Zambia

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">This project is designed to implement selected activities of the COMESA Cross Border Trade Initiative (CBTI) programme, which aimed at facilitating small-scale trade across borders of targeted countries. The initiative is funded by the European Commission under the 11^th European Development Fund. The project will be implemented within the framework of the Co-delegation agreement signed between COMESA and ITC in June 2018.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The project has a general objective of increasing formal small-scale cross-border trade flows in the COMESA/tripartite region, leading to higher revenue collection for governments at targeted borders as well as increased security and higher incomes for small-scale cross-border traders. It has a specific objective of facilitating small-scale cross border trade flows between targeted countries through institutional capacity building and better data collection and monitoring.</span></p>

<p>The objective of the SheTrades Zambia project is to increase the participation of Zambian women-owned businesses in trade, by increasing their competitiveness and enabling their inclusion in the agricultural and textiles and garments value chains.&nbsp;</p><p>SheTrades Zambia will advocate for a conducive business environment for women entrepreneurs, give women entrepreneurs access to the skills and support systems required to run successful businesses, and connect women-owned enterprises to local, regional, and international markets. The initiative will be implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Industry, and the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) as well as making use of networks of institutional and private sector partners such as the Zambia Federation of Associations of Women in Business (ZFAWIB) and Stanbic Bank.</p><p><br></p>