IIDEA

LAUNCH OF BUY EAST AFRICA E-COMMERCE PLATFORM in RWANDA AND SOUTH SUDAN
The support from the GIZ-EAC in cooperation with the East African Community through the Incubator for Integration and Development for East Africa (IIDEA) has contributed to the development of the Buy East Africa E-commerce Platform for Agribusiness” to facilitate women and youth entrepreneurs of Rwanda and South Sudan. involved in bilateral cross border trade. This development of the e-commerce platform was implemented by AFRO ARK Rwanda, a youth and women led organization in collaboration with Resilience organization of South Sudan. Welcome to join the Buy East Africa E-commerce Platform launch, scheduled for 28th June 2022 at 2:00 PM Kigali Time through this link https://t.co/UE27DfI82E. Welcome to participate!
Read more about Buy East Africa at:
https://bit.ly/3bBaWTm

Unlocking Women’s Potential in Tourist Guiding in Uganda and Rwanda - A Project by Kigezi Biota Tours
Kigezi Biota Tours , in partnership with the Safari Guides Associations in both Uganda and Rwanda, have developed a project to foster the active involvement of trained female tour guides in the profession. Through apprenticeships and mentorships in tourist guiding, women acquire first hand practical, on-the-job experience and skills that will enable them to find employment with tour operators or as independent guides.
Learn more about them at www.eaciidea.org

Promoting East African Women Birders in Uganda and South Sudan
The Nimule-Elegu Project” under the Intra-Regional Trade Facility (IRTF) is training women bird watching guides to increase their participation in the tourism industry. Bird Uganda Safaris has been instrumental in training women in bird guiding in Uganda for almost 10 years and inspired similar clubs in Kenya and Rwanda.
Against this backdrop, Bird Uganda is now training women from the Uganda and South Sudan border communities in birdwatching, with the aim of forming a strong network of skilled women birders.
Read more on www.eaciidea.net.

A New Prescription For More Effective Health Care in East Africa - IIDEA project by Advanced Smart Solutions Limited (ASSL).
In Kenya as well as in other East African countries, small clinics, pharmacies, and drug shops provide over 70% of Primary Health Care. Still, pharmacies lack an easy-to use tool that allows them to understand sales, margins, and stock-levels.
Read on https://www.eaciidea.net/ how ASSL is going to solve this problem.

Ahadi Forum Tanzania : Bees and Honey for a Better Life
The project will improve the livelihood of 2,000 youth and women along the bee keeping value chain. New methods of beekeeping improve the quality of honey, increase the production capacity of local beekeepers and link the beekeepers to reliable markets in the EAC through a contract model.

Read more about AHADI Forums project on https://www.eaciidea.net.