1. The Role of Trade Support
Institutions(TSI's).
By Prof Maggie Kigozi
ITC Consultant

2. TSI's are public, Private or Civil Society agencies/associations put in
place to encourage Trade and Investment. They could be local,
Regional or Global. Women Entrepreneurs often do not seek their
services.
Services offered by TSI's
 Information - eg. Opportunities, Data
 Capacity Building
 Advocacy
 Networking
 Mentoring

3. ITC Capacity Building Workshop for TSI's -
Kampala December 2013
 Attendance was by TSI's from 11 countries
 Public Procurement Agencies - Uganda, SA,
Ghana and Sierra Leone
Corporates - MTN, Coca Cola, Tullow Oil
 Women Entrepreneurs - Uganda. Success
stories from the Philippines in Coffee and SA
in Construction.

4. Outcomes
 Women Entrepreneurs to build capacity
 Government to resolve to procure 5% from women.
 Public Procurement Agencies - A Training manual was
developed. Procurement process would be made simpler
and more transparent.
 Preferential treatment for WOB.
 Government procurements should include local content.
 Corporates want to procure from WIB
 to satisfy Corporate Government principles and through
their membership of UN Global Compact and the
ITC WVEP. They encouraged women to bid for contracts.

5. Trade Support Institutions resolved to:
• Engender their strategic plans
• Plan to prepare and lead qualifying members to the
Women Vendors Exhibition Platform in Rwanda 2014
• Identify suitable WOB and build their capacity
• Send information to ITC to seek buyers
• Invite Government/corporate buyers from their own
countries.
• Lead and manage delegation to Rwanda
• Follow up MOU's
• Report to ITC through an Annual survey.