Launch of partnership between TradeMark East Africa and Irish Aid to boost women in trade in Kenya
News
12 August 2021
On 21st July 2021, Simon Coveney, TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence and H.E Amb. Erastus Mwencha TradeMark East Africa launched a € 100,000 project to increase the number of women trading within the agricultural sector in Kenya.
The programme, funded through Ireland’s overseas development programme, Irish Aid, will eliminate barriers to trade for women and build the capacity of female producers, aggregators, cross-border traders and women-owned or women-led MSMEs/SMEs.
The over-all women in trade programme seeks to increase incomes and improve livelihoods for women traders and women-owned enterprises through capacity building, addressing trade barriers and advocacy for policies that will create an enabling environment for women traders and women-led SMEs.
This is part of a larger initiative by TMEA to tackle poverty and reduce inequality through increased trade and competitiveness. The period of implementation for this project is 12 months from July 2021-June 2022.