Ghana
Commonwealth+: Increasing participation of women owned businesses in trade (SheTrades)
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Michelle Ayu Chinta
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Kristy
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kristy@intracen.org
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This project contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals, as defined by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
<p>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. <span> </span>The project will focus on scalability and immediate results by strengthening the functionalities and diversifying services of the SheTrades Initiative globally through SheTrades Outlook and SheTrades Hubs. This project will build upon the previous phase of the SheTrades Commonwealth project that has been ongoing since 2018, over which time sustainable networks of stakeholders at both ecosystem and SME levels have been built and sustained. </p>
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Netherlands Trust Fund – Phase V – Agribusiness and Digital Technology
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Tech Sector Development Coordinator
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Martin Labbé
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labbe@intracen.org
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ITC partners with the Netherlands to support African business
ITC’s NTF V programme is designed to contribute to decent jobs and improved livelihoods in the agribusiness, agritech and digital technology sectors. To that end, we aim to:
- Increase the competitiveness of thousands of MSMEs
- Increase sales of supported companies to hit $90 million
- Support thousands of jobs and positively impact more than 200,000 people as a result
- Bring in-kind contributions to create an additional 50% of project value
Our programme includes both sectors in Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, and the digital technologies sector in a multi-country project in Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Uganda. In Ethiopia, Ghana and Senegal, ITC is working with smallholder agribusiness farmers focused on cocoa and coffee, associated crops, and horticulture.
See below for more project details.
Our NTF V programme is designed to contribute to decent jobs and improved livelihoods
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Smallholder farmer using phone for input requests – MobiPay services
In the digital technology sector, we are focusing on business-friendly tech ecosystems and tech hubs, offering tech start-ups and MSMEs resilient business models, linking them to national and international business and investment opportunities, and digitalizing traditional MSMEs.
We support IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies with export strategies, B2B matchmaking events and regional and international IT event exposure. We also help tech hubs to become more sustainable and aim to contribute to ICT and entrepreneurship-related policies to improve the tech ecosystem.
We are helping farmers and MSMEs become better able to withstand economic shocks and grow through responsible trade. Our approach is based on ITC’s Alliances for Action programme, which promotes partnerships for sustainable food systems, and leverages investments and technical support all along the farm-to-fork value chain.
We also are strengthening public-private alliances and support ecosystems, building capacity in areas such as market development, climate smart operations, value addition, quality, access to finance, digitalization and developing investment strategies.
In the specific framework of this project, Alliances for Action is focusing on digitalization as a way of increasing resilience and growth of the coffee, cocoa and cashew nut value chains in selected countries.
19 December 2022
#FastTrackTech: Supporting Tech Start-Ups in Assessing Business Practices and Competitive Advantages
19 December 2022
#FastTrackTech: Supporting Tech Start-Ups in Assessing Business Practices and Competitive Advantages
24 May 2023
Golden Cup Ethiopia competition 2023
24 May 2023
Golden Cup Ethiopia competition 2023
13 March 2023
The NTF V Project impact on the tech and agribusiness sector in 2022
13 March 2023
The NTF V Project impact on the tech and agribusiness sector in 2022
28 June 2024
Empowering Agriculture | Digital Innovation: Netherlands Trust Fund V in Ethiopia & Senegal
28 June 2024
Empowering Agriculture | Digital Innovation: Netherlands Trust Fund V in Ethiopia & Senegal
- 16 December 2022 - VOA Afrique : Milou Van Bruggen on How the UN International Trade Center Supports African Startups
- 12 December 2022 - Business Ghana : African tech hubs can advance critical economic sectors & unlock women’s full potential on the ...
- 12 December 2022 - TechBuild Africa : African Tech Hubs can advance Critical Economic Sectors on the Continent
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1 September 2022 - Zawya : Senegal Tech Firms See Gains at Europe’s Biggest Startup Event
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1 September 2022 - NNN : Senegalese tech firms see profit at Europe’s biggest startup event
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2 August 2022 - Business Insider Africa : Donors should back top entrepreneurs and local support services to boost SME growth in West Africa
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28 July 2022 - My Joy Online : ITC showcases Ghanaian agribusiness SMEs at ANDE West Africa conference
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27 July 2022 - Africa briefing : Donors and foundations urged to support entrepreneurs and private support organisations to boost SME investment in West Africa
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17 May 2022 - News Ghana : ITC And GEPA Launch Four-year Project To Boost Tech And Agribusiness Sectors
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3 May 2022 - La Nation : Formation au métier du numérique : plus de 100 community managers mis sur le marché de l’emploi
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15 April 2022 - Techcabal : AfricArena announces its West Africa Regional Conference in Dakar, Senegal from April 23-27, 2022
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13 April 2022 - Opportunity desk : ITC Vivatech NTF V Challenge 2022 for African Digital Entrepreneurs ($5,000 cash prize)
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11 April 2022 - NNN : African Start-ups Gain Traction In Top Tech Networking Events
- 8 March 2022 - La Nation : Programme Netherlands Trust Fund V Tech : Les start-up numériques retenues connues en avril prochain
- 6 October 2021 - Commodafrica : Les Pays-Bas et l’ITC s’allient pour développer les solutions numériques dans l’agro-industrie en Afrique
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29 September 2021 - Ecofin : ITC partners with the Netherlands to boost trade in Africa
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29 September 2021 - New Business Ethiopia : The Netherlands, ITC to enhance trade competitiveness in African countries
NTF IV, which ended in June 2021, was based on a partnership agreement between the Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI).
It aimed to enhance export competitiveness of selected sectors in selected countries through an integrated approach to sector competitiveness built around one outcome: generation of export revenues. The NTF IV county/sector combinations consisted of:
- Myanmar: Consolidation of Kayah state tourism and extension to a new state
- Uganda: Export development of IT and IT-enabled services
- Mano River Union/Sierra Leone: Value chain development of cocoa and associated crops
- Senegal: Export development of IT and IT-enabled Services
This Programme, which ended in June 2017, was funded by CBI and focussed on building export sector competitiveness in key growth sectors in the four beneficiary countries of Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar and Uganda.
It focused on the exports of services, such as the IT and IT-enabled Services sectors in Bangladesh, Kenya and Uganda as well as tourism in Myanmar, while addressing needs in traditional agricultural sectors in Kenya (avocado sector) and Uganda (coffee). Export bottlenecks across the entire value chain were addressed to enable companies, and with them the entire sector, to internationalise.
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Sustainable Development Goals
This project contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals, as defined by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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 technologies and agribusiness sectors.
The programme includes both sectors in Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, and the digital technologies sector in a multi-country project in Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Uganda. As with previous NTF programmes, NTF V will be jointly implemented with the Dutch Centre for the promotion of exports from developing countries (CBI). NTF V follows on the successful NTF IV and NTF III programmes, and will track its results through real-time customer relationship management and active risk management data systems.
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Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Uganda: Building Resilient Trade Competitiveness by Fast Tracking the Digital Technology Sector (NTF V)
Senegal: Building Resilient Trade Competitiveness by Fast Tracking the Digital Technology Sector (NTF V)
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13th World Trade Promotion Organizations Conference and Awards
Businesses need solutions that provide information, support innovation, facilitate market access, manage risk and improve resilience.
At the World Trade Promotion Organizations conference 2022, we explore how bold trade and investment organizations provide solutions to help build resilience and manage risk in times of uncertainty. With the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a guide, we consider how these organizations address business survival and competitiveness and support trade-led growth while serving their communities and protecting our planet.
The first day features insights on global megatrends, followed by perspectives from business leaders. The focus then moves to explore global trade and investment opportunities related to the African Continental Free Trade Area. Special sessions focus on the trade promotion organization (TPO) context, dedicated to embracing risk and sustainable business practices that deliver competitive advantage. The first day ends with an awards ceremony announcing the winners of the WTPO awards 2022. The final day is an introspection on creating resilient, agile and bold organizations that help businesses to scale up trade.
The WTPO awards run parallel to the conference.
The award winners 2022 will be announced during the WTPO Conference on 17 May in Accra, Ghana.
These awards identify and recognize those processes that have successfully contributed to strengthening the competitiveness of exporting enterprises or have made a significant and positive change towards reaching this objective.
Thank you for your interest in hosting the 14th World Trade Promotion Organization Conference and Awards (WTPO). By presenting a bid to host the next event, you will be bidding for an opportunity to showcase your organization and your country.
Organizing the WTPO Conference and the Awards gala dinner can be an exciting and rewarding experience.
Before you decide to place a bid to host the 2024 Conference, carefully review the bidding guidelines which contain important information including the eligibility criteria, the legal framework, including a sample MoU, for hosting the conference in partnership with ITC; and details and deadlines on submitting your expression of interest and preparing your bid.
Bids by eligible TPOs will be presented on 17 May 2022 in Accra, Ghana at a dedicated plenary session during the 2022 WTPO conference.
Submitting a bid is done in three steps:
Complete the Expression of Interest form and e-mail it to the contact addresses below.
The deadline for submitting this form to ITC is 25 April 2022.
ITC will acknowledge receipt of the expressions of interest and confirm the first stage of the candidate’s eligibility following submission.
Please note: It may not be possible to consider a TPO’s bid if the Expression of Interest is submitted after this date due to the scheduling needs of the conference programme.
Please email the signed Certificate of Agreement to the contact addresses below.
The deadline for submitting the signed certificate is 2 May 2022. It may also be submitted earlier with the Expression of Interest if preferred.
ITC will acknowledge receipt of the certificate and confirm the candidate’s eligibility to bid for the WTPO 2024 Conference.
Please note: In the event acknowledgement from the responsible host government representative cannot be obtained before 2 May 2022 please inform ITC when submitting the Expression of Interest.
Please prepare a five-to-eight minute presentation to be delivered during the dedicated plenary session on 17 May 2022. This presentation can be in the form of a video, multimedia or PowerPoint, etc. Past bidders have shown videos showcasing their TPOs and supported the presentation with a brief discussion describing what the TPO would provide to participants if it were selected. The deadline to submit your presentation to ITC is 10 May 2022.
Information on past events is available at the TPO Network website, www.tponetwork.com.
Please e-mail your Expression of Interest to the International Trade Centre at:
Contact persons:
Ms Ann Penistan penistan [at] intracen.org (penistan[at]intracen[dot]org)
Ms Sibylle Neuhaus: neuhaus [at] intracen.org (neuhaus[at]intracen[dot]org)
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WTPO 2022 programme
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Accra
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tponetwork [at] intracen.org
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<p>Bold solutions for resilience and recovery </p><p>The 13th World Trade Promotion Organizations Conference and Awards (WTPO) will take place at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana. The event is jointly hosted by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and the International Trade Centre (ITC).</p><p>Heads and senior representatives of Trade Promotion Organizations from across the world will explore how bold organizations provide solutions to help build resilience and manage risk in times of uncertainty. With the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a guide, the event will outline and celebrate how trade and investment organizations address business survival and competitiveness, and support trade-led growth, while serving their communities and protecting our planet. </p><p>For registration and more information, please go <a href="https://wtpo2022.org/">here</a>.</p>
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