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). 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.
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 businesses, TMA’s impact is seen in increased exports in targeted areas and a decrease in the time and cost of trade across trade and transport corridors.
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PILLARS
Job Creation
Create jobs by supporting export growth in select value chains in agriculture and cotton, textile, and garments (CTG).
Economic Resilience
Strengthen resilience against shocks by supporting traders and facilitating more effective delivery and sourcing of humanitarian aid.
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.
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.
Community Support
The Program will design interventions that involve communities in which it works therefore supporting resilience in production.
Sustainability
ERRA will also promote resilience and sustainable trade elements to enhance adaptation measures in all workstreams
