Projects

This new Opportunities are Here project will provide young talents in front of and behind the camera with tailored mentoring, networking opportunities and media exposure, and generate new trade capacity and export opportunities in the film sector in Uganda. The project primarily targets young...

The project intends to support the scaling of the Alliances for Action (A4A) approach by supporting knowledge dissemination and innovation with respect to strategic subject matters for ITC.With major focus on the development of agriculture and agri-business value chains the work is designed to...

The project aims to promote the development of e-commerce in Nigeria, particularly for small businesses from disadvantaged communities, by enhancing their technical and managerial capacities, strengthening market linkages, and creating a conducive environment for their growth.

The project proposes to respond to the emergency needs in Ukraine in the areas of livelihood and economic disruption by contributing to the economic resilience of Ukrainian communities affected by the conflict and resulting displacement. Given that a large number of the Ukrainian population is still...

This project seeks to increase the awareness and understanding of the Sudan public sector on WTO Accession. The project will create a number of resources (online and physical) in order that when the context in Sudan improves, these can be used by officials to help to re-launch the accession process.

Working with small and medium sized enterprises and business support organizations, ITC through the UK Trade Partnerships Programme in Central Asia aims to increase the volume and value of exports to the UK and EU and to support local industries to grow employment opportunities. 

The Project Empowering women and boosting livelihoods through agricultural trade: Leveraging the AfCFTA Phase II contributes to ITC’s Strategic Plan in relation to gender equality and regional integration, in particular ITC Gender Moon Shot and One Trade Africa Strategy, as well...

Following the successful launch of the Central Asia Trade Intelligence Portal (CATI https://catiportal.org/en) to the public in February 2021, ITC will design a capacity building programme to strengthen the skills of national stakeholders in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to utilize the data...

The International Trade Centre and the Caribbean Development Bank are collaborating in carrying out a "Logistics efficiency study and roadmap"  in Grenada and Saint Lucia.  ITC will carry out consultations among national stakeholders, including government agencies and private...

This project will contribute to the following aim of W1: innovation. As such, it aims at creating a new set of tools to improve the capacities of EFI’s social enterprises and micro producers to trade in the sustainable fashion market, in order to contribute to a sustainable and resilient value...

The ITC SheTrades-Unilever project aims to enhance procurement from women-owned and led businesses in Indonesia and catalyse gender equality in the country. The partnership unites ITC’s expertise in supporting the growth of women-owned micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) with...

The envisaged long-term impact of the project is to contribute to increase inclusive export growth in the targeted value chains contributing to improved livelihoods and decent employments (more and better jobs).The project will focus on competitiveness and sustainable export growth of SMEs (small...

The SheTrades Mauritius project aims to increase the participation of women-led businesses and young women graduates in trade in Mauritius by fostering and enabling an inclusive business environment through setting up a SheTrades Mauritius Hub and improving their competitiveness to access markets....

This project is a component of a USD 2.5 m project led by UNDP and implemented jointly with UNESCO and ITC, with the overarching goal to strengthen inter and intra community relationships in The Gambia through strong coordination by the National Infrastructure for Peace (I4P), and through building...

The SheTrades: Promoting Gender-Responsive Public Procurement for Agricultural Products project aims to deliver innovative solutions to help women in agricultural value chains benefit from government procurement opportunities. Target beneficiaries and partners include women entrepreneurs,...

The project aims to support the organizational capacity, technical skills, service portfolio and analytical tools of regional and national organisations to improve the understanding and management of agri-food related policies and services in the ECOWAS region by:Strengthening the ECOWAS Commission...

The project aims to increase the engagement of six developing and emerging countries in the Trade and Environment Structured Sustainability Discussions (TESSD) at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The project will carry out research in partnership with countries on the role of trade in supporting...

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Up to one million MSMEs currently have climate smart credentials, in the form of soft commitments to pledges, changes in practices following coaching practices, or through certifications validated by third party audits. Information about these businesses remains fragmented. There is currently no...

Contributing to Bhutan’s export competitiveness by improving the marketing and branding capacities of selected MSMEs, producers and government officials within the framework of the “Brand Bhutan” initiative. The project will focus on organizing in-country training on Branding,...

Le projet vise à augmenter la production, la transformation, la diversification et la croissance des exportations pour atteindre les objectifs de développement du Benin. Cet objectif sera soutenu à travers l’élaboration et l’accompagnement à la gestion...

Africa Fashion and Textile Network (Africa FAN) Phase 2 forms a part of the Special Initiative Training and Job Creation by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to contribute to the implementation of the Marshall Plan with Africa and the investment partnership G20...

SheTrades Commonwealth + project aims to foster an enabling business ecosystem by promoting inclusive policy and data and engaging business support organizations, private-sector partners, and women-led businesses in the Commonwealth countries.  The project will focus on scalability and...

The project, financed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency, will improve the livelihoods of rural communities (particularly women) in Northern and North-Eastern Uganda from 2022 to 2026. The project will increase the competitiveness and resilience to natural disasters of 10,000 farming/...

The initiative channels ITC’s trade-led support to create economic opportunities for displaced people. Since 2017, ITC has worked with over 1,500 refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), returning migrants, the local communities and their businesses to facilitate connection and access to...

EFI a opté pour une approche régionale afin de créer un réseau solide de transformateurs artisanaux de coton, de favoriser la collaboration entre les communautés et ainsi renforcer le tissu social dans une zone fragilisée par le terrorisme et...

The E-commerce Acceleration Programme (eCAP), initiated by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and supported by ICC-ESCWA Centre of Entrepreneurship and International Trade Center (ITC), contributes to the growth of the digital economy and stimulates a dynamic...

To investigate the potential of expanding investment (and trade) linkages between India and Africa, capitalizing on the structural changes and resulting opportunities brought forth by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).  Will assess constraints and opportunities in each of these...

This project seeks to increase the awareness and understanding of the Sudan private sector on WTO Accession. The project will reach out to various private sector stakeholders to inform and enhance their understanding of WTO Accession and provide complementary support in view of the challenging...

This project aims to help the Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to better use e-commerce opportunities for sustainable development. The International Trade Centre (ITC) and Alibaba group will cooperate to support E-commerce capacity building and business promotion for MSMEs from...

The project will strengthen ICDT services on trade intelligence to support the public and private sector from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to make better informed decisions and, in the long term, to contribute to an increase of trade between OIC Member States through the embedding...

At the design stage, this project has been conceived as 3 year project (subject to yearly approvals). In 2023 the Coffee Network will continue building on results from previous years. In 2022 the focus was the promotion of the Coffee Guide, the co-development of translations and capacity building;...

The project will support pharmaceutical enterprises and business support organizations to improve the viability and competitiveness of vaccine manufacturing investments in Nigeria. Over the long term, the project will ultimately improve vaccine security in Africa.This objective will be achieved by...

The Export Acceleration Programme aims at fast-tracking the internationalization of Qatari enterprises and increasing their exports in regional and international markets through the development and activation of an accelerator and incubation centre to be hosted by the Qatar Development Bank. 

The Youth Startup Academy Uganda project, financed by the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME), aims to incubate 1,000 young entrepreneurs by 2024. To fulfil this goal, the project will adapt and implement the Korean Youth Startup Academy programme, the most successful Korean startup incubation...