With funding from Shared Interest Foundation, the IEOW project is TradeAID Integrated newest project. The project idea is to support a cross section of Bolgatanga Basket Weavers groups that TradeAID Integrated has been working with over the years to diversify their income source especially in the wake of the COVID 19 pandamic which resulted in a significant reduction in the demand for baskets on the international market. The project seeks to explore ways that will help manage the basket weavers in a manner that will reduce the impact of the shocks arising from the sudden reduction in the demand for their baskets. The project specific objectives include the following:

• Facilitate the readiness of 12 basket weavers groups to enagaged in vegetable cultivation


• Support 12 basket weavers groups totaling 120 women to cultivate one acre farm of vegetables each by the close of 2022.


• Faciltitate market access for about 90% of vegetables produced by the women

The project has the generous support of the following partners: