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We aim to bring prosperity, inclusiveness and sustainability to developing countries through trade-related development assistance.
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This year, with funding from the Republic of Korea, we launched a digital freelancing project for youth in #SierraLeone.
— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 17, 2025
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
We help transform Senegalese youth from job seekers to job creators as the country's graduates outnumber available jobs.
— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 17, 2025
Our Netherlands-funded project partners with a Dakar-based university to teach students digital freelancing for self-employment.
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From tailors to food vendors, fashion designers, etc., small businesses are driving inclusive and sustainable development.
— ITC Gambia (@ITC_Gambia) March 17, 2025
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
#DidYouKnow @UNFPATheGambia & @ITC_Gambia inaugurated a One-Stop-Shop Entrepreneurship & #GBV Support Center in Farafenni?
— United Nations The Gambia (@UNGambia) March 17, 2025
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
ITC and South Africa to host the first-ever global small business ministerial on 22-24 July 2025.
— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 13, 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
Meet Ansha Yassin, she connects Ethiopian farmers to global markets and boosts their incomes through quality training.
— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 14, 2025
With support from our Netherlands-funded project, Ansha trains farmers in sustainable farming, processing, and quality improvement.
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Are you an African small business looking to sell on Alibaba? Our new project will help you establish and manage your own online store.
— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 14, 2025
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
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.
— International Trade Centre (ITC) (@ITCnews) March 14, 2025
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.@DSBD_SA & @ITCnews are hosting the first-ever Global Small Business Ministerial in Durban (22-24 July 2025)! 🌍💼
— United Nations in South Africa (@UNinSouthAfrica) March 14, 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
Whether we're talking about climate change or digital transformation, small businesses have to be ready.
— Pamela Coke-Hamilton (@CokeHamilton) March 13, 2025
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