Request for Proposal - Consultant in specialty Apparel/textile, Home décor and Fashion accessories

In 2016, TFO Canada launched the Artisan Hub project, an innovative initiative to promote small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the specialty textile and garment sectors. With financial support from Global Affairs Canada, and in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the program focused on eight least developed countries (LDCs): Madagascar, Uganda, Lesotho, Ethiopia, Haiti, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Nepal. Recognizing their unique culture, traditions and know-how, TFO Canada strived to promote their work, some of which are recognized as world heritage by UNESCO., i.e. the Jamdani from Bangladesh and the Bark Cloth making from Uganda. Other textiles included in the Artisan Hub are silk in Cambodia, raffia in Madagascar, cotton in Ethiopia, Mohair in Lesotho, hand-painted textiles in Haiti and Pashmina in Nepal.