International Development Projects - 2026-05-15 10:42:14 PM - all published projects English

CA-3-P005868001 2026-05-15T06:32:54 The project aims to improve the economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs working in the areas of apparel, textile, fashion accessories and home décor in Lesotho, Uganda, Madagascar and Ethiopia. The project works to provide training and technical assistance so women-led enterprises can increase their exports to Canada and other foreign markets. The project also aims to assist local trade support institutions (TSIs) to provide gender responsive market access services, and ensure women-owned enterprises are accessing those services and implementing export plans for Canadian and other foreign markets. Project activities include: (1) providing training and technical assistance on market access services to women-led enterprises; (2) providing training and technical assistance to local TSIs on sustainable business plans, which include new revenue generating services and funding opportunities from local and international funders; and (3) providing training and technical assistance to women-led enterprises to increase their access to the financial and human resources necessary to implement their export plans. The project aims to directly benefit 240 women-owned/led small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that work to access gender responsive market services to access Canadian and other foreign markets, and 60 local TSI staff to receive training and technical assistance on self-sustaining governance structures that promote women leadership and gender responsive market access services to women led/owned SMEs in the targeted countries. Closed 2019-08-29T00:00:00 2024-05-31T00:00:00 Uganda 25.00% Madagascar 25.00% Lesotho 25.00% Ethiopia 25.00% Trade Facilitation Office Canada Bureau De Promotion Du Commerce Canada Business support services and institutions 40.00% Business Development Services 10.00% Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development 10.00% Trade facilitation 30.00% Trade education/training 10.00% 2004432.50 The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) supported local Trade Support Institutions (TSIs) provide gender-responsive market access services to women-led or owned SMEs in target countries; and (2) supported women-owned or led Small and Medium Enterprises implement export plans for Canadian and other foreign markets. Results achieved as of April 2023 include: (1) local Trade Support Institutions (TSIs) increased the number of women-led Small and Medium Enterprises from the beginning of the project by 30%, exceeding their target by 11%; (2) improved the number of inclusive governance and accountability structures amongst TSIs. They increased by 57% and provided 239 women entrepreneurs with financial or business development services on trade and export. Project-type interventions Bilateral Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation Global Affairs Canada YFMInternaAssistPartnershp&Programing Br Call for Proposals Gender equality 318829.00 551564.00 510026.00 574013.00 50000.00 9.000000 39.500000 -29.500000 28.250000 1.250000 32.500000 -20.000000 47.000000 2019200747 Trade Facilitation Office Canada Bureau De Promotion Du Commerce Canada 2004432.50 33811.00 215151.00 65435.00 116926.00 3448.00 140369.00 290821.00 5924.00 268371.00 235731.00 6070.00 86257.00 213792.00 110098.00 157796.00 50000.00