IIDEA

Name: IIDEA
Address: EAC Headquarters, Former State Lodge, EAC Close, Arusha, P.O.BOX13854,, TZ
Telephone: +255272050288
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IIDEA is a program that incubates small-scale regional integration projects by civil society, private sector and other interest groups in East Africa.

The Incubator for Integration and Development in East Africa (IIDEA) is a program spearheaded by the East African Community and its Regional Dialogue Committee. The program incubates small-scale regional integration projects which are proposed and implemented by civil society, private sector and other interest groups in East Africa.

13/12/2023

Met my Burundian friend and her family. What a lovely moment. We couldn't help hide the memories we shared in Arusha and of course the pain from parting from Arusha. Thanking God for the opportunity which is very precious. Thanks for the love and friendship. We love you too. We welcome you back to Arusha.

28/06/2022

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

28/04/2022

The EAC Cross-Border Telemedicine Platform Project
Cross-border truckers, traders and border resident populations often have poor access to health care as a result of their remote residency. In addition, their work settings expose them to great medical risks. This increases the risk of cross border transmission of diseases and epidemics across East Africa, affecting integration efforts and cross-border trade. LyfPlus Limited is developing the ‘EAC Cross-Border Telemedicine Platform Project’, supported by IIDEA. This project aims at improving healthcare accessibility for pregnant women, children, cross-border truck drivers, traders, and border residents along the East African transport corridors and at border posts.
Learn more about their work at www.eaciidea.net.

11/04/2022

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

06/04/2022

Buy East Africa e-Commerce Platform

AFRO ARK Organisation Rwanda and the Resilience Organization of South Sudan are jointly developing a digital platform called ‘Buy East Africa’. This platform connects women and youth entrepreneurs in agribusiness in and and enhances bilateral trade, replacing traditional laborious and costly business methods involving customers travelling from place to place looking for the products they need.
Read more on www.eaciidea.net

25/03/2022

Empowering Women Cross Border Traders to Seize Opportunities in the and
EASSI Eastern Africa Sub regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI), with support from GIZ-EAC IIDEA, has started a six-month project on ‘Positioning Women Cross Border Traders to Seize Opportunities in The East African Community and Africa Continental Free Trade Area.’
The project’s main objectives are to enhance participation of women cross-border traders in the AfCFTA, and to advocate for gender-sensitive policies and processes in the implementation of the AfCFTA.
EASSI’s research showed that women cross-border traders face gender-specific challenges such as information gaps on cross-border regulations and procedures, lack of information on markets, competition from big companies, high taxes, exploitation, delays at borders and sexual harassment. They also face barriers in accessing capital, credit and trading networks and trade in low incentive items such as produce and consumables.
Read more about the project on www.eaciidea.net

18/03/2022

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.

11/03/2022

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.

04/03/2022

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.

23/02/2022

Latest IIDEA Projects Present Themselves
The latest batch of IIDEA projects is now in full swing realising the great ideas they developed to show the benefits of East African Integration to the citizens of East Africa.
Look at the latest projects in our Flipbook: https://bit.ly/36DSCGN
Learn more about IIDEA on the web site www.eaciidea.net

23/02/2022

Women and Youth Beekeeping Project: Improved Beehives for a Better Life

23/02/2022

Women and Youth from Babati learn new way of efficient beekeeping

23/02/2022

Beekeepers in Babati create new perspectives for youth and women

08/12/2021

From the 2nd to the 6th December 2021, the Incubator for Integration and Development in East Africa (IIDEA) and the Intra-Regional Trade Facility (IRTF) participated in the 21st EAC MSMEs Trade Fair and Exhibition at Mwanza Rock City Grounds in Tanzania with partners from the private sector and civil society organizations. Over a thousand exhibitors from across the EAC attended this Trade Fair, which promotes cross-border trade of regional products and services. Key regional trade facilitation topics were discussed inside events and forums for exhibitors and buyers, speed networking and B2B networking.

The East African Community is undertaking MSMEs Development through the EAC Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Trade Fair, also known as the EAC Jua Kali/ Nguvu Kazi exhibition. Organized annually on a rotational basis, the event brings together artisans from the EAC Partner States of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda to showcase and market the best products of the region.

It's also jam-packed with entertainment and pleasure for everyone, with traditional and cultural performances from all EAC Partner States, delicious local food, and lots of entertainment. Also, participants will have a chance to witness the gathering of MSMEs from the EAC region promoting cross-border trade on indigenous products and services, buy East African Build East Africa, and Dialogues between regional entrepreneurs and exchange ideas and technology.

The IIDEA & IRTF booth at the EAC MSMEs Trade Fair was a gathering place for all visitors and stakeholders interested in networking, forming interesting collaborations, and gaining a better understanding of how IIDEA and IRTF support MSMEs from the six partner states. These projects are in digitalization/ICT, health and stakeholder engagement on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), agri-business, and tourism contribute to improving intra-regional trade in the EAC and facilitating private sector advocacy through the EAC MSMEs Trade Fair.

The first EAC MSMEs Trade Fair took place in November 1999 in Arusha, Tanzania, with the historic signing of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community. Following the success of the Arusha exhibition, the EAC Heads of State recommended that the exhibition be held annually on a rotating basis among the Partner States in order to improve and revamp the socio-economic integration of East Africans.

Small traders have profited from the exhibitions by increasing capacity on value addition, cross-border trade, the EAC Simplified Trade Regime, and other topics through the daily symposia. The exhibition's other benefits include knowledge sharing, technical transfer, and the formation of new partnerships and markets. More traders have formalized their enterprises, added value to their commodities, expanded, and captured new markets in the region over time.

25/11/2021

EASSI Eastern Africa Sub region have started their IIDEA-IRTF project to empower women cross-border traders to seize opportunities in the East African Community and Africa Continental Free Trade Area.

25/11/2021

Through its work, EASSI continues to enhance gender equality, social justice, and joins the Campaign against Gender-Based Violence which kicks off on 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against , and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.

22/09/2021

Have you ever tried to get hold of information on the nearest doctor for special treatment or the closest COVID-19 test location while traveling? There is a chance that this information was hard to get or possibly not readily available at all. Well, we’ve got good news for you.
With support of , eannaso.org (Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS and Health Service Organisations) developed a digital travel companion on health exactly at the time when the global COVID-19 pandemic broke out. Now, the app supplies users with all the latest figures on the pandemic across the EAC including information and much more.
For more information go to https://www.eaciidea.net/ or try out the app at https://afyadigital.health/.

Address

EAC Headquarters, Former State Lodge, EAC Close
Arusha
P.O.BOX13854,

Telephone

+255272050288

Website

https://www.eaciidea.net/contact-us/

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Leather production to increase income of marginalized women and youth in Tanzania and Kenya

Environmentally friendly technologies in leather production to improve quality and production, and increase income, employment and market access of marginalized women and youth in Tanzania and Kenya - that's the big goal of the IIDEA project by Agri-Link Tanzania, supported by GIZ Tanzania & EAC. Watch how ALT seize the opportunity to work with women and youth to grow a market in high quality leather, maximising the income they get from their cows.

Ms Generose Minani speaking at EAWiB Workshop and Training for Women in Moringa Business

Ms Generose Minani, East African Community Principle Gender and Community Development Officer, speaking at East African Women in Business Platform Workshop and Training for Women in Moringa Business, 25-26 November in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Busia Women Traders engage with border officials on cross-border trade

Today at Busia One Stop Border Post, Busia Women Traders supported by the East African Women in Business Platform IIDEA@ project engaged with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Immigration Officers and Customs Officials to discuss how to use the list of goods that are allowed under the East African Community Simplified Trade Regime.

Citizens doing the extraordinary: Impact Video of the IIDEA projects

Citizens doing the extraordinary: Impact Video of the IIDEA projects! By showcasing the tangible benefits of integration agenda, IIDEA aims to make integration real for citizens. Check out what is happening in East Africa these days! Huge shout-out to our IIDEA partners: Culture and Development East Africa BEKN Global Technologies CEFORD-Uganda Prokaziea National Council of Folklorists of Uganda - Nacofu Danceteam Africa Sauti Africa Pro-Femmes Twese Hamwe Health Healing Network Burundi https://www.facebook.com/South-Sudan-Womens-Education-and-Association-sswea-173576043010524/ Youth Employment App

IMAGINE EAST AFRICA ON SCREEN - IIDEA partner CDEA is facilitating the GIZ-EAC Workshop during the Zanzibar International Film Festival Culture and Development East Africa ZIFF #ziff2018 #integrationmadereal #speakupandbeheard #yourstory #giz #eac

clinicPesa | Disruptive Healthcare Financial Inclusion : IMPAC...

Check out the new video of clinicPesa - the project of our partner creativeDNA. 'For the uninsured in East African, clinicPesa extends healthcare micro-savings discipline and loan, that is more convenient and affordable than the traditional Insurance' For more videos of our partners, see here: http://www.eaciidea.net/showcase/showcase-videos/

YouthConnekt 2017: from potential to success

Getting ready for Tour d'EAC 2017

Hear from one of the new participants for Campfire Logs Guild's TOUR d EAC 2017 To apply for to join Tour d'EAC 2017, visit their website http://campfirelogsguild.net/

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Contact The Business

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Leather production to increase income of marginalized women and youth in Tanzania and Kenya

Ms Generose Minani speaking at EAWiB Workshop and Training for Women in Moringa Business

Busia Women Traders engage with border officials on cross-border trade

Citizens doing the extraordinary: Impact Video of the IIDEA projects

clinicPesa | Disruptive Healthcare Financial Inclusion : IMPAC...

Getting ready for Tour d'EAC 2017

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