Apply for Membership

Membership Procedure:

  • Application Processing Fee of Rs. 2500
  • Submission of the completed Membership 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 evidence by the member/s. 
  • An initial meeting will be held with the secretariat to verify the information provided.
  • Applicants must present their understanding of Fair Trade to the membership committee.
  • Field visit/inspection will be carried out. The applicant organisation will be responsible for the monitoring fee based on turnover. For applicants located outside Kathmandu, costs including travel, accommodation, and other logistical expenses must be borne by the applicant.
  • Provisional membership will be granted for a period of two years.
  • Providing full-fledged membership before satisfactory completion of the provisional period of two years, based on the submission of a Self-Assessment Report and Monitoring visit. The SAR must be submitted within the two-year timeframe, and the applicant organisation outside Kathmandu must cover all associated travel, accommodation, and logistical expenses outside Kathmandu for the monitoring visit. 
  • Existing members are required to conduct mutual/self-reviews against Fair Trade practices and standards every two years.

Membership Monitoring Fee Tariff:

Slab  Fee     
1 crore or below Rs. 5,000
1-5 crores or below Rs. 10,000
5-10 crores or below Rs. 15,000
10 crores above Rs. 20,000

 

Documents to be Submitted:

  • Completed Membership Application Form. (Application form Here)
  • Copy of Nepali Citizenship of owner/proprietor/national identity/list of proprietor and Board of directors
  • Registration certificate from concerned authority of Government of Nepal
  • Audited financial reports of the last 3 fiscal years
  • Annual progress reports 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.) based on the nature of the organization
  • Personnel Policy and Financial Policy
  • Staff/worker payment sheet of the last month
  • Brief description of activities performed by the organization under social responsibilities
  • Capacity development plan (if available)
  • Compliance Report to the 10 principles of Fair Trade
  • Organogram of the organization 
  • A 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 the provisional membership period or before getting full membership.

 

Note:

  1. 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.
  2. FTG Nepal provides orientations on Fair Trade and on filling up the Self Assessment Reporting Form.