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<p>The Digital Agents pilot brings together different partners from the Smart Communities Coalition to launch a program that facilitates the sale of solar home solutions in Turkana County (including Kakuma Camp, Kakuma Town, and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement) through supply chain linkages and entrepreneurship development. The pilot seeks to connect private actors to Kakuma&rsquo;s energy market by developing linkages with local wholesalers, that will act as the entry points to the market and engaging micro entrepreneurs as local sales agents.</p><p>The pilot will select and train local refugees and members of the host community, with special attention paid to youth, to become micro-entrepreneurs by selling energy products and providing maintenance services. Refugee and host community members who receive the training will be known as Digital Agents.</p><p>The pilot will select and strengthen the capacity of local businesses, such as small and medium sized retailing shops, to serve as key distribution points for products. Existing small businesses (e.g. shops, wholesalers, warehousers) will function as intermediaries between the Digital Agents and the private sector suppliers.</p><p>Private sector suppliers, Total Access to Energy and BioLite Energy, will provide and distribute products to Kakuma and Mastercard Labs for Financial Inclusion - Nairobi will supply the technology and support pilot operations. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109);">New text:&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109);">The ITC T4SD Hubs act as a <strong>one-stop shop offering integrated sustainability solutions supporting SMEs to transition to a green economy</strong>. The T4SD Hubs are a 5 year project implemented in 7 countries/regions: the Caribbean, Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Nepal, Peru and Viet Nam.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109);">The offering of the T4SD Hubs is structured around 5 thematic areas under which awareness raising workshops, e-learnings and customized coaching programmes are offered to <strong>build the business case for implementing sustainable business practices:&nbsp;</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109);">These thematic areas include:</span></p><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109);">Compliance with Voluntary Sustainability Standards&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109);">Resource efficiency and circular production&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109);">Climate resilience&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109);">Positioning sustainable products in the international market&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109);">Access to green finance&nbsp;</span></li></ul><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109);">Besides the piloting of the service offering to built the necessary technical capacity, the T4SD Hub team supports the T4SD Hub hosts in building the needed management capacity and structures to roll out the service offering.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Old text:&nbsp;</p><p align="JUSTIFY" dir="LTR"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ITC T4SD Hubs provides full support to SMEs in the implementation of green business practices. T4SD leverages its international networks to support SMEs in building green business strategies to access green finance and international markets for sustainable products, thus maximizing the T4SD programme&rsquo;s impact on the ground.</span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" dir="LTR"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">T4SD establishes six T4SD Hubs in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Nepal, Peru and Vietnam until 2022.</span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" dir="LTR"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The T4SD Hubs consolidate T4SD&rsquo;s tools and services by acting as a <strong>one-stop shop offering integrated sustainability solutions for SMEs</strong>. The Hubs are replicable and scalable in size and implement key recommendations and findings of the 2017 OED evaluation of the T4SD Programme.&nbsp;</span></p>

<p>PIGA is a partnership of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland&rsquo;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 (ITC).</p><p>Under this partnership, DFID, CADFund, CCPIT and ITC deliver together a project to increase investment-led exports and local development in two productive sectors, agro-processing and light manufacturing.</p><p>PIGA was officially launched on 22 October 2015 in London, on the sidelines of Chinese President Xi Jinping&rsquo;s state visit to the UK. PIGA, is a component of Invest Africa, a large DFID programme linking private sector investors, buyers, financiers and governments in several African countries to boost manufacturing and create jobs by increasing foreign direct investment (FDI).</p><p>PROJECT GOAL<span>&nbsp;</span><br>To increased exports, jobs and local development through foreign investments and business partnerships in agro-processing and light manufacturing sectors in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique and Zambia.<span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p>To achieve the project goal, the PIGA main phase activities are:</p><p>Facilitate and generate business partnerships between African and Chinese companies <br>-Organizing B2B events, investment awareness seminars and visits of Chinese investors to Africa <br>-Building capacities of African companies to receive FDI and technology transfer <br>-Promote linkages between investors and local suppliers <br><br>Strengthen capacities to deliver investment services <br>-Improve Trade and investment support institutions&rsquo; (TISI) investment promotion services <br>-Develop investment guides and online investment information platforms for foreign investors <br>-Improve TISIs effectiveness in measuring and monitoring FDI <br><br>Overcome obstacles to FDI and enable knowledge shared (UK-China-Africa) <br>-Conduct public-private roundtables at national level to address reported challenges by investors <br>-Organize Investment Business Summits and workshop for experience and knowledge sharing <br><br></p><p><br></p>

<p>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 Dadaab camps and support Somali refugees to be able to maintain their well-being in the immediate future, including by supporting returnees in Somalia.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This project document proposes the establishment and piloting of a blended, non-accredited, vocational and practical training programme concentrated around the fundamentals of exporting and the opportunities resulting from the AfCFTA. This curriculum will be developed by the SME Trade Academy in collaboration with the Afreximbank.</p><p>Local partners, such as trade training institutions will provide support in implementation of the pilot programme in three countries, namely Nigeria, Rwanda and C&ocirc;te d&apos;Ivoire.</p><p>The pilot will involve building local partners&rsquo; capacity to market the training and conduct sessions on a continuous basis, localizing the offering for each national context.</p><p>An <strong><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47);">expansion phase</span></strong> has been added to the project involving a further 12 countries. The online training will be opened to all African countries.</p>

<p>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 &lsquo;Program&rsquo;) aiming at (1) adopting and implementing business-friendly and inclusive national policies and legal frameworks, and (2) strengthening productive, processing, promoting and marketing capabilities and value chains. The three agencies will respectively deliver micro-, meso-, and macro-level activities, and will ensure the appropriate level of coordination and synergies aiming to deliver integrated solutions to ACP countries.&nbsp;</p><p align="JUSTIFY" dir="LTR">The program includes country-level interventions, as well as Rapid Response and Regional Engagement windows for each of the three pillars. The Rapid Response window aims at swiftly responding to emerging beneficiary needs given emerging demands in the thematic areas of the Program; the Regional Engagement window will primarily aim to promote knowledge exchange, best practices and experience capture and sharing to contribute to two fundamental objectives.&nbsp;</p>

<p>RESI High Skills aims at giving continuity to the work ITC has been carrying out towards leveraging digital tools and technology to develop economic opportunities for displacement-affected communities and their hosts.&nbsp;</p><p align="LEFT" dir="LTR">In 2019 -2020, RESI High Skills will connect youth to online freelancing jobs in front-end development, graphic design and internet marketing. The project will seek to develop pilot partnerships with leading technology companies and complementary private sector actors to explore new digital tools and technologies to build skills and enhance economic opportunities for refugees.&nbsp;</p><p align="LEFT" dir="LTR">The model of RESI High Skills targets primarily youth from displacement affected and host communities that have graduated from digital and creative industry vocational training. Local MSMEs are also targeted to support local trade and enhance opportunities for freelancers. The project supports upgrading of skills and connections to markets. One component of the project will be implemented in partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council in the Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya, while new partnerships will be explored for the expansion of ITC&apos;s work in contexts of migration and displacement.</p><p align="LEFT" dir="LTR"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201);">In 2020, additional emphasis will be placed on integrating the lessons learned from the RESI model (RESI High Skills, RESI Gaza, RESI Dadaab, etc.) into a broader RESI Digital strategy, as well as continuing to grow the awareness of ITC&apos;s work in contexts of displacement and migration.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130);">The 2021 RESI High Skills funds will contribute to the development of a framework for TRTA in fragile settings, continue to test the appropriate models for delivering TRTA to displacement affected communities and continue to increase the visibility of ITC&apos;s work in this space.</span></p>

<p>The Diploma in International Trade is<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>a new offering for the SME Trade Academy. The project was initiated in 2020 to build capacity of professionals and SMEs in International Trade, by providing high quality, internationally accredited certification through the Institute of Exports and International Trade (IOE&amp;IT).&nbsp;</p><p>The project has three prong collaboration between ITC, IOE&amp;IT and the local TSI.&nbsp;</p><p><span>&middot;<span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span>ITC will provide the online platform for each TSI, convert IOE&amp;IT content and Assessments to suitable online learning format and methodology.</p><p><span>&middot;<span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span>IoE will provide the SME Trade Academy with learning resources, assessors and certification&nbsp;</p><p><span>&middot;<span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span>The TSI&rsquo;s will be responsible for its marketing, invoicing, collection, assessment management and learner support.</p><p>The pilot targeted three countries Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya, in 2020 the Diploma in International Trade was launched in Ghana in collaboration with the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA). <span>&nbsp;</span>2021, saw the pilot of the project expand to Nigeria in partnership with Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), while GEPA successfully marketed and launched a second cohort of the programme. The Diploma is fee-based and Ghana&rsquo;s second paid cohort is proof that there is a demand in the market for this type of certification.&nbsp;</p><p>In 2022, the pilot is scheduled to expand it&rsquo;s reach to Kenya in partnership with the Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency (KEPROBA). delivered&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) is a South-South Trade and Investment Cooperation Programme. It is the United Kingdom&rsquo;s (FCDO) first Aid-for-Trade initiative in Triangular Cooperation. Implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC), SITA has facilitated USD 60 million of additional trade and USD 111 million of investment between SMEs in India and five East African countries &ndash; Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. SITA delivers durable impact by developing productive and technical capacities, generating jobs, enabling technology and knowledge transfer, and creating networks between business support institutions. The programme focuses on empowering women and youth in sectors as diverse as high-value agriculture and light manufacturing, while environmental compliance and climate-smart practices underpin SITA&rsquo;s economic outcomes.</p>