Membership Procedure:
- Application Processing Fee of Rs. 2500
- Submission of the completed application form, and all necessary documents as per the membership application procedure
- FTG Nepal shall share/seek references/information about the applicants from the existing member/s. Any negative reference/remarks about the applicant shall be submitted in writing to FTG Nepal along with the evidences by the member/s.
- Entry audit through field visit/inspection by secretariat.
- Report will be presented at membership sub-committee.
- Membership sub-committee will evaluate the report and related documents
- Submission of sub-committee report to the board for final decision
- Granting provisional membership for a maximum of 2 years
- Submission of Self-Assessment Report (SAR) within provisional membership period
- Providing full-fledged membership after satisfactory completion of provisional period of two years; based on the submission of Self-Assessment Report and Social Audit Report
- Existing members to do mutual/self-review against Fair Trade practices/standards biennially.
Documents to be Submitted:
- Completed Membership Application Form. (Application form Here)
- Copy of Nepali Citizenship of owner / proprietor
- Registration certificate from concerned authority of Government of Nepal
- Audited financial report of the last 3 fiscal years
- Annual progress report of the last 3 years
- Organizational profile or brochure (with vision, mission and objectives)
- Organization's Constitution or Memorandum of Articles (Prabandha Patra, Niyamawali, constitution etc.)
- Personnel Policy and Financial Policy
- Staff/worker's payment sheet of the last month
- Brief description of activities performed by the organization under social responsibilities
- Capacity development plan (if available)
- Complliance Report to the 10 principles of Fair Trade
- Signed copy of FTG Nepal’s Code of Conduct should be submitted after the membership has been approved.
- Completed Self-Assessment Report (SAR) to be submitted within provisional membership period or before getting full membership.
Note:
- FTG Nepal reserves the right to accept/reject any application for membership or grant/refuse membership to any applicant if it feels that the application or applicant is found to be unfit due to other reasons other than mentioned above.
- FTG Nepal provides orientations on Fair Trade and on filling up the Self Assessment Reporting Form.