80 Ugandan artisans to exhibit in Tanzania

           

By Joyce Namutebi                 
          
EIGHTY artisans from Uganda have confirmed participation in the 16th edition of the East African Community Jua Kali / Nguvu Kazi Exhibition that will take place from November 30 to December 6, 2015 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

 The theme of the Exhibition is “Buy Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) products, Build East Africa.” The exhibition will take place at Mnazi Mmoja Grounds.

The East African Community Principal Trade Officer (Internal) Nduati Wa Karanja said the theme portrays the role MSEs are expected to play in the growth and development of the region’s economies.

Karanja disclosed that so far 1,000 artisans had registered and confirmed their participation including 50 from Burundi, 250 from Kenya, 100 from Rwanda, 80 from Uganda and 520 from the host, Tanzania, according to a statement from Arusha.

The 16th EAC Jua Kali / Nguvu Exhibition will be officially opened on December 2, 2015. To participate in the Exhibition, exhibitors from Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda 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, the statement said.