Building market access programmes

For some this is a major thrust of their work while for others it is a small, and/or relatively new part of their work. Some organisations are able to have dedicated and experienced staff while in other situations non-specialists have to take on work in this area.

Traidcraft’s Market Access Centre specialises in trade-related development and has extensive experience of working with other organisations to develop innovative and effective market access programmes.

Topics covered in our workshops have included:

• Sustainable livelihoods and enterprise development - how markets work and impact on livelihoods of poor people
• Understanding the local context for enterprise development
• Designing and implementing small enterprise development projects
• Frameworks for assessing and developing small enterprise/markets-based programmes
• Monitoring and evaluating enterprise development projects