Projects

Algeria is committed to transitioning from a hydrocarbon-based economy to a sustainable, knowledge-driven economic model. With the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC), the country has formulated a non-hydrocarbon export strategy, fostering inclusive dialogue among stakeholders. The...

This project promotes economic empowerment activities through support in digital service sector to increase income and business opportunities for refugees and MSMEs, with particular focus on women and youth, in Kenya and Pakistan. It is implemented under the Refugee Empowerment through Markets...

The overall objective of the Action is to contribute to economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction. The specific objectives (outcomes) are the following: (1) Improved smallholder livestock productivity, with a more inclusive and sustainable management of assets at community/household...

The United Kingdom Trade Partnerships (UKTP) Programme aims to increase trade from developing countries to the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) by maximizing the benefits of UK and EU Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and the UK's Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS)....

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Project aims to improve transparency in trade and the understanding of trade and market access issues, in particular for developing countries. To attain this outcome, the project will specifically construct and disseminate trade-related datasets upon customized request from target beneficiaries as...

ITC and CBI have been cooperating for decades. This cooperation led to a series of sector development programmes under the Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF) since 2005. The current project is part of the NTF V programme funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands and implemented in close...

ITC and the Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) have been cooperating for decades. This cooperation led to a series of sector development programmes under the Netherlands Trust Fund NTF) since 2005. The current project is part of the NTF V programme funded by...

Further to the ratification of the Economic Partnerships agreements in January 2019 by the Comoros, this initiative which is supported financially by the European Union, and technically by ITC, aims to 1) advance the industrialization of The Comoros by improving the business environment and 2)...

T4SD has become recognized as the go-to source of information on voluntary sustainability standards (VSS), with unique, detailed and user-friendly action oriented tools. VSS will continue to be the primary vehicle underpinning the shift towards sustainable value chains for private sector players,...