Deadline: 3 March 2017
TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development) is currently open for applications for the funding of ‘unpopular’ costs such as UK salaries, research, pilot projects, extensive baseline studies or any other aspect of work that applicant finds difficult to finance and which inhibits the efficacy or impact of their work.
In 2017, TRAID will have £280,000 available for funding international development projects related to improving conditions in the textile industry.
Priorities
TRAID is particularly interested in funding:
- Projects where the in-country partner is headed by a woman
- Projects, if they relate to the garment production stage, which focus on second/third tier suppliers or homeworkers
Eligibility Criteria
- TRAID only fund projects which are submitted through a UK based NGO.
- TRAID will consider projects, and/or associated costs, that Combat the negative impacts of the textile supply and production chain on people and/or the environment
- Projects can tackle issues relating to any of the stages in the chain eg growing; harvesting; spinning/weaving/knitting; bleaching/dyeing/washing and treatment; cutting and sewing; recycling/disposal
- TRAID seeks to fund projects which:
- Reduce inequality Involve the local partner and beneficiaries in the project design, and include them in its implementation, monitoring and evaluation Build the capacity of the local organisation(s), and address the capacity of local stakeholders to advocate for their own rights where applicable Protect and improve the environment or do it no harm Aim for sustainability
How to Apply
Interested organisations must download the concept note in a prescribed format via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit TRAID 2017 Fund.