We will support charitable activities through loans, interest free loans and in some cases an equity stake in organisations which meet the charitable objectives of the Trust. This category is a response to requests by grant recipients and beneficiaries.
In previous years we have made an interest free loan of £100,000 to Tropical Wholefoods, a fair trade company which purchases dried fruit and vegetables from small scale producers in the developing world. It builds partnerships with small businesses in Africa and Asia to provide them with improved access to expertise and markets.
A loan guarantee to support organic fruit farmers in the Himalayas to expand their development into the organic juice market.
A loan to build the organisation's capacity to encourage more people around the world to "Do the Green Thing".
A loan towards initial development activity to examine the case for a type of equity investment to expand EcoTeams from 4,000 to 20,000 households.
