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The EAC has received support under the EDF 11 to bolster and enhance competitiveness of EAC exports under the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP). This program will be implemented by EAC in collaboration with GIZ. The project implementation will be undertaken by GIZ under the oversight of EAC Secretariat jointly with Partner States specifically focusing on “Support to the Coordination of MARKUP Implementation and to the Harmonisatio...

The Incubator for Integration and Development in East Africa (IIDEA) is calling for applications for its next phase. IIDEA incubates small-scale regional integration projects which are proposed and implemented by civil society, private sector, and other interest groups in East Africa. It is cross border in nature, with projects expected to benefit at least two EAC Partner States. Technical and financial support is provided for implementation and ...

At a two-day summit on women in intra-regional trade in Nairobi, Kenya that took place from 22 – 23 March 2018 to celebrate 20 years since the founding of the  East African Business Council (EABC), the EABC Chairman called on governments in the region to design policies that will facilitate and attract more women to engage in cross-border trade. The event was supported by the EAC-GIZ Programme to support EAC regional integration. It featured p...

On 23 March 2018, the East African Business Council (EABC) celebrated its establishment in 1998 and 20 years of dedicated advocacy for the active role of the Private Sector in the East African Community integration process. The GIZ-EAC programme shared in the celebrations and conference with EABC and took this opportunity to highlight German support to private sector involvement in the economic, social and cultural integration of the EAC. Since t...

Time is Now. Press for Progress East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania Each year, on the 8th of March, the World celebrates the International Women’s Day.  It is an opportunity for GIZ -EAC and its partner the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat to join the rest of the world in taking stock of women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. This years’ International Women’s day themed “Press for Progress...

Deadline for Application Extended to 16 April 2018! The East African Community Secretariat (EACS), in collaboration with the Regional Dialogue Committee (RDC) and in partnership with German Development Cooperation implemented by GIZ, is in its third year of implementation of the ‘Incubator for Integration and Development in East Africa’ (IIDEA). IIDEA is an initiative which incubates small-scale regional integration projects, proposed and imp...

The Pastoral Women’s Council (PWC) is women-focused, non-governmental organization and women’s movement of over 5,000 pastoralist women living in northern Tanzania. PWC has been working to positively transform the lives of pastoralist children, women and communities in northern Tanzania since 1997. PWC goal is to address women’s marginalization in patriarchal Maasai culture and to enhance their quality of life through facilitating their acc...

IIDEA identifies, nurtures and supports small innovative projects on regional integration. We give these organizations the possibility to test the freedom and opportunities provided by the regional integration in the EAC. IIDEA demonstrates how East African citizens experience the East African common market protocol. In the first year IIDEA has mobilized:  

Two years of incubating small-scale regional integration projects proposed and implemented by civil society and private sector across East Africa later, we look back on a successful 2017. In our mission to show the achievements of integration to citizens we support fifteen pioneering projects from across the region. Each project conducts activities in two or more Partner States and focuses on issues that range from trade facilitation, technologic...

CDEA’s Fashion Incubator held a Fashion Boot Camp from February 14-17, 2017 supported by IIDEA, GIZ and the East African Community that focused on providing technical support to the incubatees using leather, kanga and beads sourced from Tanzania. The Ruka jewelry collection by Claire Musila Bernadine Buzabo, a fashion design consultant with experience from major American and European brands held a session on product development focusing the pro...