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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES UNDER THE EU-EAC MARKET ACCESS UPGRADE PROGRAMME (MARKUP)

April 18th, 2018

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 i...

Deadline for IIDEA applications extended to 16 April 2018!

April 5th, 2018

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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 im...

Support for women engaged in cross-border trade

March 27th, 2018

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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), th...

20 Years of EABC Celebration

March 27th, 2018

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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 Communi...

International Women’s Day 2018

March 9th, 2018

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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 ...

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA)

February 19th, 2018

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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 Developmen...

Enhancing business opportunities and livelihoods for Women Cross Border Traders at Namanga Border

February 1st, 2018

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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 ...

IIDEA in Numbers & Graphs

January 19th, 2018

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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 in...

2017 – The IIDEA Year in Review

January 8th, 2018

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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 missi...

CDEA’s Fashion Incubatees get Investors and Spotlight at Swahili Fashion Week

December 22nd, 2017

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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 l...

IIDEA Projects taking off: Sauti and clinicPesa chosen to join Make-IT Accelerator

December 18th, 2017

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Two of our IIDEA projects are off to the next phase with the GIZ Make-IT in Africa Accelerator: Sauti is the mobile based trade information and social accountability platform for East Africa’s cross-...

Paving the Way for Youth Employment: IIDEA Projects Launch Apps

December 12th, 2017

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KCCA Employment Services Bureau in Kampala launched the two innovative mobile applications targeting Youth Employment in the East African Region: our IIDEA partners NACOFU with their YE App and CEFORD...

IIDEA Inspiring the Youth of Tomorrow: Panel Session at the YouLead Summit 2017

December 4th, 2017

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IIDEA partners inspire and empower the youth of tomorrow by sharing their experiences during the YouLead Summit 2017. In a panel session under the theme of business and corporate leadership our partne...

Art Knows No Borders: The Art Safari 2017 opens in Arusha

November 29th, 2017

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The second stop of the East African Art Biennale organized by EASTAFAB in Arusha had its grand opening at the EAC Secretariat yesterday. The secretariat and the GIZ-EAC programme on behalf of IIDEA co...

Heading for Innovation and Industrialization in the EAC: EABC Conference & Exhibition 2017

November 15th, 2017

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The second edition of the East African Business and Entrepreneurship Conference and Exhibition themed “Accelerating Industrialization, Innovation and Investment in the EAC“ was officially opened by H....

Moving Art Across East African Borders

November 6th, 2017

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Last week the East African Art Biennale 2017 opened in Dar es Salaam, holding exhibitions for the next three weeks before moving northward. The historic event expands into an Art Safari progressing fr...

From the EAC to the World: clinicPesa and IIDEA at the Hello Tomorrow Summit in Paris

October 28th, 2017

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Early July 2017, clinicPesa – an IIDEA supported Project – was selected as one of the 500 top Start-Ups in the World. The Ugandan Start-Up creativeDNA with their project clinicPesa was invited to part...

The Passing of an East African Community Gender Champion and Advocate

October 2nd, 2017

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Ms Marren Akatsa Bukachi, the former Executive Director of the Eastern African Sub-regional Support Initiative for the Advancement for Women (EASSI), died on the 1st October 2017 in Nairobi-Kenya afte...

CDEA’s Executive Director wins national and regional CEO awards

September 25th, 2017

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CDEA's Executive Director, Ayeta Anne Wangusa was awarded a country and regional award by CEO Global's Africa's Most Influential Women in Business and Government Award in the Arts and Culture category...

Culture and Arts as Engine of Integration: EAC Jamafest 2017

September 12th, 2017

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Culture is a primary driver of unity and integration in the East African Community. The EAC Jamafest 2017, taking place from 07 to 15 September in Kampala, Uganda, brings together all EAC Partner Stat...

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES UNDER THE EU-EAC MARKET ACCESS UPGRADE PROGRAMME (MARKUP)

Deadline for IIDEA applications extended to 16 April 2018!

Support for women engaged in cross-border trade

20 Years of EABC Celebration

International Women’s Day 2018

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA)

Enhancing business opportunities and livelihoods for Women Cross Border Traders at Namanga Border

IIDEA in Numbers & Graphs

2017 – The IIDEA Year in Review

CDEA’s Fashion Incubatees get Investors and Spotlight at Swahili Fashion Week

IIDEA Projects taking off: Sauti and clinicPesa chosen to join Make-IT Accelerator

Paving the Way for Youth Employment: IIDEA Projects Launch Apps

IIDEA Inspiring the Youth of Tomorrow: Panel Session at the YouLead Summit 2017

Art Knows No Borders: The Art Safari 2017 opens in Arusha

Heading for Innovation and Industrialization in the EAC: EABC Conference & Exhibition 2017

Moving Art Across East African Borders

From the EAC to the World: clinicPesa and IIDEA at the Hello Tomorrow Summit in Paris

The Passing of an East African Community Gender Champion and Advocate

CDEA’s Executive Director wins national and regional CEO awards

Culture and Arts as Engine of Integration: EAC Jamafest 2017

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