Fair Trade COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Resilience Fund for small producers in Latin America and the Caribbean.

$96.7K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Small Producers and Workers
Country	El Salvador
Start Date	Oct 21, 2024
End Date	Sep 17, 2027
Duration	1,061 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`53528-36`

Grant Description

Small producers have experienced increased production and transportation costs due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

They have also had limited access to financial or technical assistance to recover and invest in resilience to future crises.

Fundacin Coordinadora Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Pequeos Productores y Trabajadores de Comercio Justo (CLAC) the Latin American representative of Fairtrade International's certified producers will establish a joint COVID-19 recovery fund with the IAF that will support grassroots producer organizations from 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that are Fairtrade certified or aligned with fair trade principles.

The fund will finance creative local solutions that help producer groups and their communities recover from the impact of COVID-19 on their livelihoods and increase their economic resilience.This grant is part of the IAF's broader COVID-19 response strategy.