Since 2016 eBay has been partnering with the International Trade Centre - the joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization - to empower small businesses in emerging markets through e-commerce.

eBay exists to connect people and build communities to empower economic opportunity for all. As part of this mission eBay helps small businesses and traditionally underrepresented entrepreneurs build online storefronts and reach global audiences. eBay's tools, training and resources help pave the way for a more equitable economy, promoting economic success today and in the future.

ITC’s mandate is to ensure that small businesses are better able to participate in international trade and more specifically the digital economy and e-commerce in order to increase economic development for all. Through it's e-commerce team - ecomConnect - ITC builds the capacities of enterprises to improve skills and capabilities to sell goods online.

eBay discoveries puts a spotlight on the businesses that have been assisted to create new eBay stores and successfully trade locally produced goods internationally. eBay and ITC have been running eBay Discoveries since 2019.