2023-29-GB Midterm Evaluation of the Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF) Phase V: A New Netherlands and ITC Partnership to Generate Long-Term Socio-Economic Impact

The purpose of the NTF V programme is to generate long-term socio-economic impact is the fifth in a series of programmes funded by The Netherlands and implemented by ITC in cooperation with the Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI). NTF V is a four-year partnership (July 2021- June 2025) signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands and the ITC to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the digital technologies and agribusiness sectors. The programme includes both sectors in Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, and the digital technologies sector in a multi-country project in Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Uganda. As with previous NTF programmes, NTF V will be jointly implemented with CBI. NTF V follows on the successful NTF IV and NTF III programmes, and will track its results through real-time customer relationship management and active risk management data systems.