Over 1,000 artisans register for Jua Kali exihibition

Dec 04, 2017

Over 1,000 artisans have so far registered and confirmed their participation in the event, according to information from EAC Secretariat in Arusha.

Over 1,000 artisans have so far registered for the 18th edition of the annual EAC Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi Exhibition statring today and ending December 10, 2017 in Bujumbura, Burundi.


 The theme of the Exhibition is "Buy East African Medium and Small Enterprises' (MSEs) products to build East Africa" and portrays the role of East Africans in building their economy.


Over 1,000 artisans have so far registered and confirmed their participation in the event, according to information from EAC Secretariat in Arusha.


The 18th EAC Jua Kali/Nguvu Exhibition will be officially opened on 6th December 2017.


To participate in the Exhibition, exhibitors from Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda are required to register with the respective Ministries of Trade and Industry, while those in Kenya must register with the Small and Medium Enterprises Authority.


In order to support promotion of the Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi sector of the regional economy, the EAC Secretariat in collaboration with the Partner States and Confederation of Informal Sector Organization East Africa (CISO-EA) has organized the annual exhibitions since 1999. The exhibitions have proved to be strategic avenues for promoting the sector's products, transfer of technologies, and promotion of the regional integration process

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