Kenya – CIPEs partner the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) held a meeting in Eldoret with 10 civil society organizations and business membership organizations to identify key issues affecting civil society to present to the newly elected governor.
Ghana – CIPE Nigeria Country Director Wumi Gbadamosi met with the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), the Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) and the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) West Africa Regional Office in Accra. Gbadamosi met with IEA to discuss the impact from their current project with CIPE that strengthens civil society oversight of Ghana’s oil and gas revenues.
CIPE partner co-hosts Women in Media Awards in Pakistan; CIPE partner in Kenya presents National Business Agenda to president-elect; CIPE staff facilitate advocacy workshop in Tunisia
Kenya – Simon Sangale, chairman of CIPE partner the Kenya Association of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT), was invited to serve on the Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Board Authority. The Authority was created under Kenya’s recently passed MSE bill and includes 11 private sector representatives to advise the MSE Authority under the Ministry of Labor on all issues affecting Kenya’s small businesses, the management of a small business fund, and the establishment of a small business arbitration court.
Cote d’Ivoire – The Federation des Artisans de la Cote d’Ivoire (FEDACI) was recently elected to the presidency of the Confederations des Artisans de l’Afrique de L’Ouest (CAAO) a coordinating West African confederation of national federations of artisans. As the presiding organization of the CAAO, FEDACI will be responsible for leading collective actions in designing and implementing national and regional advocacy initiatives on private sector policy reforms.
Cote d’Ivoire – CIPE consultant Yao Ronsard conducted a working session with CIPE partner the Federation des Artisans de Cote d’Ivoire (FEDACI), one of Cote d’Ivoire’s largest and most representative business associations, whose members are predominantly micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The session focused on effective advocacy techniques for reforming business registration regulations.
Ethiopia –CIPE held a roundtable meeting in Addis Ababa for 32 participants representing business membership organizations, entrepreneurs, and business owners from Bahirdar, Hawassa, Adama, Mekele, Dire Dawa and Harar towns in addition to Addis Ababa city. The meeting was opened by the President of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association (ECCSA) Mulu Solomon, and led by CIPE Field Representatives Hailemelekot Asfaw and Henok Assefa.
Kenya– CIPE conducted a four-day workshop in Athi River for 27 participants from two partner organizations, the Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT) and the Micro Small Enterprise Federation. The workshop, which focused on public policy advocacy, association management, and anti-corruption initiatives for small businesses, targeted leaders of the associations’ chapters from across Kenya so that they could learn best practices and different tools to share and implement in their respective chapters.
The Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry hold board meeting and conference; CIPE and its Yemeni partner organize strategy meeting on engaging in National Dialogue process; CIPE partner in Kenya hosts forum on public and private sector leadership
CIPE Ukraine launches training session for business association leaders; CIPE Pakistan Deputy Country Director participates in South Asia Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium; CIPE hosts anti-corruption Twitter chat
