TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) was a $550-million initiative facilitating trade between Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, DRC, and the world. Its three strategic objectives included supporting agricultural sector growth and increased food production that contributed to greater exports, creating the infrastructure that supports trade (e.g., ports, roads, border crossings), and supporting the systems and procedures for regional integration (e.g., reducing non-tariff barriers, improving customs software).

MSA conducted evaluations of TradeMark East Africa’s country programs in Uganda and Rwanda. This assessed the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability, impact, and lessons learned of the two programs to inform TMEA’s design of its Phase 2 strategy.