Agriculture Value-Chain Development
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Trends And Patterns in Resilience and Innovation by Informal Cross Border Traders in East Africa: Case Study of Youth and Female-Owned Businesses Before & Post-Covid-19
- 5 September 2023
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No CommentsSauti East Africa, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme, has produced a report comparing business activities of youth and female-owned businesses before & after-COVID-19. This report presents a quantitative understanding of the trends and patterns in resilience and innovation by informal cross-border trade (ICBT) in East Africa.
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Covid-19 Rapid Response: Supporting Value Chains & Promoting Food Security in Uganda
- 31 August 2023
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The platform was first released in Kenya and Uganda in 2017 with the East African Sub Regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI). It was designed to empower women cross-border traders in “low-technology” and periphery areas of Kenya and Uganda to trade legally, profitably, and safely across East African borders.
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Integrating Informal MSMEs into Continental Value Chains and the AfCFTA
- 4 June 2023
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As the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) reveals new opportunities to promote inclusive trade, opportunities arise for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) to play a catalyzing role and increase the agreement’s benefits to Africa’s informal micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Sauti’s research focused on mapping and evaluating these opportunities.
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Market Monitoring and Predictive Modelling Information Platforms
- 23 March 2022
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Sauti has been working on a market monitoring and predictive modelling project with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in order to improve access to previously-hard-to-gather market prices. As part of this project, Sauti also successfully piloted a USSD virtual marketplace to improve market linkages of traditionally excluded businesses.
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Expanding Access to Trade Information in Tanzania
- 18 June 2021
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Sauti’s launch to Tanzania has allowed for new users in “low-technology” areas to gain immediate access to accurate trade information, thus enabling safe, profitable, and legal trade practices to be exercised by women cross-border traders.
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Improving Access to Trade and Market Information with SMS/USSD Platforms in Rwanda and Uganda
- 7 June 2021
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Sauti’s mobile Trade and Market Information Platform currently reaches over 27,000 cross-border traders across four East African countries.
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Improving Access to Trade and Market Information with SMS/USSD Platforms in Kenya and Uganda
- 10 May 2021
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Access to information is critical for cross-border traders to identify trade opportunities, comply with trade regulations, and negotiate favourable prices in foreign markets. However, many women cross-border traders in “low-technology” areas face a number of barriers to accessing this information. Sauti deployed a mobile-based information platform to empower women cross-border traders in “low-technology” and periphery areas of Kenya and Uganda to trade legally, profitably, and safely across East African borders.
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Analysing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cross-Border Trade in East Africa
- 6 May 2021
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Informal cross-border trade has been particularly vulnerable to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, both in terms of exposure to the virus and government regulations restricting trade movement. With Sauti’s Trade & Market Information Platform, as well as our Trade Insights dashboard, we determined how cross-border trade behaviour has changed during the pandemic.
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Feasibility Study on the Construction of a New Kenyan Cross-Border Market
- 19 January 2016
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Sauti was enlisted to carry out a feasibility study for the construction of a new cross-border market in Kenya. The aim of the study was to identify the needs of different stakeholders to inform the design, construction and operations of the market. With the use of Sauti’s research consulting services, as well as the Sauti Collect data collection tool, we were able to provide a scalable and comprehensive data collection solution to identify the varying needs of the market stakeholders.
