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KilimoMart – a Mobile Application for Small-Scale Farmers to Sell their Produce all over the EAC Region

KilimoMart – a Mobile Application for Small-Scale Farmers to Sell their Produce all over the EAC Region
Did you hear about the KilimoMart app which links small-scale farmers in Kenya and Uganda to the regional EAC market? KilimoMart is the result of discussions among small-scale farmers in Uganda who were feeling that they were not benefiting from EA integration sufficiently. They were hearing about integration, but they were not feeling that it…
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Giving Voices to EAC Women Cross-Border Traders

Giving Voices to EAC Women Cross-Border Traders
“The decision to formalise my business was a turning point for my little business. I now have a business address and my suppliers and customers know exactly where to find me. And being faithful, often time suppliers give me goods on credit and I pay them back after selling the goods.” This statement, made by…
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Creating Employment for Rural Youths through Cross-Border Trade – Green Beans for Youth

Creating Employment for Rural Youths through Cross-Border Trade – Green Beans for Youth
While rural youths are increasingly turning their backs on farming and move to cities to find employment, Shambani Solutions in partnership with Frigoken Ltd developed a project to foster opportunities for youth in rural areas, taking advantage of the opportunities arising from cross-border trade within the East African Community (EAC). They were able to create…
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IIDEA / IRTF call for ideas goes into the next round

IIDEA / IRTF call for ideas goes into the next round
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…
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Women in Cross-Border Trade Formalise their Business

Women in Cross-Border Trade Formalise their Business
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 in Kenya with a view to encouraging more women to recognise the competitive advantage of regional trade opportunities and become involved. “We are very…
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Women Cross-border Grain Traders

Women Cross-border Grain Traders
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 important food commodities in East Africa. Production of these food staples varies greatly from country to country, creating natural opportunities for trade between East African…
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Digital Shops Replacing Brick & Mortal for Women Traders and Entrepreneurs

Digital Shops Replacing Brick & Mortal for Women Traders and Entrepreneurs
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 taken up the challenge of making the Fourth Industrial Revolution work for women in business. Many of them are left behind by this fundamental change, in which…
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IIDEA 2020: Latest Facts and Figures

IIDEA 2020: Latest Facts and Figures
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. Our latest figures show the increase in beneficiaries from this process as the new partners have started off and gone into full swing. IIDEA…
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