Stories

There are over 20,000 tourist guides in the East African Community (EAC) region. Most of them have been trained through associations, some went to vocational schools, others trained on the job as they went along. There is no mutually agreed standard for tourist guides in the EAC. Recognising the importance of tourist guides and their critical role in marketing East Africa as a single tourist destination, as promoted by the EAC, addresses vario...

EACIIDEA partner Campfire Logs Guild will this year start its grand tour of the East African Community countries from Dar es Salaam, going on to Tanga, Mombasa, Nairobi, Kampala, Kigali, Bujumbura, Kigoma, Dodoma and end at Arusha, the seat of the EAC. The Tour d'EAC 2021 will take place over a 55-day period, starting in Dar es Salaam on August 1st. Over the following 55 days, Tour d’EAC participants will ride almost 6,000 kilometers through b...

IIDEA is proud to announce that Sauti Africa trade and information platform, which started of as an IIDEA project in 2016, has added yet another success story to its history. Sauti's trade information services are now available and accessible to anyone, anywhere via WhatsApp. Message "hello" on WhatsApp to +254 20 389 3576 and you'll be able to explore our free business and social services information, tailored for farmers, traders, and small...

Following the call for idea proposals, the IIDEA Team received a wealth of proposals which then underwent a first screening process. According to the selection criteria, all proposed projects have to be regional in character, that means involve project partners from at least two of the six EAC Partner States and they have to refer to the stipulations of the East African Community Common Market Protocol. Out of the 54 ideas submitted, 35 advanced ...

The call for idea submission at the beginning of this year led to an overwhelming response. The IIDEA/IRTF team received 54 application. Out of these, 35 passed the basic eligibility criteria and are now being pre-selected by the technical experts from the EAC Secretariat and EAC-GIZ. The 12 top-scored ideas will take part in a virtual Hackathon. This will further improve and sharpen their projects ideas before the final selection by the  jury t...

     

The Arusha Team of IIDEA wishes all IIDEA Colleagues, Partners, Friends and Supporters and their families a wonderful festive season with plenty of time to spend with your loved ones, and we hope you have a great start to the New Year 2021. Thank you all very much for your valuable contribution and solidarity in this unique and challenging year.We look forward to a continued fruitful cooperation in 2021! The IIDEA Team in Arusha

Apply Now! The Incubator for Integration and Development in East Africa (IIDEA) and the Intra-Regional Trade Facility (IRTF) are inviting private sector and civil society organizations in East African Community Partner States to submit their innovative ideas. IIDEA calls for ideas in the areas of digitalization/ICT, health and stakeholder’s engagement on Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Project ideas in Agri-business, touri...

AgriLink TZ: Technology 4 improved leather production Environmentally friendly technologies in leather production to improve quality and production, and increase income, employment and market access of marginalized women and youth in Tanzania and Kenya - that's the big goal of the IIDEA project by Agri-Link Tanzania, supported by GIZ Tanzania & EAC. Watch in their video how ALT seize the opportunity to work with women and youth to grow a m...

Intra-Regional Trade Facility (IRTF) partner East African Women in Business Platform (EAWiBP) successfully held a workshop to launch the project Value Addition for Increased Market Access in the Moringa Sector from 25th to 27th November 2020 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop included a training for women in the moringa value chain from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda on branding, packaging, and standard certification. As a result of this pro...