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ITC FOR EVERY WOMAN, EVERYWHERE. ITC recognizes that Gender Equality is a right in and of itself and a requisite for sustainable development. All women everywhere have the right to a decent income, employment, working conditions and a choice and voice in shaping their economic context. Over the...
A COMPETITIVE FORCE FOR THE FUTURESupporting youth to acquire the necessary skills and opportunities needed to reach their potential is fundamental for their own livelihoods and wellbeing. It is also essential for achieving the broader sustainable development goals, unlocking young people’s...
The International Trade Centre’s Netherlands Trust Fund V (NTF V) is a four-year partnership (July 2021- June 2025) signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands and the International Trade Centre to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the digital...
Green2Compete is ITC’s new and ambitious strategy aiming to place environmental sustainability at the heart of MSME competitiveness. Its goal is to enable MSMEs from developing countries to become more competitive through green production and trade. In this context, Green2Compete will...
The Strengthening the Agriculture and Agri-food Value Chain and Improving Trade Policy (SAAVI) project aims to support stabilization and governance through building the capacities of key Iraqi institutions to deliver public services, as well as sustainable job creation through the development of...
ITC’s trade and market intelligence interventions in the 24 UK Trade Partnerships Programme countries will consist of several interrelated components to foster transparency and enhanced access to information on trade opportunities and market access requirements for small and...
The Growth for Rural Advancement and Sustainable Progress (GRASP) programme contributes to the reduction of poverty through development of rural SMEs in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. As such the programme contributes directly to the attainment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
RESI deploys innovative ways to address self-reliance and economic resilience in protracted humanitarian situations. The RESI Dadaab project will provide support to entrepreneurship and business development for income generation to address the rapid phasing out of humanitarian assistance in the...
Colombia PUEDE is working to improve income earning opportunities of 2,000 smallholder farmers and their families in post-conflict areas of Colombia by increasing their productivity, improving the quality of their produce, and strengthening their market competitiveness.Colombia PUEDE works with...
In 2018, the ACP Secretariat, the EC, together with ITC, UNIDO and the World Bank finalized the Joint Proposal for a five-year Program (hereafter the ‘Program’) aiming at (1) adopting and implementing business-friendly and inclusive national policies and legal frameworks, and (2)...
The overall objective of the regional programme is to ‘’Strengthen the competitiveness of West Africa through an enhanced level of production, transformation and export capacities of the private sectors in line with the regional and national industrial and SME strategies’’....
The Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP) is a regional initiative aiming at improving market access to the European Union (EU) and the East African region for five East Africa Community (EAC) partner countries - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda - agro-industrial crop and horticultural...
Central America: Women and E-commerceThe project Linking Central American Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) with the Global Gifts and Home Decoration Market aims to improve the export performance of women-led-enterprises from Central America to sell online.The project beneficiaries are...
PIGA is a partnership of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s Department for International Development (DFID), China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund), China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the International Trade Centre...
Your roadmap to sustainable production, consumption and trade The Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) Programme at the International Trade Centre is a partnership-based programme which empowers and equips micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (MSMEs) to improve their...
Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) is a South-South Trade and Investment Cooperation Programme. It is the United Kingdom’s (FCDO) first Aid-for-Trade initiative in Triangular Cooperation. Implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC), SITA has facilitated USD 60...
Alliances for Action is an International Trade Centre (ITC) initiative to establish a network that transforms food systems and advances the Sustainable Development Goals through producer partnerships that cultivate ethical, climate- smart, sustainable agricultural value chains. We aim at achieving...
For the Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI), lifestyle choices impact livelihoods. EFI acts as a bridge, connecting marginalized artisan communities in emerging economies with discerning global lifestyle brands, creating meaningful work and fair, decent working conditions. We develop and...
The projects (C203 and C271) will contribute to increased sustainable trade through improved business, trade, and market intelligence for greater Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) competitiveness and better support to MSMEs to understand the role and implications of social and...
Short Summary (150 words) – from aboveThis project supports Nigerian migrants returning from Germany through creating a stronger and more supportive business ecosystem in Nigeria that offers specific support to the returning migrants. The project is implemented with partners who are...
The project "Pakistan: Gender-responsive UK export information and network" aims to strengthen bilateral trade between Pakistan and the UK as Pakistan’s largest export destination in Europe and third largest export destination globally. The proposed interventions will...
The four-year EU-funded project "Turkmenistan: Enhancing trade resilience and integration" is part of the EU’s “Turkmenistan Cooperation Facility 2022-2023”, which focuses on two blocks of interventions: 1) Improving the business climate, with a focus on agriculture/rural...
The project focuses on enhancing the textiles and clothing sector in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Sri Lanka to meet evolving market demands and adhere to forthcoming EU regulations. This initiative aims to promote greener practices, sustainability, circularity, and digitalization within the...
ITC is partnering with Afreximbank to review options for a new collective structure for fashion designers in Africa. Based on the co-operative principles, this new framework for collective action is expected to bring economies of scale; support branding, profile raising and access to buyers; support...
The VIBE - REMI in Rwanda project will support 900 refugee youth in agricultural sectors, both those that are self-employed and part of MSMEs and cooperatives, to increase their competitiveness and participation in local and regional trade in Rwanda. The key areas of intervention are described...
The project “Rwanda: Value-added Initiative to Boost Employment (VIBE) for Women-led Businesses” aims to support 150 women-led micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the horticulture sector (green beans, passion fruit and chili) to access new market opportunities and...
The Timor-Leste: Support to Regional Integration and Trade project will support Timor-Leste’s development plans to modernize its economy and trade integration supporting the negotiations of the ASEAN Membership (by focusing on the AEC), the WTO accession, and the EU-Pacific EPA negotiations,...
AMI Togo project aims to improve trade by reducing barriers and enhancing transparency. It has three key outcomes:Identifying and reducing trade obstacles through stakeholder engagement and prioritization.Strengthening Togo's trade obstacle resolution mechanism (MAOC).Facilitating international...
Part of a bigger programme (Farmers – Fisherfolks’ Advancement and Integration to Resilient Value Chains in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao - BARMM) led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and co-implemented with the Food and Agriculture...
This project aims at creating a platform serving as knowledge repository for stakeholders interested in certain trade-related topics imminent to the ASEAN region, based on resources developed under ITC-implemented TRTA projects in ASEAN. It is set to achieve scale in knowledge sharing and capacity...
In view of the challenges to the trade of agricultural products in the NENA region, ITC will provide support to enhance intra-regional trade in selected agricultural value chains by removing obstacles to export, transit and import.The main objectives of this initiative are:To improve the...
Th project will create a more conducive business environment in agribusiness and apparel sectors in Armenia, contributing to better livelihoods and decent employment. The activities will be directed at making SMEs more competitive, more digital and more sustainable. BSOs will be supported in...
A country diagnostic for Bangladesh, Rwanda and Uganda, including an analytical and a survey component, will build the evidence base to understand the value-added trade diversification opportunities and the required actions to materialize those.
The proposed project, funded by the global energy conglomerate ENI S.p.A. of Italy through their subsidiary ENI Cote d’Ivoire Ltd, will contribute to improve the livelihoods of fashion and lifestyle Artisans and Designers, by enabling them to become more competitive and increase their...
The Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP II) aims to promote economic growth in the East African Community (EAC) through private sector development and export promotion. It seeks to enhance sustainable and inclusive intra-African trade, pan-African trade, and trade with the European Union (EU)....
The project aims at leveraging the Ethical Fashion Initiative business model and its experience in managing structured value and supply chains in Kenya to contribute to climate resilient growth and to a more inclusive society for women and youth in East Africa, and the continent at large. The...
