Example: Trade Capacity Building in Zambia

Duration

Phase I (2009 – 2013)
Phase II (2013 – 2016)

Areas of Intervention

National quality infrastructure system, market access, business environment, trade, poverty reduction, export performance enhancement, capacity building

Funding

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)

Gender Dimensions

  • Sex-disaggregated data collection
  • Gender mainstreaming activities
  • Connection with existing gender-relevant counterparts
  • Gender research in early stages (interviews & internal assessment), pushed gender policy and action plan
  • Workshops, emphasis on role models (female leaders) and development of women workers technical skills