KEPSA targets 2,000 Kenyan SMEs in ecommerce booster program
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The Kenya Private Sector (KEPSA) has launched an ecommerce booster program targeting at least 2,000 Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSMES).
The program is funded by the European Union and UK’s Foreign Commonwealth Development Office, with support from TradeMark East Africa. Amari Consulting will provide the technical support for the booster program.
The program targets businesses with little or no digital presence for training and on-boarding to e-commerce platforms. This is in an effort to ensure MSMEs can increase and diversify their revenue streams during this period of COVID-19 pandemic.
Call for engaging civil society to attain sustainable development goals
Karachi
February 28, 2021
Without engaging local communities and civil society organisations, the government cannot achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations for 2030.
This was said at the recently held annual national awards ceremony at the head office of HANDS, a non-government organisation. The ceremony’s slogan was ‘Connecting Communities to 2030’.
Dr Abdul Ghaffar Billo, philanthropist and founder of HANDS, said they had strong economic support from all the provincial governments, especially Sindh, as well as international development partners, including Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) United Kingdom and USAID.
Millions of passengers jetted overseas without travel insurance in lead-up to lockdown
Study of official data showed travellers ignored UK Government advice against against all non-essential travel
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Almost 1.5 million travellers may have jetted overseas without insurance in the month leading up to the UK s second national lockdown.
Analysis of the Civil Aviation Authority’s November International Air Passenger Traffic data reveals that 1,439,268 travellers may have travelled abroad without cover in November 2020.
UK in Australia launches ‘High Commissioner for a day’ competition
British High Commission in Australia is offering young Australian women, including trans+, the opportunity to be High Commissioner, Consul General or Director of the British Council for the day as part of a nationwide competition.
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5 February 2021
Winners from each location (Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney) will gain insights into what it is like to lead a diplomatic mission. They will get the opportunity to work alongside heads of office to get a ‘behind the scenes’ view of diplomacy, politics, trade and cultural exchange.
British High Commissioner to Australia Vicki Treadell said: