Legal Form:
Civil association

Residence:
Prazska 11, 811 04 Bratislava
http://www.fairtrade.sk

Office:
Vyskumny ustav zvaracsky
Račianska 71, 832 59 Bratislava

Post Address:
P.O.Box 264, 814 99 Bratislava

Contact Person:
Darina Manurova
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Year of establishment: 2003

Membership in the Platform: full

Number of employees/ volunteers: 4 volunteers

Description:
Fair Trade represents business partnership which main objective is sustainable development and security of worthy conditions for so far excluded and disadvantaged producers in the third world countries.
This idea is new in Slovakia, and therefore the main objective of FAIRTRADE Slovakia is propagation of ideas of fair trade in Slovakia and increase of awareness of people about this idea, about products that are trade under fair conditions and about situation in less developed countries.

Activities:
- presentation and tasting of fair trade products
- development education
- other marketing activities

Projects assigned to increase Slovak public awareness about development cooperation:

Development and humanitarian cooperation:

Year: 2003
Name of the Project: 3- day workshop about Fair Trade at music festival Verím Pane in Námestovo
Target group: participants of festival (all age groups)

Year: 2003
Name of the Project: Seminar: Fair Trade beyond the borders
Target group: Italian participants of seminar and invited non-governmental organizations from Slovakia

Year: 2003/2004
Name of the Project: Regular section in magazine Lekno that is published by Združenie krestanských spolocenstiev mládeže
Target group: young people

Year: 2004
Name of the Project: Fair Trade – from idea to tangible acts
Target group: university students

Funding:
grants and donations

Magazine:
Regular section in magazine Lekno