Economic Recovery & Reform Activity
About the program
The Economic Recovery and Reform Activity (ERRA) is a five-year program (2022 – 2027) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through TradeMark Africa – TMA (formerly TradeMark East Africa). ERRA aims to promote transformative trade and investment reforms in the East and Horn of Africa while supporting the region to return to a growth pathway and recover from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic while advancing competitiveness, resilience, and sustainability.
TradeMark Africa (TMA) is an Aid-for-Trade organization established in 2010 to grow prosperity through trade. By facilitating trade along economic corridors, deepening regional integration, and supporting inclusivity through women in trade, TMA has made an impact by decreasing the time and cost of trade, boosting exports, and creating jobs.
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PILLARS
Job Creation
Create jobs by supporting inclusive export growth, particularly for women and youth, in key export value chains in agriculture and cotton, textile, and garments (CTG).
Capacity Development to Facilitate Trade
Facilitate trade by strengthening the capacity of national and regional bodies to widen and deepen regional integration in the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and the regional economic communities.
Economic Resilience
Strengthen resilience against shocks by supporting vulnerable groups, such as women traders and young entrepreneurs, and facilitating more effective delivery and sourcing of humanitarian aid.
APPROACH
Local Partnerships
ERRA is a demand-driven program which works with local partners to empower and strengthen institutional capacities to engender local ownership and sustainability.
Gender and Youth
The Program will both mainstream and design specific interventions that target women and youth to support greater inclusivity of ERRA interventions.
Environmental Sustainability
ERRA will also promote greater climate change resilience and reduction of CO2 emissions by mainstreaming climate mitigation and adaptation measures in all our workstreams while also designing specific interventions.
