Regina Zakayo, with her daughter Hana, sells fish and vegetables in the market in Geita, Tanzania. She is especially grateful to her local VICOBA group for the business training and small loan she received to start her business. This now supports her economic livelihood.
Tanzania and East Africa generally has been experiencing a stagnated and unequitable economic growth. This was exacerbated by the Covid 19 pandemic and slow recovery, bludgeoning national debts and declining domestic resource mobilization. A budging population and youth bulge, with limited economic opportunities. National policies have not yet delivered equitable of wealth and sustainable development. Pockets of extreme poverty exist across the country and East Africa region.
Under this project we address tackle economic policy and equity concerns through:
- Short economic policy analyses and briefings
- Economic policy convenings of webinars or colloquiums on Macro and Micro Economic topics such as Economic growth, poverty, unemployment, monetary policy, digital economy, financial inclusion etc