April 4, 2019
By Vandana Prakash Nair ITC participated in the Second High-level United Nations Conference (BAPA+40) held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 20th-22nd March 2019. At the fifth […]
April 3, 2019
By Devika Jyothi SITA organised a training session in natural dyeing in association with Moi University, Kenya for a total of 18 participants from Kenya and […]
March 28, 2019
By Devika Jyothi Twenty Kenyan weavers, including 12 women artisans, participated in a six-day hand-weaving training in Nairobi. The training was organised in collaboration with the […]
March 26, 2019
By Vandana Prakash Nair SITA led a delegation of 10 East African tanneries from Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to the India International Leather Fair (IILF) […]
February 18, 2019
By Devika Jyothi SITA launched Mitreeki’s 10-month Fashion Incubator Programme in Nairobi. Nineteen Kenyan female fashion designers participated in the first module held from 14-22 January […]
February 15, 2019
By Devika Jyothi SITA facilitated the participation of 13 East African companies at GTTES 2019, where they attended business-to-business meetings and gained exposure to the latest […]
January 24, 2019
By Ben Naturinda In December 2018, SITA organised investment promotion visits across India for high-level delegates from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. The mission targeted the pulses, […]
December 22, 2018
By Vandana Prakash Nair SITA featured at the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) Global Textiles Conclave (27-28 November) as well as the Council for Leather […]
November 23, 2018
By Devika Jyothi In November 2018, India’s DesiCrew and Kenya’s HomeBoyz Foundation signed an MOU to establish a Digital Operations Centre in Nairobi. The centre will […]
October 18, 2018
By Devika Jyothi SITA facilitated the participation of six Rwandan and four Ethiopian and Kenyan designers at Origin Africa 2018. Participants had the opportunity to display […]
October 11, 2018
By Devika Jyothi In September 2018, SITA facilitated the participation of 20 business leaders and trade experts from East Africa and India at the 18th World […]
October 2, 2018
By Devika Jyothi In July 2018, SITA organised investment promotion visits across South India for high-level delegates from Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. For the first time, […]
September 7, 2018
By Vandana Prakash Nair The leather sector is a valuable contributor to economic growth and employment generation in many countries across the globe. The growing industry […]
August 23, 2018
By Devika Jyothi From 8-10 June, Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) took part in the 10th All African Leather Fair (AALF) held in Addis […]
July 16, 2018
By Candice Ungerer “There can be no better way to empower women than equip them with the right knowledge and skills to compete in international markets […]
July 11, 2018
By Devika Jyothi Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) participated in the annual conference of the Global Pulses Confederation in Colombo, Sri Lanka with […]
June 5, 2018
By Devika Jyothi In the fourth year of its implementation, besides the expansion of trade and investment promotion activities and capacity building activities for value-addition, Supporting […]
April 30, 2018
By Devika Jyothi Continuing its efforts to strengthen the capacity and competiveness of the East African textile sector, the International Trade Centre (ITC), through SITA, facilitated […]
April 9, 2018
By Devika Jyothi SITA successfully concluded its first Indo-East Africa Internship Programme, enabling high-potential graduates and students from East Africa to gain skills, knowledge and experience […]
March 7, 2018
By Devika Jyothi The Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) project registered its first investment deal in the leather sector in November 2017. The […]