Authors: Jacqueline Klopp
Between 2015-17, small scale informal trade in Kenya was valued at $300 million. Eighty percent of this trade is carried out by women with a majority of them depending on it for their daily sustenance. Over 81% of all women traders also mentioned that they face regular bribery, red-tape and sexual harassment during their daily trade journeys while using either formal or informal routes. Exploring if improving accountability through community monitoring can help reduce corruption and improve trader journeys, the Earth Institute is leading the project “Ethical Border Trading between Kenya and Uganda for Small-scale Businesses.”
