Independent World Shop, the only one in The Netherlands run as normal economic enterprise. Started as support-shop for SOS - now Fair Trade Original - in 1983 by Jan H.C.Velterop, an experienced social scientist in Fair Trade, establishing World Shops, international cooperation. On August 1-st 1984 started as fully independent business, with shopping from home. Moved into Ambachten Centrum in November 1987, getting the first public shop. Established at present address in June 1990. Present Director Odilia Drenth - Velterop took office from july 2001. On Auugust 1-st of this year 2014 we had our 30-year-jubilee. The official celebration will be on Saturday 20-th September, in our shop at Korte Haaksbergerstraat 20 Enschede.