF). The BLCF makes grants for the development of business linkages that improve competitiveness for the partners and bring clear benefits to the poor.

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