Find out more about the international development projects funded by TRAID since 1999. These projects have now ended.
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Helping Small Cotton Farmers Grow Organic
TRAID funded Oxfam to improve the lives, incomes and health of cotton growers and pickers in South Punjab by building their capacity to grow cotton without the use of toxic chemicals. Read more... -
Plants for Communities
TRAID is funding Kew to train organic cotton farmers in Southern Mali to grow sustainable supplies of eco-friendly pesticidal plants. Read more... -
Empowering Textile Workers
TRAID funded the Fairtrade Foundation to investigate how to extend the reach and benefits of Fairtrade through the supply chain by empowering textile workers to access and claim their rights. The project worked intensively with one factory in Tirapur, a garment manufacturing region in South India to develop a model to improve conditions for its employees. Read more... -
In from the Margins
Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 84% of its 147 million people living on less […] Read more... -
Cutting the Chains
Suppliers, purchasers and social auditors have difficulty in acknowledging homeworkers, often denying they are part of the textile supply chain. […] Read more... -
Securing the Fruits of Labour
Funding to enable thousands of small-scale tea, coffee and vegetable farmers to secure fair trade certification for their products and increase their incomes. Read more... -
Coming Home Free from the Fear of Landmines
Funding to deploy Mine Action Teams to clear mines in post conflict Angola. Read more... -
Rural Development Programme
Funding for communities lacking the most basic services to improve lives and livelihoods by accessing clean water, primary health care and micro finance. Read more... -
Clean Water Programme
Funding to establish major clean water and sanitation systems reaching 100,000 households in post conflict Angola. Read more... -
Anwar Village Programme
Funding to improve HIV/AIDS awareness, sanitation and water facilities in 11 villages in the Anwar District of Rajasthan. Read more...
