The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has opened applications for the 2026 Enhancing Capacities of Women and Youth-led Enterprises for Regional Trade (ECoWYERT) Program, a training and enterprise development initiative targeting young people, entrepreneurs, traders and businesses. The programme is being implemented by UNDP in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, the COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB), the Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA) and the Trade and Development Fund (TDF). ECoWYERT is being implemented across Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The five-year...