Noticias y eventos

This year, with funding from the Republic of Korea, we launched a digital freelancing project for youth in #SierraLeone.

Over 80 youth gained essential skills for freelancing and creating standout profiles on platforms such as Upwork.

Join our project➡️ https://t.co/QE94kSInlf pic.twitter.com/5HP1ichDii

— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 17, 2025

We help transform Senegalese youth from job seekers to job creators as the country's graduates outnumber available jobs.

Our Netherlands-funded project partners with a Dakar-based university to teach students digital freelancing for self-employment.

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— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 17, 2025

From tailors to food vendors, fashion designers, etc., small businesses are driving inclusive and sustainable development.

As the UN agency dedicated to building the competitiveness of small businesses, see how we are supporting them to make a difference :https://t.co/3ATy0Kdh7l pic.twitter.com/PnWFFd6q2D

— ITC Gambia (@ITC_Gambia) March 17, 2025

#DidYouKnow @UNFPATheGambia & @ITC_Gambia inaugurated a One-Stop-Shop Entrepreneurship & #GBV Support Center in Farafenni?

This center empowers local women & youth by providing essential entrepreneurship skills while also addressing the pressing issue of #GBV in the region. pic.twitter.com/8FXS89TBya

— United Nations The Gambia (@UNGambia) March 17, 2025

ITC and South Africa to host the first-ever global small business ministerial on 22-24 July 2025.

Ministers will set a roadmap to help small businesses overcome challenges in:
1⃣Access to finance
2⃣Digital connectivity
3⃣Green transition

Press release: https://t.co/4fjbZRo6oP pic.twitter.com/ypvNyVWey2

— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 13, 2025

Meet Ansha Yassin, she connects Ethiopian farmers to global markets and boosts their incomes through quality training.

With support from our Netherlands-funded project, Ansha trains farmers in sustainable farming, processing, and quality improvement.

ℹ️ https://t.co/Xj1eXiJm5a pic.twitter.com/Z2pWaIRhXs

— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 14, 2025

Are you an African small business looking to sell on Alibaba? Our new project will help you establish and manage your own online store.

Selected businesses will receive training and mentorship to successfully engage in e-commerce.

Apply by 20 March: https://t.co/CnONL47NPw pic.twitter.com/Ngws4hhSLh

— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 14, 2025

East African coffee producers and traders met with banks and public sector reps at the African Fine Coffees Association Conference in Tanzania to tackle key challenges in coffee trade, from high costs to finance gaps, through ITC's EU-funded project.

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— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 14, 2025

.@DSBD_SA & @ITCnews are hosting the first-ever Global Small Business Ministerial in Durban (22-24 July 2025)! 🌍💼

This event will unlock finance, digital growth & green opportunities for #SMEs—putting them on the global stage. Ready to level up?https://t.co/7kOkEVqq3c

— United Nations in South Africa (@UNinSouthAfrica) March 14, 2025

Whether we're talking about climate change or digital transformation, small businesses have to be ready.

That's why with @DSBD_SA, we're bringing together ministers and business leaders for the first-ever Global SME Ministerial.

See you in Durban, South Africa, in July. pic.twitter.com/c7En9epUPn

— Pamela Coke-Hamilton (@CokeHamilton) March 13, 2025