Ready to expand your business globally?
The programme is designed to improve livelihoods, create employment opportunities and enhance export competitiveness for MSMEs in select value chains across Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
What you will get:
- Export readiness training
- Branding and digital skills training
- Access to international markets
- Access to financial advisory services
- Mentoring with international experts and so much more!
Results — Impact — People
The EU-EAC MARKUP II — is a regional development initiative that promotes economic growth in the East African Community (EAC) through private sector development and export promotion.
Unlocking MSMEs' potential through value addition and promoting their access to markets
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share recommendations, and align on the path ahead.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) September 24, 2026
Thank you to all our partners and hosts in South Sudan for a productive and collaborative Steering Committee!
Learn more about our work in South Sudan here: https://t.co/sl2FGCsmEF
Burundian avocado businesses : apply for penetrometer support from MARKUP II. Limited number of penetrometers available
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) September 23, 2026
Apply here: https://t.co/7jbV1eQWeA
☕️ Naponi Enterprises - a woman led business that has significantly improved its quality management systems and packaging
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) September 22, 2026
👞Mayo Leather - one of South Sudan's largest leather processing facility that has received technical support to improve its production of leather goods
📌 Kindly note that this is the second time this course is being offered; if you've already completed it, you're welcome to take it again.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) September 22, 2026
📅 *Applications due on*: Friday 2nd October 2026
🔗 Apply here: https://t.co/AImHQq7mpL
🔗Link: https://t.co/0erknV1BV0
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) September 17, 2026
This work is also helping Moonbean move towards national quality certification; which is an important step for reaching bigger markets in the future.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) September 11, 2026
🔗 Hear more from Moonbean here: https://t.co/YMBmWsGrtp@QaauLtd
These two companies, while in different value chains tell the same story of building trust and pioneering in something that has not been done before.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) September 10, 2026
🔗 Learn from their journeys here: https://t.co/8DRcSMzBpZ
On the agenda were continued discussions around concrete steps to grow intra-African coffee trade, pilot deals and exploring pre-export financing through Equity Group.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) September 9, 2026
🔗 Learn more here: https://t.co/bpJK9yqm2q
Training is accessible through two formats:
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) September 8, 2026
📍 In person workshop: at the MUBS Arua Campus, from October 12th – October 16, 2026
💻 Online option: Self-paced, with weekly live lecture sessions
More in-person workshops will be organized for the rest of the year.
📢 EU-EAC MARKUP II is headed to MIPEL, Italy (13–15 Sept) ; for one of the world's leading leather goods & fashion accessories trade fairs.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) September 4, 2026
We're bringing a selection of East African companies to exhibit on the international stage 👜🌍
Stay tuned for more pic.twitter.com/p6OZAUT0az
that bulk their harvests together and negotiate with international buyers as one.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 31, 2026
🔗 Learn how organizing at scale, with support from MARKUP II has transformed outcomes for Uganda's cocoa cooperatives: https://t.co/XZG3gmgNbb
everything from soft drinks, sweets to pharmaceuticals.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 28, 2026
Sabit Asholi of Precise Enterprise and Agol Kuc of Nile Organics are two entrepreneurs tapping directly into South Sudan's gum arabic potential.
Though they may have started their companies from different points;
- the exact gap MARKUP II works to close for SMEs across East Africa.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 27, 2026
🔗 Learn more about the Kenya-based, full-grain leather brand now selling as far as New York: https://t.co/ss0IGJZdEj@jumuiya | @EUinKenya | @ITCnews
Register today to strengthen your ability to better serve women-led and women-owned enterprises
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 25, 2026
🗓️ Apply by Friday, August 28th – through this link: https://t.co/3FsjVRHPtz@FAO | @ITCnews
📢 Happy World Entrepreneurs Day
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 21, 2026
We’ll be showcasing EU-EAC MARKUP II supported SMEs, and the entrepreneurs behind them.
Meet Cindy Kwak, the entrepreneur behind Kenyan leather brand: Nashipai Leather.
🔗 Learn more about her journey here: https://t.co/exGvCA58Ek pic.twitter.com/4LhbpZwOfI
📦 Find us at Interplast Pack Africa, Sarit Centre, Nairobi
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 21, 2026
Visit our booth to hear from Zippy, Grace and Nancy, and learn more about our Packaging Directory 📦
You can find us at Booth Number: AB 23 A, today and tomorrow from 10am till 4pm pic.twitter.com/kJvTtqIRyI
📢 EU-EAC MARKUP II hosted a Regional Peer Learning initiative in Kigali ( 3rd – 5th August) on digital and paperless trade. The session brought together customs authorities, ministries and private sector representatives from across East Africa
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 18, 2026
📦 EU-EAC MARKUP II has delivered a series of packaging training workshops to SMEs and packaging manufacturers and suppliers in the United Republic of Tanzania. These trainings aim to facilitate better packaging, better products and better market opportunities for SMEs. pic.twitter.com/v2pJ3kIS8l
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 17, 2026
Through the Youth Agribusiness Accelerator, we supported 90 agripreneurs from Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda, to turn their ambitions into market-ready businesses.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 12, 2026
Your agribusiness could be next!
🔗 Learn more about our youth program here: https://t.co/2medOgkiF6
@ashokaea | @AfricaHarvestKe | @hivecolab | @WSH_Kigali | @EUinKenya | @EUinUG | @EUinRW | @jumuiya
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 12, 2026
📌 Save the date:
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 10, 2026
We’re launching the EAC Leather Value Chain Development Initiative! Two online sessions from September 2– 3 . Bringing together East African, Portuguese & European partners for a more competitive, sustainable leather sector.
Register:https://t.co/3FsjVRHPtz pic.twitter.com/OABTBgj9Dr
two agri-SMEs who share their reflections on Nane Nane Day and how MARKUP II support has transformed their businesses!
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 8, 2026
🔗 Learn more about their journey’s here: https://t.co/egVXJWm50y@EUinTZ | @jumuiya | @EABCjumuiya
📢 MARKUP II is exhibiting at Interplast Pack East Africa, 20th - 22nd Aug, Booth AB41, Sarit Expo Centre, Nairobi.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 7, 2026
Visit us to explore the East Africa Packaging Directory; connecting MSMEs with verified packaging suppliers across the region.
See you there! pic.twitter.com/H5QpTIJGsn
📢 From July 21 – 25 ; we hosted regional East African participants for our Leather Product Manufacturing Training at KIRDI led by expert Essangui Mbaitjongue.
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 5, 2026
If you missed out, watch the recap here:https://t.co/Fzl2Hv3vQr@kirdi_kenya | @jumuiya | @EABCjumuiya pic.twitter.com/PweEjRFFHH
🥑 Avocado exporters & processors - apply by Aug 15!
— EAC MARKUP (@eacmarkup) August 3, 2026
🇷🇼 Rwanda Call for: HortiLogistica Africa + Fruit Maturity Testing Equipment
🇺🇬 Uganda: Call for HortiLogistica Africa
🇧🇮 Burundi: HortiLogistica Africa (Appel à candidatures)
🔗 Apply here: https://t.co/3FsjVRHPtz
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