The U.S. Trade and Development Agency's (USTDA) funding of $500,000 is supporting a workshop and two reverse trade missions on U.S. solar technologies. This activity will familiarize key stakeholders from the Southern Africa markets with state-of-the-art U.S. technologies, equipment, and services, as well as policies, regulations, and financing mechanisms that can support the implementation of solar projects in Southern Africa. It will also foster the participation of U.S. companies in the implementation of solar projects in southern Africa.