Equal Trade Alliance (ETA) was founded to foster global trade practices that value Africa’s contributions equally. ETA envisions a world with:
ETA is working to redefine how trade operates on a global scale and to create employment opportunities, tax income, and innovation. ETA advocates for a system where trade empowers communities rather than exploits them, and where economic value is fairly distributed to those who contribute to it.
One of ETA’s fundamentals is network building. By growing a community we can share the ETA message and achieve systemic change. That is why we have the ‘young ambassadors alliance’ and the ‘equal trade women’s alliance’. Your role will be to reinforce these alliances by maintaining contact with local organizations, organizing of events, and you will serve as an ambassador in your own network. At the end you will write a report on the impact of community mobilization in system change.
If you are curious and passionate about equal trade practices in this world, and you want to use your skills to support meaningful work in our organization, we would love to hear from you.
You’ll investigate the next steps for the ETM to be a concrete plan that can be embedded into trade governance, both within Africa and in alignment with EU trade frameworks. This entails looking into the business case for ETM to be established in commodity value chains and the willingness of other branches to adopt this model.
If you are curious and passionate about equal trade practices in this world, and you want to use your skills to support meaningful work in our organization, we would love to hear from you.
We are a young and moving organization, which means that things happen ad hoc and you have to be comfortable by working mostly independently. We have weekly online meetings with our team because our colleagues also work from outside the Netherlands. Every month we have office days in the Hague, where you can join the team. Your key responsibilities will include:
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ETA replaces the traditional supply chain model by making producers co-owners, giving them an equal, guaranteed share of the final price. ETA challenges the structural inequalities that other models have been unable to overcome. Unlike conventional systems where profits are accumulated by intermediaries and retailers, ETA’s revenue-sharing approach redistributes value across the chain, empowering producers to benefit from every stage — not only from raw material sales, but from the value-added stages of production and commercialization.
A minimum threshold of revenue share is established, guaranteeing that a significant percentage of the final product’s value is returned to the producers. This shift ensures that economic sustainability. To reinforce equality and fight fraud, ETA integrates blockchain technology, creating a transparent, tamper-proof system. The result? A supply chain where wealth flows more equally — not just to the West, but across the globe.
Through joint ownership and long-term partnerships, ETC could restructure trade relationships to reduce dependency on retailers and give producers greater financial stability and decision-making power. Laborers have more to say in the value chain, like in setting demands/prices. Farmers and states earn a sustainable income and buyers get quality and ethically sourced products. Hereby breaks the Equal Trade Model the long-standing cycle of farmer exploitation for the benefit of retailers.
