World Fair Trade Organization - Europe

WFTO-Europe, formerly known as IFAT Europe (International Federation for Alternative Trade), represents the European branch of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO). It is currently formed by 81 members from 16 countries, amongst them Fair Trade Organizations, Fair Trade Networks and Support Organizations.

WFTO-Europe stands by WFTO global network’s vision and mission.

WFTO’s vision: a world in which trade structures and practices have been transformed to work in favour of the poor and promote sustainable development and justice.

WFTO’s mission: to enable producers to improve their livelihoods and communities through Fair Trade. WFTO will advocate for Fair Trade, ensuring producer voices are heard. The interests of producers, especially small farmers and artisans, should be the main focus in all the policies, governance, structures and decision-making within the World Fair Trade Organization.

In its status of regional branch, WFTO-Europe has four strategic aims:

1. Support the growth and consolidation of WFTO global network.
2. Be the reference for Fair Trade in Europe, its representative organ and its voice.
3. Protect the noble values of Fair Trade and the 100% commitment to it.
4. Support Fair Trade policies and support the legality of the office.

In this respect, one of the most important initiatives of WFTO-Europe is that of facilitating a framework for producer assistance and product development, by:

- Supporting the monitoring process and WFTO system;
- erving as a facilitator between members who want to work on producer assistance and product development in a structured and articulated way. Also by facilitating bilateral and multilateral work between them;
- Facilitating and bridging other initiatives and actors working on these key issues (WFTO global and other regional offices, Fair Trade Organizations, other civil society organisations) and informing southern Fair Trade partners on market tendencies in a structured and articulated way.


WFTO global network’s aims at large, to which WFTO-Europe shall contribute from a regional level, are to improve the livelihoods of marginalized producers and workers, especially in the South. To change unfair structures of international trade, mainly by means of Fair Trade, to improve and co-ordinate the co-operation of its member organizations and to promote the interests of and provide services to its member organizations and individuals (Source: The Constitution of the World Fair Trade Organization)

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Ms Francesca Giubilo (Coordinator)

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