A key aim of COPLA is to address the effect of trade policies on those who are socially excluded.

DFID's experience with integrated approaches to support SME growth. It is a short presentation outlining the approach and some of the roles that donors can take.

This report was prepared for USAID/Peru by the Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) project with support from the Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES) under the USAID Women in Development (

Promoting Gender in USAID Trade-related Economic Growth Activities
Implemented by Development & Training Services, Inc. (dTS)
Duration: September 30, 2004 – 2009
Funding: $6.1 million

The GATE Project strengthens the capacity of USAID/Washington and Missions worldwide to institute gender-equitable practices and policies in USAID-funded economic growth and trade activities.