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Unlocking the Potential of the East African Tourism Sector – the Importance of Tour Guides

July 14th, 2021

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...

Tour d’ EAC 2021: Preparations are in Full Gear

April 28th, 2021

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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, Ki...

Get EAC Trade and Market Info on WhatsApp

April 16th, 2021

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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 informa...

Selection of new IIDEA Projects delayed

April 16th, 2021

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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 ...

IIDEA / IRTF call for ideas goes into the next round

February 16th, 2021

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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 ...

The Call for Idea Submissions is now Closed!

January 20th, 2021

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Have a Wonderful Festive Season!

December 18th, 2020

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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...

IIDEA and IRTF Call for Project Ideas Now Open

December 15th, 2020

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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 ...

Improved Leather Production for Better Income of Women and Youths

December 3rd, 2020

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AgriLink TZ: Technology 4 improved leather production Environmentally friendly technologies in leather production to improve quality and production, and increase income, employment and market acces...

Business Women in the EAC to Reap Benefits from Moringa Sector

December 1st, 2020

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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 Morin...

Women in Cross-Border Trade Formalise their Business

October 27th, 2020

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The IIDEA project carried out by Base for Education Dissemination (BED) collects and documents experiences and success stories of women in cross-border trade in the Mara region of Tanzania and Migori ...

Women Cross-border Grain Traders

October 12th, 2020

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Enhancing Women’s Participation in Uganda and Kenya The grain sector is probably the most important sub-sector within the agricultural sector. Maize, wheat, rice and pulses are by far the most impo...

EAC Youth Tour Guides Network

September 15th, 2020

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USAGA’s project ‘EAC Youth Tour Guides Network’ is about linking young aspiring tourist guides in Kenya and Uganda through an online portal to professional guides and associations, with the aim of enh...

Digital Shops Replacing Brick & Mortal for Women Traders and Entrepreneurs

September 4th, 2020

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WITU developed www.amaduka.com, an online marketplace for women-owned micro and small businesses across East Africa, starting with Uganda and Kenya. With this innovative online market place, WITU has ...

BAHO Hospital: Cross-border Health Portal for EAC Citizens in Rwanda and Tanzania

August 20th, 2020

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Much delayed by the restrictions to the movement of people through the COVID19 pandemic, BAHO International’s project has now taken off to develop and test an online portal for health services across ...

Tanzanian Youth Sensitized on Regional Integration Opportunities and Hygiene

July 28th, 2020

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The East African Community together with the Arusha City Council and the International Women’s Day Committee conducted a sensitization event at Maweni Primary and Mkonoo Secondary Schools in Terat War...

Accelerating Access to ICT for Women and Youth to enhance regional trade

July 8th, 2020

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The African continent is experiencing a massive shift towards digital technologies and is radically transforming several sectors of the economies of its 55 countries, thereby directly impacting trade ...

AFYA Digital Launch

June 29th, 2020

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IIDEA partner EANNASO (Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS and Health Service Organizations) launched the East Africa Afya Health Digital platform on 29th June, 2020. The launch was attended ...

Regional Apex Bodies Develop IIDEA Work Plan up to 2021

May 31st, 2020

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The apex bodies of the private sector and civil society organizations met virtually on 29th May 2020 through MS TEAMS. The half-day meeting was attended by representatives of the East African Civil So...

Teaching Farming Continues during the Pandemic

May 15th, 2020

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The serene agricultural town of Babati, located 160 kilometers South West of Tanzania’s Arusha city, is home to a group of young farmers under the name “Shambani Solutions”,who are producing green be...

How can small farmers get their produce to market in the times of Corona?

May 7th, 2020

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IIDEA partner ESAFF Uganda has found a solution and developed the KilimoMart application. (more…)

IIDEA 2020: Latest Facts and Figures

April 23rd, 2020

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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...

Technology to Improve Health Service Access Across EAC Borders

March 26th, 2020

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EANNASO (Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS Service Organizations), with support of the EAC-GIZ programme through IIDEA, is developing a digital platform that provides accurate information on th...

UTA – Marketability of East African Cultural Crafts

March 25th, 2020

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The Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) is implementing an IIDEA project promoting the marketability of East African cultural crafts across the world using an online platform. UTA works together with Eco...

IIDEA Project beneficiaries Attend International Women’s Day Regional Commemoration

March 12th, 2020

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Each year on the 8th of March, the World celebrates International Women’s Day. This year, on the 6th of March 2020, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat and its partners joined the...

Orientation workshop convened by the East African Women in Business Platform (EAWiBP)

February 6th, 2020

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Stakeholders working in the Moringa Tree value chain in East Africa met for an Orientation workshop convened by the East African Women in Business Platform (EAWiBP) in Arusha, Tanzania, to introduce t...

The New IIDEA Partners are now on Board!

November 15th, 2019

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From 11 to 14 November, all IIDEA projects are meeting in Arusha for IIDEA week. This is a unique opportunity for all IIDEA stakeholders and participants to build networks, learn from each other and s...

East African Citizens Doing the Extraordinary – IIDEA Phase Two Has Started

October 29th, 2019

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The IIDEA program continues to grow from strength to strength, with the announcement of the next round of funded projects across the EAC. Building on the 25 small scale projects already actively fost...

From ‘Panya Roads’ to Formal Regional Trade

October 28th, 2019

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Women Cross-Border Traders Learn How to Trade Without Challenges Across Borders (more…)

EAC Youth Cycling in Support of Regional Integration: Tour d’EAC 2019

August 15th, 2019

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The 3rd Tour d’EAC was flagged off on 1st August, 2019 at the Independence Monument in Kampala by Uganda’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for EAC Affairs, Hon. Dr Ali Kirunda Kivejinja, and the Ta...

Women Deliverance as an Agent to Fostering Sustainable Gender Development: IIDEA Project Participates at Women Deliver Conference in Canada

July 29th, 2019

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One of our IIDEA Projects participates at Women Deliver Conference in Canada Dr. Desire Habonimana, CEO at Health Healing Network Burundi was invited to the Global Women Deliver Conference in Vancouve...

East African Music Hits the World: IIDEA Project Hakuna Kulala Won’t Let Us Sleep

July 22nd, 2019

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Hakuna Kulala is an Incubator and a digital label for Young Producers in East Africa. Through collaborations they are building bridges within the region, creating opportunities to collaborate, to trav...

Are we Powering Profitable Trade? Inclusive and Sustainable Participation and Empowerment of Women in Trade

July 10th, 2019

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IIDEA Partner DMT tested solutions to overcome unprofitable trade targeting women trader cooperatives as well as the women traders’ transactions through the Women Cross Border Traders’ Cooperatives Ac...

IIDEA Call for Projects is open: APPLY NOW!

July 2nd, 2019

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IIDEA is an initiative which incubates small-scale regional integration projects, proposed and implemented by civil society, private sector and other interest groups in East Africa. It is cross-border...

Seamless Travel through the EAC becomes a Reality: Launch of IIDEA Project “Easy Travel East Africa”

June 27th, 2019

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Not need to hassle your way at the bus stand anymore to catch a ticket. Traveling across East Africa is set to be easier following the launch of our IIDEA project “Easy Travel East Africa”. The...

Private Sector and Civil Society in the Republic of South Sudan ready to grab the Opportunities and Benefits of the EAC Integration Agenda

June 10th, 2019

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Making Integration Real for Private Sector and Civil Society in South Sudan! The EAC Secretariat with the support of GIZ organized a two day Sensitisation/Training Workshop for private and civil socie...

As sure as Kilimanjaro rises above the Serengeti: Launch of the Rwanda Tanzania Tourism Trade Portal

May 15th, 2019

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IIDEA Project in Tourism is taking off! The tourism sector in East Africa can only be strengthened when working hand in hand. The 2nd Launch Event of the Rwanda Tanzania Tourism Trade Portal took plac...

Youth in Action: IIDEA Partners Showing the Way for the AU

May 8th, 2019

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Three partners of IIDEA attended the 2019 Pan African Youth Forum in Addis Ababa which launched the ‘1 million by 2021’ Initiative aimed at addressing the need to make African Integration relevant to ...

Standing Strong for Women in the EAC Integration: IIDEA Puts Focus on Women Empowerment

April 17th, 2019

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One of the major guiding principles in achieving the EAC integration is a people-centred and private sector led development as provided for in the Treaty for the establishment of the EAC. The GIZ-EAC ...

Mobile Platform for Maternal Health: IIDEA Partner HHNB presents their idea at the East African Health Conference 2019

April 4th, 2019

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Health Healing Network Burundi (HHNB), one of our IIDEA partners received invitation from the East African Health Research Commission (EAHRC) to present midterm results of the Mobile Platform for Mate...