Valeria D.

Project Officer @Fairtrade Italia

Padua, IT

Support in drafting new project proposals and identifying new funding opportunities (EU funds, international cooperation and global citizenship education). • Administrative and operational management of projects. • Coordination of human resources employed in project activities. • Financial and narrative reporting of projects. • Research and sector studies • Production of Position PapersFairtrade\'s mission is to connect disadvantaged producers and consumers, promote fairer trading conditions and empower producers to combat poverty, strengthen their position and take more control over their lives. The key objectives of the Fairtrade certification are to: ensure that producers receive prices that cover their average costs of sustainable production; provide an additional Fairtrade Premium which can be invested in projects that enhance social, economic and environmental development; enable pre-financing for producers who require it; facilitate long-term trading partnerships and enable greater producer control over the trading process; set clear core and development criteria to ensure that the conditions of production and trade of all Fairtrade certified products are both socially and economically fair as well as environmentally responsible.