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Deadline: On Rolling Basis Applications are open for the Enhancing Capacities of Women and Youth-led Enterprises for Regional Trade (ECoWYERT) Program 2027. The Enhancing Capacities of Women and Youth-led Enterprises for Regional Trade (ECoWYERT) Program is inviting applications from young people, entrepreneurs, traders and enterprises seeking to strengthen their skills, grow their businesses and explore opportunities in regional trade. The Training will provide practical, market-focused support tailored to participants at different stages of their employment, business and trade journeys from young people preparing to enter employment or start a business to established enterprises seeking to expand into regional markets.
Requirements: Eligibility Applicants should select the category that best reflects their current employment, business or trade stage.
Benefits: Depending on their selected category, participants will gain: Practical employability, entrepreneurship and business-management skills Financial literacy, management and record-keeping skills Business planning and growth strategies Marketing and customer-development skills Digital business and selling tools Business formalisation guidance Cross-border trade and export-readiness skills Knowledge of regional markets and opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
How to apply: Applications will continue to be received on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to provide complete and accurate information. Submission of an application does not guarantee selection. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Click here to apply For more information, visit ECoWYERT.
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Applications are open for the Enhancing Capacities of Women and Youth-led Enterprises for Regional Trade (ECoWYERT) Program 2027. The Enhancing Capacities of Women and Youth-led Enterprises for Regional Trade (ECoWYERT) Program is inviting applications from young people, entrepreneurs, traders and enterprises seeking to strengthen their skills, grow their businesses and explore opportunities in regional trade.
The Training will provide practical, market-focused support tailored to participants at different stages of their employment, business and trade journeys from young people preparing to enter employment or start a business to established enterprises seeking to expand into regional markets.
In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the program will be co-implemented by the COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB), the Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA) and the Trade and Development Fund (TDF) across six countries: Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwefrom 2025 to 2030.
Knowledge of regional markets and opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Applicants should select the category that best reflects their current employment, business or trade stage.
Youth transitioning from education or vocational training into employment or entrepreneurship
Young people seeking to turn farming or other income-generating activities into sustainable businesses
Participants will gain practical employability, entrepreneurship, financial-management and business skills, as well as an introduction to cross-border trade and regional market opportunities.
The training will help participants strengthen their business-management and financial record-keeping skills, improve marketing and customer engagement, explore digital business tools and better understand business formalisation and regional trade.
Participants will gain practical skills in business planning, financial management, marketing, customer development and market access, helping them strengthen their operations and prepare for future growth and trade opportunities.
The training will support established enterprises to improve their export readiness, strengthen their supply chains and business systems, identify regional market opportunities and prepare to expand across Africa.
Applications will continue to be received on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to provide complete and accurate information. Submission of an application does not guarantee selection. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
For more information, visit ECoWYERT.
Eligibility Applicants should select the category that best reflects their current employment, business or trade stage.
Applicants should select the category that best reflects their current employment, business or trade stage.
Youth transitioning from education or vocational training into employment or entrepreneurship Young people seeking to turn farming or other income-generating activities into sustainable businesses Participants will gain practical employability, entrepreneurship, financial-management and business skills, as well as an introduction to cross-border trade and regional market opportunities.
The training will help participants strengthen their business-management and financial record-keeping skills, improve marketing and customer engagement, explore digital business tools and better understand business formalisation and regional trade.
Participants will gain practical skills in business planning, financial management, marketing, customer development and market access, helping them strengthen their operations and prepare for future growth and trade opportunities.
The training will support established enterprises to improve their export readiness, strengthen their supply chains and business systems, identify regional market opportunities and prepare to expand across Africa.
Applications will continue to be received on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to provide complete and accurate information. Submission of an application does not guarantee selection. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
For more information, visit ECoWYERT.
Knowledge of regional markets and opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Applications will continue to be received on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to provide complete and accurate information. Submission of an application does not guarantee selection. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
For more information, visit ECoWYERT.
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